UK Baby Names

Best left at the Jersey Shore.

Soft and mellifluous nature-surname name, situated miles away from the dated Marshall.

Patton is an attractive name in the fashionable Haden-Peyton mold, though there is that association with the severe wartime general.

This unusual name found in Scottish poetry would make a distinctive Gaelic pick.

High-collared and straightlaced, with the deadly "Ox" nickname.

Fading boys' name making fresh start for girls, aided by -ley ending.

See WYNTON.

An unusual floral -wen name which was the name of an 1878 opera by Welsh composer Joseph Parry.

Why does Mairi (rhymes with Harry) seem so much cooler than Mary? This Irish form of Mary was not used before the seventeenth century, as it was considered too sacred. The vocative case of the name, Mhairi (pronounced VAH-ree), is also used as a given name in Scotland.

An uncommon surname name with that energetic -er ending. Might appeal especially to baseball fans.

Walker is an outdoorsy, Old Western-style name that leapt into the US Top 100 for boys back in 2022. Now, like a number of occupational names before it (think Sawyer, Palmer, and Parker), Walker is being used for an increasing number of girls.

Boo may have started out as a nickname for the male character Arthur "Boo" Radley in To Kill A Mockingbird and these days may be closely associated with another male Boo, the "world's cutest dog" or with the adorable little girl in Monsters, Inc.

If you want to go waaaaay beyond William, consider this Welsh form, which can also be spelled Gwilym, Gwilim, or Gwillym.

This occupational surname could find new life with those wishing to honor someone in their heritage who was connected to the tough-as-nails breed that was the pre-modern coal miner. Coll and Collie are some sweet nickname options to tone down the formality of this name.

Blended name sometimes heard in the early decades of the twentieth century.

Strongly associated with the mega-popular single-named singer, who was actually the fourth Usher Raymond in his family. He could start a fad.

The Welsh form of Tristan, and the name of a counselor to King Arthur.

This undiscovered Scottish port city name has a nice, upbeat feel and lots of good nickname possibilities.

One of the first reality show-inspired names (he was a Texas hunk on an early season of "Survivor"); hugely trendy for boys but just starting for girls.

William was such a popular name, thanks to the Conquerer, in early England that it gave rise to a range of nicknames, including the distinctly Scottish Wilkie. Heard mostly as a surname these days, it's the middle name of Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick's son James and the first name of writer Collins. While Wilkie could make an adorable short form for a little boy, we'd recommend a more substantial full name such as, well, William.