UK Baby Names

This rare sixth-century saint's name has a modern, merry feel.

English surname that's very rarely found as a first name. The Colorado city was named after Horace Greeley, the nineteenth-century congressman and founder of the New-York Tribune.

Pelham, a place-name surname, could work well as a first, despite its slightly arrogant air. It's what the P in P.G. Wodehouse stands for.

Extremely unusual ella-ending choice.

Harvard's sibling.

Highly unusual water name -- and actor Colin surname -- with a Scottish burr. Firth derives from the Old Norse word fjord.

Peg is a nostalgic turn-of-the-last-century nickname, sociable but slight. Like near-identical twin Peggy, Peg is in mothballs.

Unusual and simple nature name worthy of further consideration.

For fans of Warren G. All two of them.

Bulky surname honoring Grandpa Henry or Saul Bellow's Rain King.

Male name that seems feminine enough to switch genders, if you're looking for a new lyn spin.

Pembroke's brother.

Solid Philip middle name alternative.

Ieuan is a Scrabble-rack full of impossible vowels. Consider Ewan, Ian, or Owen instead.

Sadler is another new entrant in the trendy occupational surname category, one particularly prime for a horse lover.

Quirky and cute.

Also an English surname, Sender derives from Alexander and has an attractive modern sound. Though given to only a handful of baby boys per year, it nevertheless is in step with the brotherhood of er-ending choices fashionable today.

Classy-sounding surname name usually bypassed in favor of the simpler Landon.