Names That Mean Meadow

Kimberley is a town in South Africa associated with diamonds and with wealth and luxury in general. It was name for Lord Kimberley, whose surname derived from an English place name. Used for boys in the early twentieth century, it re-emerged as a girls' name in the 1940s, usually spelled Kimberly.

This rare vintage name can be an alternative spelling of Abilene, a Biblical place name. It is also a Spanish and German feminine form of Abel.

A rarer spin on River or Everly, using one of the most popular name endings of the moment.

A more unusual, if slightly snooty, masculine Bailey alternative.

Chelsea with dyslexia.

This French surname — stemming from Dupré, meaning "from the meadow" — was given to 20 baby boys as first name in 2022.

Lauralee might be an Anglicization of Lorelei or a compound of Laura and Lee, which makes it a botanical choice.

Another servile surname, this one connected to the go-between character in "Charlie's Angels."

Marilee is one of the cheeriest – if least substantial – combinations of Mary with another name.

Kimberley is a town in South Africa associated with diamonds and with wealth and luxury in general. It was name for Lord Kimberley, whose surname derived from an English place name. Used for boys in the early twentieth century, it re-emerged as a girls' name in the 1940s, usually spelled Kimberly.

Sounds like an authentic upper-crust family name -- not necessarily a bad thing.

Gently pleasant English family name long associated with 60-Minuteman Morley Safer.

Huntley is among the most evenly-split gender-neutral names, while Huntleigh is virtually all girl. Huntleigh is actually more common than the original.

As a first name, Atlee is a common choice in the Amish community.

Timberly emerged on the charts in 1960 as an alternative to Kimberly. It never caught on and has been given to no more than 25 baby girls each year since. These days it may also be seen as an elaboration of Timber, an up-and-coming gender-neutral nature name.

An emerging unisex surname name. Radley is more common for boys — it could be seen as an updated version of Bradley — but for girls, it's a rare alternative to Hadley and Adley.

A rowdy name nobody ever heard of, till Nick Nolte gave it to his son.

Variation of Hartley.

And if it's triplets: Pembroke, Pendleton, and Penley.

Buckingham is an English surname, denoting one's ancestors lived in Buckinghamshire county. The place name was firstly Buccingaham, composed of the components inga, meaning "people of," and hamm, the Old English word for "water meadow." Bucc refers to an Anglo-Saxon chieftain named Bucca, who, in theory, settled the land.