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3,600+ baby names from 25 cultures, each with its meaning, origin, pronunciation and story.

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Surname style

Last names as first names

1–48 of 54 names

English

Avery

From Alberich or Alfred; meaning depends on the route

Top 100
Scottish Gaelic · English

Cameron

Crooked nose

Top 100
Irish · English

Kennedy

From the Irish surname Ó Cinnéidigh

Top 100
English · Irish

Quinn

From Conn; possibly sense or chief

Top 100
English · Irish

Riley

Rye clearing, or an Irish surname of separate origin

Top 100
Irish · English

Rowan

Little red one in Irish; also the rowan tree

Top 100
English

Ainsley

Clearing associated with solitude or a hermitage

FamiliarRising
English

Ashton

Ash-tree settlement

Familiar
English · French

Bellamy

Beautiful friend

Familiar
English

Blake

Black or pale

Familiar
Scottish · English

Carson

Surname of uncertain meaning

Familiar
English · Irish

Casey

From Cathassach, meaning vigilant

Familiar
English · Norman French

Darcy

From Arcy

FamiliarRising
English

Elliot

Surname derived from Elias

Familiar
English

Emerson

Son of Emery

FamiliarRising
English · Scottish Gaelic

Finley

White or fair warrior

Familiar
English

Harley

Hare or rocky clearing

Familiar
English

Hayden

Hay valley or hay hill

Familiar
English

Hunter

One who hunts

Familiar
English

Kendall

Valley on the River Kent

Familiar
English

Lane

Lane; path

Familiar
English

Leighton

Town with a leek garden

FamiliarRising
English · Irish

Lennon

Lover, through an Irish byname

Familiar
English

Marley

Pleasant, boundary, or marten wood

Familiar
English

Marlowe

Remnants of a lake

FamiliarRising
English

Merritt

Boundary gate

FamiliarRising
English · Irish

Murphy

Surname descended from Murchadh, sea battle

FamiliarRising
English

Oakley

Oak clearing

Familiar
English

Palmer

Pilgrim

FamiliarRising
English

Parker

Keeper of the park

Familiar
English

Peyton

Pæga’s town

Familiar
English

Presley

Priest’s clearing

Familiar
English

Sawyer

A person who saws wood

Familiar
English · Scottish

Scottie

Affectionate form of Scott, associated with Scotland

FamiliarRising
English

Skylar

Variant of Skyler and Schuyler

Familiar
English

Sutton

South town

Familiar
English

Tatum

Tata’s homestead

Familiar
English

Adair

Surname from Edgar; wealth + spear

Uncommon
English

Auden

Surname from Ealdwine or Hálfdan

Uncommon
English · Scottish

Bowie

Yellow

Uncommon
English · Old Norse

Darby

Animal settlement

Uncommon
English

Ellison

Son of Ellis; a separate Scots route also exists

Uncommon
English

Hartley

Stag clearing

Uncommon
English · Old Norse

Kirby

Church settlement

Uncommon
English · Scottish

Lindsay

From Lindsey, a place name with lake and island elements

Uncommon
English

Raleigh

Red clearing or roe-deer clearing

Uncommon
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