English Baby Names

Name	Gender	Origin	Meaning	Similiar Names
Abelard	male	Old German, Middle English	resolute, keeper of the abbey larder	Abelardo, Eberhard
Ackley	male	Old English	meadow of oaks	Ackerley
Acton	male	Old English	town with many oaks
Addison	male	Old English	Adam's son	Adison, Addisen
Afton	female	Old English	river name	Aftonio
Aida	female	Old English, Arabic	joyful, helper, reward
Aidan	male	Middle English, Gaelic	help, little fire
Ailen	male	Old English	made of oak
Aland	male	English	bright as the sun
Alcott	male	Old English	old cottage	Alcot, Walcott, Walcot
Alden	male	Middle, Old English	antique, old, wise protector, old friend	Aldan, Aldwin, Aldon
Alder	male	Middle, Old English	birch tree, revered one	Elder, Aldus
Aldercy	female	Old English	a chief
Aldrich	male	Old English	old king	Aldrych, Aldred, Aldren, Aldridge
Alfred	male	Old English	wise counsel	Alf, Alfric, Alfie, Alfrid, Allie, Elfred, Fred, Freddie, Alfredo
Allard	male	Old English, Teutonic	noble and brave	Alard
Alvin	male	Old English	elf wine, noble friend	Alwyn
Amaris	female	English	Child of the moon
Amberjill	female	Old English
Amherst	male	English	place name
Amsden	male	Old English	from the ambroses valley
Ansley	male	Old English	from the pastureland of the noble
Arden	unisex	Latin, Old English	passionate, eagle valley	Ardis, Ardon
Ashley	female	Old English	ash-tree	Ashleigh, Ashford, Ash, Ashe, Ashby, Ashlan, Ashlie, Ashling, Ashlyn, Ashlin, Ashli ,Ashi
Atherol	male	Old English	dweller at the spring farm
Audrey	female	Old English	noble strength	Audry, Audery, Audra, Audey, Audie
Avena	female	English	oats
Averill	male	Old English	boar-warrior	Averil, Averell, Everill, Everil, Haverl, Haverhil
Bailey	male	French, English, Teutonic	bailiff, fortification, able	Baily, Bayley, Bailee, Baylor
Ballard	male	Old English, French	a dancing song
Bancroft	male	Old English	bean field
Barclay	male	Old English	birch meadow	Barklay, Barkley, Barksdale, Berkeley, Berkley, Barks
Barden	male	Old English	boar's den
Barnett	male	Old English	noble man	Barnet, Barret, Barrett, Barr
Baron	male	Old English	noble man	Barron
Barse	male	English	fresh-water perch
Barton	male	English	from the barley farm
Baul	male	English	snail
Bavol	male	English	wind
Baxter	unisex	Old English	baker	Baker, Baxley
Beacher	male	Old English	dweller by the beech tree	Beecher
Beaman	male	Old English	beekeeper	Beeman
Beardsley	male	Old English	beard, wood
Beccalynn	female	English		Becca, Lyn, Becky
Bede	male	Old English	prayer
Beldon	male	Old English	beautiful pasture, child of the unspoiled glen	Belden
Benson	male	English, Hebrew	Ben's son, excellent son	Bensen
Bentley	male	Old English	from the moor
Bersh	male	English	one year
Bethshaya	female	English		Beth, Shaya, Shay
Beval	male	English	like the wind
Beverly	unisex	Old English	meadow of beavers	Beverley, Beverely, Bev
Birch	male	Old English	white
Bishop	male	English	a bishop
Blade	male	Old English	glory	Bladen
Blaine	male	Gaelic, Old English	thin, lean, source of a river	Blain, Blane
Blake	male	Old English	fair-haired, pallid	Blakeley, Blachard, Blanco
Blossom	female	Old English	lovely
Blythe	female	Old English	joyous	Blithe
Bob	male	Old English	bright, famous	Róbert, Roberto, Rupert, Rubert, Robertson, Robin, Robinson, Robbins, Robben, Riobard, Robby, Robbie, Robey, Rober, Rab, Rob, Bobby, Robert, Bert, Berty, Tito, Dob, Dobbs
Bolton	male	Old English	of the manor farm
Bond	male	Old English	tiller of the soil
Booker	male	Old English	beech tree
Booth	male	Old English	hut	Boothe
Borden	male	Old English, Old French	near the boar's den, cottage	Bordan
Bowman	male	English	the archer
Bradford	male	Old English	broad crossing
Bradley	male	Old English	broad meadow	Braden, Brad, Brady, Braid, Bradney, Braeden, Braedon, Bradly
Bramwell	male	English	place name	Branwell
Brandon	male	Old English	fiery hill, sword	Branden, Brand, Bran, Brenden, Brendan, Brant, Brent, Brennen, Brennan, Branford
Bray	male	Old English	to cry out
Brayden	male	Old English	brave, broad	Brayton
Brenda	female	Old English, German	fiery hill, sword-blade	Brynna, Brynn, Brenunda
Brennan	male	English	to brand
Brent	male	Old English	fiery hill, steep hill	Brentan
Brett	male	Old English, Celtic	a native of Brittany, Briton	Bret, Bretton
Brewster	male	Old English	brewer	Brew
Brigham	male	Old English, Old French	one who lives near a bridge, soldier
Brinley	male	Old English	tawny
Brishen	male	English	born during a rain
Brock	male	Old English	badger	Braxton, Brocton
Broderick	male	Old English	son of Roderick, from the broad ridge	Rick, Brod, Roderick
Bromley	male	Old English	brush-covered meadow	Bromwell, Bromwood
Bronson	male	Old English	son of Brown, son of the dark-skinned one	Bronwyn, Bronwen
Brook	female	Old English	stream	Brooke, Brooks, Brookes
Brown	male	Middle English	colour	Broun, Bruno, Bruin, Bruins
Buckley	male	Old English	meadow of deer	Buckminster, Buck, Bucky, Buckner
Bud	male	Old English, German	herald, to puff up, friend	Buddy, Buddie, Budd
Bunny	female	English	little rabbit
Burdette	female	Middle English	small bird
Burgess	male	Old English	free citizen	Burg, Bergess, Bergen
Burle	male	Middle English	knotted wood	Burl, Burleigh, Burley
Burne	male	Old English	brook	Burns, Byrne, Burley
Burt	male	Old English	fortress	Burton, Bert, Berton
Burton	male	English	bright fame
Calder	male	Old English	river of stones, stream	Caulder, Cal
Caldwell	male	Old English	cold spring	Cadwell, Cadmus. Namesake
Calhoun	male	Old English	warrior
Cam	unisex	Vietnamese, English	orange fruit, sweet, beloved, referring to the sun
Cameron	unisex	Old English	bent nose	Camm, Cam, Cammie, Camyron
Carleton	male	Old English	Carl's town	Carlton, Charlton
Carling	female	Old English	hill wehre old women or witches gather
Carlyle	male	Old English	Carl's island	Carlisle, Carl, Carlie, Carly, Lyle, Lisle
Carrington	unisex	Old English	beautiful
Carter	male	Old English	cart driver
Carver	male	Old English	sculptor, wood carver
Chad	male	Old English	warlike, warrior	Chadwick
Chal	male	English	boy, son
Channing	male	Old English	knowing
Chapman	male	Old English	merchant
Charles	male	Old English	manly, strong	Charlie, Charley, Charlton, Chuck, Chas, Chaz, Chip, Chuck, Carlos, Chico, Chick, Carlo
Chelsea	female	Old English	river landing place, port	Chelsie, Kelsie, Kelsey, Kelsy
Chevalier	male	French, Old English	knight, chase, hunt	Chevie, Chevy
Chilton	male	Old English	farm by the spring	Chill, Chil, Chilly
Claiborne	female	Old English	born of the earth	Clayborne, Claybourne, Claibourne, Clayton, Clay
Clark	male	Old English, French	cleric, scholar	Clarke, Clarkson
Cleveland	male	Old English	land near the hill, from the cliffs	Cleve, Clive, Cleavon
Clifford	male	Old English	hill, near a slope	Cliff, Clifton
Clinton	male	Old English	town near a hill	Clint
Clovis	female	Old English	clover	Clothilde, Clotilde
Cody	male	Celtic, Old English	assistant, a cushion, possessions	Codie
Colby	male	Old English	coal town	Kolby
Cole	male	Old English, Greek	coal, victory of the people	Nicholas
Coleman	male	English	charcoal burner, dove, peace	Colemann, Colman
Colton	male	Old English	town of colt-breeding	Colston
Columbia	female	Old English	a dove
Corin	unisex	Old English
Corliss	female	Old English	cheerful and generous
Coty	male	English	old house
Courtland	male	Old English	the king's land, dweller in court	Cortland, Court, Cort
Courtney	female	Old English, French	from the court	Cortney, Cortie, Corey, Court, Kurt, Kurtney, Kort, Kortney
Creighton	male	Old English	town near a creek	Creigh, Cree, Crichton
Crosby	male	English	dweller near the town crossing
Currier	male	Old English	churn	Curran, Currie, Curry, Currey, Curren, Currer
Cynric	male	Old English	with royal might
Daisy	female	Latin, Old English	day's eye, flower name	Daisey
Dale	unisex	Old Norse, English	valley	Dal, Dallan, Dallen, Dallin, Dalton
Dallin	male	Old English	pride's people
Dalton	male	Old English	valley farm
Damon	male	Greek, English	constant, day
Dane	male	Old English	from Denmark
Danior	male	English	born with teeth
Daralis	female	Old English	beloved
Darnell	male	English	hidden nook
Darrel	male	Old English	beloved	Darryl, Darryll, Daryl, Daryll
Darren	male	Gaelic, Old English	great, rocky hill	Darrin, Darin, Dare, Darryn
Darthmouth	male	English	port's name
Darwin	male	Old English	beloved friend	Darwyn
Dawn	female	Old English	dawn
Dayton	male	Old English	bright town	Day, Daiton
Dean	male	Latin, Old English	presiding official, valley
Deanna	female	Latin, Old English	presiding official, valley	Deane, Deanna, Deana, Deanne, Deena
Demelza	female	Old English	fort on a hill	Demie
Dempster	male	Old English	judge
Denton	male	Old English
Denver	male	Old English	green valley
Devon	female	Old English	defender	Devin
Dickinson	male	Old English	powerful, rich ruler	Dicken, Dickens, Dickenson, Dixon, Dix
Digby	male	Old English	settlement near a ditch
Dixie	male	Old English	Dick's son	Dixon, Dixi, Dixy
Donald	male	Old English	ruler of the world, brown stranger	Donny, Don, Donnie, Donny, Donaldson, Donne, Donghal, Donal
Dooriya	female	English	the sea
Dorset	male	Old English	tribe near the sea	Dorsey
Dory	female	English	golden-haired
Dover	male	Old English	water
Drake	male	Old English, Latin	ale duck, dragon
Duane	male	Old English, Celtic	dark, from the dunes	Dwayne, Dwane, Dwain, Dwaine, Duwayne, Wayne
Dudley	male	Old English	people's meadow	Dud, Duddy, Dudly
Dugan	male	English	to be worthy
Dunstan	male	Old English	from the brown rock quarry
Durriken	male	English	fortune-telling
Durward	male	Old English	gatekeeper	Durwood, Durwald, Durwin, Derwood
Dustin	unisex	Old German, Old English	valiant fighter, dark stone	Dusty, Dustan, Dunston
Dwennon	male	Old English	one of originality	Dwenn
Dwight	male	Old English	fair, fair one	Dwyght, Dwighte, Dwyghte, Dwite, Dwyte, Doyt
Eartha	female	Old English	of the earth
Easter	female	Old English	easter time
Eaton	male	Old English	riverside village
Ebony	female	English/Greek	dark beauty, a hard wood	Ebonie, Ebonee
Edda	female	Old English	rich	Eda
Edgardo	male	Old English/French	prosperous warrior	Edgar, Ed, Edgerton, Edger, Edgarton
Edison	male	English	son of Edward	Edyson, Edson
Edlyn	female	Old English	noble woman
Edmond	male	English	prosperous protector	Edmund, Ed, Eddie, Ted, Teddy, Ede
Edolie	female	Old English	noble
Edsel	female	Old English	rich
Edward	male	Old English	guardian of prosperity, guardian of the mists	Ed, Eddie, Eddy, Eduard, Edwardo, Eduardo, Edwards, Edwardson, Ted, Teddie, Ned, Neddie, Neddy, Edvard
Egerton	male	Old English	edge
Elden	male	Old English	older	Elder, Alder, Eldred
Eldon	male	Old English	Ella's mound
Eldridge	male	Old English	old counsel	Elbridge
Ella	female	Old English/Old German	beautiful fairy woman, all	Ellie
Elmar	male	Old English	famous nobleman	Elmer, Elman, Elmore
Elton	male	Old English	from the old estate, Ella's town	Elten, Elroy
Ember	female	Old English	smoldering remains of a fire
Emerson	male	Old English	Emery's son	Emersen, Emmerson, Emmyrson, Emyrson
Emmett	male	English	hard worker, truth	Emmot, Emmott
Ena	female	Old English	wife, soul	Enna
Erika	female	Old Norse, Old English, Old German	ever-powerful	Erica, Eryka, Ericka, Enrica
Erskine	male	Gaelic/Old English	dweller of the top of the cliff, green heights
Esmond	male	Old English	protective grace	Esmund, Desmond, Desmund
Ewing	male	Old English	youth	Ewart
Fairfax	male	Old English	blond-haired	Fairfield
Farley	male	Old English	distant meadow	Fairley, Fairleigh, Farland, Fairly, Farly
Farrah	female	English, Latin	beautiful, joy	Farah, Farra
Farrell	male	Celtic, Old English	courageous, man of valor	Farrel, Farrow
Fear	male	English
Fenton	male	English	marshland dweller
Fern	female	Old English	leafy plant	Ferne, Fearn, Fearne, Fernly
Fielding	male	Old English	field	Field, Fielder
Finlay	male	Scottish, English	fair heroe, sunbeam	Finn, Finnie, Finny, Finian, Finley, Fyn, Fynn, Finnian
Fleming	male	Old English	a native of Flanders	Flemming
Fleta	female	Old English	swift, fleet
Fletcher	male	Old English, Old French	arrow maker
Floyd	male	Old English	the hollow
Forbes	male	Old English	prosperous
Ford	male	Old English	river crossing
Forrester	male	English	protector of the forest
Free	male	Old English	in liberty
Fuller	male	English	clothing presser
Fulton	male	Old English	town near the field
Gage	male	Old English, Old French	a pledge, a pawn
Gail	female	Old English	gay, lively	Gayle, Gale
Gaines	female	Middle English	increase in wealth	Gaynes, Gainsborough, Gainor, Gaynor
Garfield	male	Old English	promontory	Gar
Garrick	male	Old English	one who governs with a spear
Garridan	male	English	you hid
Gary	male	Old English, Latin, Teutonic	spear carrier	Garry, Garrie, Garvey, Garvie, Garvin, Gervis, Gervais, Gervase, Garrick
Garyson	male	Old English	son of Gary	Garrison, Garryson
Geoffrey	male	English	heavenly place	Geoff
Germain	male	French, Middle English	from Germany; bud	German, Germain, Jarman, Jermyn, Jermain, Jermayne, Jermaine, Jermana
Gleda	female	Old English	to make happy
Goldie	female	Old English	gold
Gordon	male	English	from the cornered hill
Granger	male	Old English	farmer
Grayson	male	Old English	son of the bailiff	Gray
Gresham	male	English	from the grazeland	Grisham
Gypsy	female	Old English	wanderer
Gytha	female	Old English	a gift
Hadden	male	English	child of the heather-filled valley	Haden
Hadley	male	Old English	heath-covered meadow
Hale	unisex	Old English, Old Norse	hero; army ruler
Halsey	male	Old English	from Hal's island
Halton	male	Old English
Hamilton	male	Old English	beautiful mountain
Harden	male	Old English	from the Hare valley
Harman	male	Old English	soldier
Harmony	female	English	a beautiful blending
Harold	male	Old English	army-power
Harper	male	English	harp player
Harrison	male	English	son of Harry	Harris
Hartley	male	English	from the deer pasture
Harva	female	Old English	army warrior	Harvelle, Harvina, Harvine
Harvey	male	Old English	army warrior	Harv
Hayden	unisex	English
Hayes	male	English	from the hedged place	Hazen
Haylee	female	Old English	from the hay meadow	Hayleigh, Hayley
Hazel	female	Old English	commander
Heather	female	Old English	heather
Hilton	male	Old English	manor of the hill
Holly	female	Old English	plant with red berries, holly grove	Holli, Hollie, Hollee, Hollye
Holt	male	English	son of the unspoiled forest
Honey	female	Old English	honey
Hope	female	English	trust, faith
Houston	male	English	hill town
Howard	male	English	guardian of the home, watchman	Howe, Howie
Hugh	male	Old English	bright in mind and spirit	Huey, Hugo
Hunter	male	Old English	hunter
Huntley	male	Old English	hunter's meadow
Ida	female	Old English	prosperous
India	female	Sanskrit, English	river; from India
Jagger	male	Old English	a teamster
Jal	male	English	wanderer
Jamison	male	English	son of James
Jarman	male	Old English	a German