KING  

Gender: M
Origin: English
Meaning: "monarch"

Popularity in 2008: #711

While some might think of it as more fitting for a canine, others see it as a strong name with offbeat style and a full court of rich associations, from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to Elvis.

King is being discussed in our message boards:

• List - looking for honesty!
• I need some opinions...
• New Baby Name Game!!!
• Reagan as a girls' name?
• Good ones are hard to find.

Read Nameberry blog posts about King:

• THE LOST BOYS’ NAMES OF 1880
• NEW NAMES IN THE CELEBRISPHERE
• HAWAIIAN NAMES: Lush and lovely
• HOORAY FOR HENRY: The quirky classic that manages to stay cool
• SMASHING STEREOTYPES: Nameberry to the rescue