WASHINGTON  

Gender: M
Origin: English
Meaning: "home of the Wassa people"

Lincoln, Tyler, Taylor, Jackson, Jefferson, Harrison, McKinley, Grant, Kennedy, Carter -- yes. Washington -- probably not.

Nicknames & Variations:
Washington, Wash

Washington is being discussed in our message boards:

• Laundry Fantasy Name Game
• Why is Claire so much more popular in some states?
• Very Very New Baby Name Game!!! (AM Session!!)
• Names from your area!!
• A Very Long Baby Name Game

Read Nameberry blog posts about Washington:

• BLACK HISTORY NAMES: Cultural heroines of the Harlem Renaissance
• COLLEGE NAMES: Rah! Rah! for names with a college degree.
• PRESIDENT'S DAY NAMES: All the Presidents' children
• OSCAR NAMES: Girls' edition
• MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY NAMES