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.

Variations:
Washington, Wash

Washington is being discussed in our message boards:

• What do you think of YOUR name?
• Another Large Family Baby Name Game... Of Course!!!!
• Big Family Game!!!=)
• Thirteen Kids (and counting..?)!
• Patriotic names?

Read Nameberry blog posts about Washington:

• HEROINE NAMES: Worthy Women with Notable Names, Part 2: Cultural Icons
• HEROINE NAMES: Worthy Women with Notable Names, Part I-Trailblazers
• MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL NAMES
• THE SECRET MEANING OF NAMES
• NAMES RESCUED FROM THE TITANIC