WEST  

Gender: M
Origin: Word name

The most fashionable of what you might call the direction names, with North and East (or Easton and Easter) coming up behind, and South not yet on the map.

West is being discussed in our message boards:

• Everyone Loves A Baby Name Game!
• help with a middle name
• Fashion Industry Names
• Fashion Name List!
• Names somehow related to Whitney?

Read Nameberry blog posts about West:

• THE LOST BOYS’ NAMES OF 1880
• HEROINE NAMES: Worthy Women with Notable Names, Part 2: Cultural Icons
• NEW NAMES IN THE CELEBRISPHERE
• GLAMOUR GIRLS AND BOYS
• OFF THE MAP: Unusual place names