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Gender: M Popularity: this week. Origin of West: Word name
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West is 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.

Country singer Randy Houser named his baby boy West Yantz, but West is definitely shaping up to be a unisex name: West Flynn is the daughter of Marley Shelton, Tea Lioni and David Ducovney named their girl Madelaine West, and Maura West put her surname into middle place for her daughter Birdie.

Zane, Wylie and Wyatt.

Famous People Named West

West Anaximander Collins, son of "Supernatural" actor Misha Collins
West Yantz Houser, son of Randy Houser, American country music artist
Adam West, American actor

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West

Gender: F Popularity: this week. Origin of West: Word name
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Straightforward yet romantic, this is one newly minted name with long-term appeal, especially as a middle name. It was used as such for Tea Leoni and David Duchovny’s Madelaine, whom they call West. Definitely ambigender, it was chosen by Marley Shelton for her daughter.

Famous People Named West

Madelaine West Duchovny (goes by "West"), daughter of actors David Duchovny and Tea Leoni

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Wester, Westerlee, Westerleigh, Westerly