Names That Mean Estate

Peyton is the most-used spelling of this popular name, thanks to football star Peyton Manning, but it's playing increasingly for the girls' team. The Manning family excels in all-star names, with brothers Eli and Cooper and dad Archie.

One of the many El- names for boys that boomed in the 1910s and 1920s, but has long been out of fashion. This surname/place name has an aristocratic flavor, and a creative namesake in the artist Ellsworth Kelly. Polar explorer Lincoln Ellsworth also gives it an adventurous connection.

Besides having an unappealing sound, has long been identified with a much-mocked Ford car model; use of this name is now restricted to the Ford family.

Southern name still occasionally heard in a male context (author Shelby Foote and the son of singer/sitcom star Reba McEntire), but it's much more associated with girls.

A classic short form of Henrietta, also seen as a nickname for Mehetabel.

It may take another generation or so, but this category of Hettie-Lettie-Lottie names could make a comeback.

While Peyton and Payton have been used for both genders since the early 90s, inspired by football star Peyton manning, both spellings of the name have become more feminine over time.

Haris is in the top 50 in Bosnia and Herzegovina and makes a good choice for the globetrotting child. It would make for an excellent and not overused Arabic-English crossover choice.

Unless you're a gin aficionado, we prefer Hendrik. Or better yet, Henrik.

Reddish dye that sounds as if it could be a real name — of the outdated, Old World, Yetta-Hedda variety.

A noble surname from northern England that has occasionally been used as a first name.

Rarely given as a full name for baby girls, but occasionally used as a nickname for names such as Harriet and Henrietta.

Hendrix is an improbably trendy first name rising in honor of guitar great Jimi.

Despite its long history as a male name, Henry is a name that could be adopted for a baby girl — the French spelling makes it a bit more feminine.

Although it's more commonly seen as a surname, Haviland is occasionally used as a first name, particularly for girls.

Virtually never heard in this country, with a quirky quality.

Think Harry with a go-getter ending.

So-old-it's-cute-again short from of Harriet, reminiscent of Patsy and Betsy but fresher and more appealing than either of those choices. Hattie is another adorable short form.

Not an adverb baby name, but an international nickname for Hans and Heinrich.

York is one of those names that's always been around but has never gone anywhere. There are records of baby Yorks born in 1880, yet since then it has never been given to more than 20 children in a single year. York has only ever charted as a girl name twice: in 2018, when it was given to five baby girls, and in 2020 to six girls.