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English
"ford near the castle"
The stuffy-sounding name of a posh medieval village in the Cotswolds, in England, that some consider one of the most beautiful small towns in Europe.
Irish
"castle headland"
Clear and strong, if a little heavy.
Scottish
"from the castle"
Torra is a rare but very usable Scottish name for girls with a meaning related to royalty. A great name for a little princess.
English surname
"bailiff; castle wall"
Like a mash up of Hayes, Blaze, and Brooks, the surname style Bayes feels like it could fit in with other single syllable choices like Tate and Rhys. Deriving from either the Middle English baili…
Old Norse
"helping; from the fortified hill or castle"
This Scandinavian name is related to the popular midcentury Norwegian name Birger, and has been commonly used in Sweden.