1450+ English Names

Place name and surname that sounds a tad snooty.

Has a certain fiery charm.

Possibility for fish enthusiasts, but works better for a boy.

Though they sound exactly alike, this spelling makes it much more elegant than Bernie.

Surname choice that's neither new nor bold. Newbold was the middle name of Edith Wharton.

Above par middle name possibility.

A more modern- sounding alternative to Harman.

Only if he actually is.

Saint Swithin or Swithun is best known for his feast day, July 15, which according to legend will determine the weather for the next 40 days.

Mythic lumberjack Paul may inspire some namesakes despite relation to similarly pronounced foot problem.

Mailer is one of the more unusual of the on-trend occupational surnames. Recommended for fans of the macho writer Norman Mailer.

Upper-crusty surname name.

A popular first name in the eleventh and twelfth centuries, giving rise to surnames Gifford et al. Could enjoy a comeback thanks to trendy Griffin.

Paterson is a surname-name to continue a line of Peters and also the name of a city in New Jersey, hometown of poets William Carlos Williams and Allen Ginsberg.

Soft and creative update of Marsha.

Intriguing meaning, but stuffy sound.

Best known from actor-comedian Cleavon Little, Cleavon feels less soap opera than Cliff and quite really on-trend right now.

Possible middle name to honor an ancestral Philip.

If blogger-in-chief Arianna's first name can rise through the name popularity charts, why not her surname? Uffa is an Old English personal name (we don't see that one coming back) and the suffix ton usually designates a town or village.