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1450+ English Names (with Meanings & Popularity)

  1. Thurber

    • Origin:

      Norse

    • Meaning:

      "Thor the warrior"

    • Description:

      Pleasant surname connected to humorist James Thurber, with a sound as happy as a baby's gurgle.
  2. Churchill

    • Origin:

      English

    • Meaning:

      "hill of the church"

    • Description:

      Distinguished though it is, it will never shake its portly cigar-smoking image.
  3. Seward

    • Origin:

      English

    • Meaning:

      "sea defender"

    • Description:

      Double whammy: the expression "Seward's folly" and inevitable sewer jokes.
  4. Georgeanna

    • Origin:

      English, combination of Georgia and Anna

    • Description:

      With the first two syllables pronounced Georgie, it has a stylish Masterpiece Theatre air.
  5. Gennifer

    • Origin:

      English variation of Jennifer

    • Description:

      Does not improve on the pretty but overused favorite.
  6. Jarrell

    • Origin:

      English and French surname derived from a place-name, Gerville

    • Description:

      Randall Jarrell was an important mid-20th century poet; his surname makes a pleasingly soft name for a girl.
  7. Emely

    • Origin:

      Spelling variation of Emily

    • Description:

      This trendy spelling of Emily may be benefiting from the rise of Emery.
  8. Salmon

    • Origin:

      Animal name

    • Meaning:

      "salmon, a fish"

    • Description:

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

    • Origin:

      English surname

    • Description:

      Brings Jennifer into the twenty-first century.
  10. Saralee

    • Origin:

      Composite of Sara and Lee

    • Meaning:

      "princess; meadow"

    • Description:

      The cake company pretty much knocked this otherwise-pretty compilation name out of consideration for most parents.
  11. Loreen

    • Origin:

      English elaboration of Lora

    • Description:

      Superseded by Lauren.
  12. Thomasa

    • Origin:

      English, feminine variation of Thomas

    • Description:

      One of those feminizations that came over shortly after the Mayflower but has been lost at sea ever since.
  13. Merilyn

    • Origin:

      English, combination of Merry and Lynn

    • Description:

      All the names ending in-lyn seem sadly dated.