English Names
- Yeats
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"gates"Description:
Yeats, the strong name of the great Irish poet, would work better for a boy. Also has possible pronunciation problem with people who might think it rhymes with Keats. Yeats rhymes with the word from which it's derived: gates.
- Marsh
Origin:
English nature nameDescription:
Soft and creative update of Marsha.
- Fairfax
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"blond"Description:
Place name and surname that sounds a tad snooty.
- Palin
Origin:
English surnameMeaning:
"wine bearer"Description:
Palin, as in, yes, one-time VP candidate Sarah, has emerged as a hot new first name, usually for girls.
- Jarrell
Origin:
English and French surname derived from a place-name, GervilleDescription:
Randall Jarrell was an important mid-20th century poet; his surname makes a pleasingly soft name for a girl.
- Keats
Origin:
English literary nameMeaning:
"kite"Description:
Keats is both poetic and easier to pronounce (it's keets) than Yeats (which is yates).
- Thomasa
Origin:
English, feminine variation of ThomasDescription:
One of those feminizations that came over shortly after the Mayflower but has been lost at sea ever since.
- Pascoe
Origin:
English and Cornish variation of PascaleMeaning:
"Easter"Description:
Updates the old religious day name.
- Hodgson
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"son of Roger"Description:
A possible nod to grandpa Roger, though somewhat stuffy.
- Parr
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"enclosure"Description:
Above par middle name possibility.
- Jarman
Origin:
English from French GermainDescription:
A more modern- sounding alternative to Harman.