Names That Mean Building
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Taft
English
"building site"
A solid, brief but not brusque single-syllable surname with a presidential pedigree.
Newbold
English
"new building"
Surname choice that's neither new nor bold. Newbold was the middle name of Edith Wharton.
Jengo
African, Swahili
"building"
Jengo is pronounced like Django, best known to Americans as the first name of the hero of Quentin Tarantino's film Django Unchained.
Church
English word name
"a building used for Christian worship"
One of the new-wave Christian word names that has appeared occasionally on the charts since the 2010s.
Chapel
English word name
"small Christian church"
Spiritual word names are a hot trend and ever-expanding category of baby names. Chapel was notably used in 2020 by Josh Brolin for his daughter. He said of her name, "Chapel Grace is, to us, a…
Chapel
English word name
"small Christian church"
This rare spiritual word name could see a boost now that Josh Brolin used it for his daughter, born in December of 2020. Like many of the new additions to this category, Chapel is appropriate for a…
