Names That Mean Building

  1. Chapel
    • Origin:

      English word name
    • Meaning:

      "small Christian church"
    • Description:

      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 baby of either sex.
  2. Chapel
    • Origin:

      English word name
    • Meaning:

      "small Christian church"
    • Description:

      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 manifestation of that celestial feeling that was always felt as we meandered and knelt."
  3. Taft
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "building site"
    • Description:

      A solid, brief but not brusque single-syllable surname with a presidential pedigree.
  4. Church
    • Origin:

      English word name
    • Meaning:

      "a building used for Christian worship"
    • Description:

      One of the new-wave Christian word names that has appeared occasionally on the charts since the 2010s.
  5. Jengo
    • Origin:

      African, Swahili
    • Meaning:

      "building"
    • Description:

      Jengo is pronounced like Django, best known to Americans as the first name of the hero of Quentin Tarantino's film Django Unchained.
  6. Newbold
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "new building"
    • Description:

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