Names That Mean Marshland

Short and sharp with a nature related meaning, Vance was trending upwards in recent years thanks to the musicians Foy Vance and Vance Joy. 2024 saw it take a downwards dip however, likely due to its association with the vice president, JD Vance, a controversial association which it might not recover from for a while. Time, however, will tell. 
 Chynna Phillips and William Baldwin used it for their son in 2002.

Vance

Harker sounds like an occupational name, but this surname actually derives from several English places, meaning either "male deer", "hare" or "gray marshland". It can also be used as a nickname for an eavesdropper or busybody — though a more positive interpretation is that a Harker is someone who listens well or simply has keen hearing.
 
Similar in sound to popular Harper and Ryker, Harker has been appearing sporadically in the US name stats since the mid-2010s, given on average to about five boys. 
 
In literature, Harker is the surname of Mina and Jonathan of Bram Stoker's Dracula, while Kay Harker is the hero of John Masefield's children's classic The Box of Delights.

Harker

It may be the hippest of hispter neighborhoods, but as a baby name Brooklyn is now on the decline: down from a peak of 120 births for boys in 1999, and over 7000 births for girls in 2011. 

The most famous male bearer of this name is the eldest child of David and Victoria Beckham, now a successful model and photographer in his own right. The name is now overwhelmingly female, given to 3200 baby girls and only 57 boys last year.

Brooks would be an on-trend alternative for a baby boy.

Names That Mean Marshland

The names

Vance

Harker

Brooklyn