By Pamela Redmond · Updated September 2026
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English
"meadow at the slope of the hill"
A rowdy name nobody ever heard of, till Nick Nolte gave it to his son.
"Romani"
Romany is a melodious name referring to the Roma or Romani community and their culture, which makes it a potentially controversial choice for a baby not of that heritage. Romany Malco is an actor who…
English from French
"circle"
The -el ending feels inevitably feminine; also a form of French poetry.
"rough clearing"
A rough-and-tumble surname that has seen a small increase in use in recent years. Ten boys received the name in 2024 in the US.
"rook's town or fortress"
The x gives it some modern cool, but the bury part buries it.
"raven meadow"
The suffix Bran is familiar as raven-related since Game of Thrones , and the -ley suffix has been popular since the 1990s heyday of Ashley.
"firebrand, sword"
Rugged and straightforward brand-new name, though you might not like the idea of branding your son.
"rye hill"
One way to refer to an ancestral Roy, if not the most mellifluous.
"red enclosure"
Often thought of as a one-peson name because of Jungle Book writer Kipling, this was actually his middle name. He was middle-named for Rudyard Lake in Staffordshire, the beauty of which inspired his…
"rook fortress"
Rough and sporty, but too specific.
"well where the gorse grows; bramble well"
An unexpected route to nicknames Bram or Wells, this English surname derives from a historical hamlet in England, whose exact location has been lost to time. It comes from the Old English word for…
"cattle ford"
Stuffy presidential choice: consider Hayes instead.
"courageous raven"
We can hear the kids teasing him from here.
"roebuck leap"
Over the top for even the most ardent Anglophile. Sacheverell Sitwell was a member of the prominentliterary Sitwell family.
Animal name
"salmon, a fish"
nature names are in, and even fish names like Pike and Salmon are open for consideration.
"place in the willows"
Stiff and sedate surname name, despite its salty start.
"broad forest"
Currently connected to football Hall of Famer turned actor Terry Bradshaw.
"fair-haired child"
Only if it's a family name, and even then, better in the middle.
"dweller near the wood fort"
Possibility for fans of science fiction writer Ray.
English word and nature name
Hippie name of the Jonathan Livingston Seagull era.
