Updated October 2024
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English
"hill peninsula"
Gentle and southern-inflected, redolent of the North Carolina landscape.
Word name
Dagger is one of the new badass baby names , a sharp and scary choice that some parents may feel arm their child for battle in a cruel modern world.
"dry valley"
Underused literary name (as in the poet John) with a -den ending that's very much in style.
"church official"
Like many passé boys' names, this one sounds fresh again for girls.
"valley"
An early unisex nature name that has been surpassed by others, Dale is still a simple, sylvan and serene option. Most of Dale's recent best known bearers – father and son race drivers Dale Earnhart,…
English diminutive of Dorothy
"gift of god"
Sweet old-fashioned nickname name that could make a comeback in the wake of Sadie, Edie et al. Famous bearers include author Dodie Smith, who wrote The Hundred and One Dalmatians and I Capture the…
"son of Dick"
Dickinson is a possibility for Richard's boy, though that Dick nickname is problematic no matter how you get to it.
English word name
Adventurous word choice, but still quite a burden for a child to bear.
Baby name as political statement.
"low, rolling hills"
Unusual, but clear and strong.
"shining forest"
Forever the hapless cartoon husband of Blondie.
"Roger's son"
Fresh way to pass down Roger.
English place-name
With Devon so overused, consider a move to the undiscovered neighboring county -- though it's nowhere near as euphonious, rhyming with corset.
English from French
"from Orsay"
Associated all through the swing years with bandleader brothers Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey.
Big Band-ish name could easily be confused with Darcy.
English occupational name
"cloth merchant"
Other occupational names would be more commonly accepted, though the Mad Men character has certainly brought it to the fore.
"from Denmark"
This rarely heard name pares down all the ultrafeminine Dan names to one that's much more powerful, for both boys and girls.
"dark stone"
A two-syllable surname feel puts this name of an important English saint in the running -- though it could sound like a confused cross between Duncan and Dustin.
"doorkeeper"
Literary, occupational, and very neglected.
Doctor is an honorific used as a name, somewhat like names such as Bishop, King, and Princess. Banned in New Zealand, Doctor can lead to the kind of confusion you may feel would be only positive for…