Updated September 2019
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Greek
"sweet-sounding"
English surname
"Guddhere's woodland pasture"
Crittenden is a habitational surname denoting ancestors from the village of Crittenden in Kent, England. It is derived from the Old English name Guddhere, a cognate of Gunnar, ing , designating the…
Variation of Macallister, Scottish
"son of Alasdair"
This Macallister variation is strongly associted with Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Unless it's your alma mater, it might be wise to stick with the original.
Latin
"thanks be to God"
A late Roman saint's name that feels perfect for a Thanksgiving baby.
Polish variation of Bartholomew, Aramaic
"son of the furrow"
Hungarian variation of Christopher, Greek and Latin
"bearer of Christ"
"manifestation of god"
An ancient saint's name, modernized as Theofanis in Greek.
Welsh
"battle leader"
An ancient Welsh name belonging to an early modern king and saint, among others. The Irish cognate, Cathal, is more widely known.
"from Turlington, Leicestershire"
The surname Turlington denotes ancestors from a bygone Leicestershire town of the same name. Supermodel Christy Turlington Burns is a famous bearer.
Cherokee
"standing turkey"
The given name of Conocotocko II, or Standing Turkey, a Cherokee chief in the 18th century. He advised the tribe to go to war against the then-colonies of South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia.
English
"brook near the hazel trees"
The habitational -brook suffix sends Hazel to gender-neutral territory, giving it a last name as a first name vibe. It feels in tune with outdoorsy and adventurous names, such as Hawthorne,…
"half-Lydian"
This musical mouthful was chosen for the middle name of one of Nick Cannon's twin sons, Zion. It refers to the Mixolydian mode, a type of ancient Greek musical scale with distinctive harmonic and…
English from French
"of Carenton"
A lively unisex surname name ultimately derived from a French place name.
Vjatšeslav is the Estonian and Finnish transliteration of the Slavic name Vyacheslav (Вячеслав). This ancient name combines the Slavic elements 'vyache' (more) and 'slav' (glory), meaning 'greater…
Polish
"clever, tricky"
Literary name
Vilgefortz is a character from The Witcher series -- one as unappealing as his name.
Dutch surname
"from Rensselaer, Gelderland"
If you find the surname Rensselaer in your family tree, that indicates your ancestors were from the town of Rensselaer, Gelderland, Netherlands. Rensselaer is the name of a city and country in New…
Invented name
Grace and Adam Rodriguez created the faux-place name Bridgemont for their son in 2020. According to Adam, they loved the symbolism of a bridge as a connecting element and added -mont for familial…
"glory of the sword"
The ancient Polish name Mieczysław was derived from Slavic elements — mechi , meaning "sword," and slava , glory.
Hunter Lee combines a popular occupational name with a classic middle name, creating a straightforward, masculine combination with American appeal. Hunter, originally a surname describing someone who…