Updated October 2026
Across 105 pages
of 105
English
"shining forest"
Forever the hapless cartoon husband of Blondie.
"hill of birds"
Brittle.
"island of the brook"
Though they sound exactly alike, this spelling makes it much more elegant than Bernie.
English surname
"island with the brook"
Bernie, with airs.
"meadow belonging to a manor"
Let's hope he's "burly".
"meadow with the cow shed"
A surname with a decidedly burley image.
English word name
Dancer feels like a name ready to leap into the charts with its sense of life and joy; and if names like Hunter and Archer can be used, why not Dancer. There will be some danger of other kids…
"birch coastland"
Birch or even Burke is better.
"park with deer"
It's a hat, it's a race, and it's even been known to be a name. In Britain, it would be pronounced darby.
"axman's ford"
Surname doomed to remain a surname.
English place- and word name
This British river name sounds sleek and strong but perhaps a bit too energetic.
"deer town"
Obscure, though legitimate, name that could be used to honor a relative named Barton or Martin.
"bright friend"
One step up from Irwin, and that's not nearly enough.
This old-time name for a sofa would not be comfortable as a baby name.
"fortified town"
"bear rule"
Berold is one of the more obscure boy names meaning bear, which also include Arthur, Orson, and (in a different vein) Teddy.
"ford where barley grows"
Upper-crusty hotelish surname.
"living near the forest"
Nature surname with an aristocratic edge. Spelling it DeForest distances it from deforestation.
"son of Dennis"
A case in which the son is now more attractive than the father. There have been Colonial settlers surnamed Dennison on this side of the Atlantic since 1623.
English occupational name
"bellows maker"
Might be an honorific for novelist Saul Bellow, although bellowing is not the gentlest of sounds. Consider Saul instead.