UK Boy Names
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Skeet
English
"swift"
Kind of a combination of scoot and fleet, brought into public domain by actor Skeet (born Brian) Ulrich. We would recommend looking into the unsavory slang meaning of this name before choosing it for…
Skipper
English
"captain"
Sure, and we hope he has a good time playing with Buster and Buddy.
Slade
English
"from the valley"
Evoking the image of a shady glen, Slade could make a distinctive middle name. It entered the Top 1000 in 2007, and has been seen as a character name on the TV show "Smallville." It's also a name…
Slater
English occupational name
"maker of slates"
Slater has a more genial, friendly feel than most trade names. Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance used it for one of their twins. On the nineties TV show Saved by the Bell , the character A.C.…
Sly
English word name, diminutive of Sylvester
A bit too cunning.
Smith
English occupational name
"blacksmith"
Even if it is the Number one surname in the U.S.--with more than 2.5 million bearers--we still think that Smith would make a cool first or middle name, whether or not it has family history. Though…
Spalding
English and Scottish
"divided field"
Has diverse links to a Groucho Marx character, a bouncing ball, and late performance artist Spalding Gray.
Speck
English word name, German surname
"speck; one from Speck, bacon, butcher"
Not only did rocker John Mellencamp name his son Speck, but he appended the middle name Wildhorse to it.
Squall
English word name
A video-game name ("Final Fantasy VII") with an unappealing sound and meaning.
Stafford
English
"from the ford by the landing place"
A surname style name could feel stuffy and edgy, depending on how you look at it. Originally, it was given to those who came from Staffordshire, a county in the West Midlands of England. The name…
Stanford
English
"stony ford"
Even if you're a loyal alumnus, consider something less ultraupright, like Yale or Cal.
Stanton
English
"stony town"
Seems to stand at attention and salute.
Stedman
English
"owner of a farmstead"
Most people's sole association with this name is Oprah companion Stedman Graham -- cool and sophisticated.
Steel
Word name
Hard and shiny, Steel projects an image that's smooth, macho...and cold to the touch.
Sutcliff
English
"from the southern cliff"
Climbing a mountain somewhere with Radcliff and Heathcliff.
Swain
English
"knight's attendant"
Old-fashioned, conjuring up an ardent suitor in a bow tie and straw boater.
Swithun
English
"strong bear cub"
Variously spelled as Swithun or Swithin, this distinctive sounding name is belonged to St. Swithun, an Anglo-Saxon bishop known as the patron saint of Winchester and of the weather — making him the…
Taft
English
"building site"
A solid, brief but not brusque single-syllable surname with a presidential pedigree.
Talbot
English
"command of the valley"
Upscale and upstanding.
Talcott
English
"cottage near the lake"
Similar in style or sound to Prescott, Maverick and Beckett, this far rarer name feels formal and strong. Notably borne by socialist Talcott Parsons, nicknames Tal or Otto might soften it a little.…