Updated October 2026
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English
"from Rayne or Rennes"
The final s turns a nature name into a Waspy surname.
"roe-deer brook"
If you feel a burning need to gussy up Ray -- think again.
"son of the red-haired"
Inventive way to honor a redheaded ancestor, though most people would mispronounce it reeding, making it sound to some kids like a school assignment: Redding is a preferable spelling.
"son of Robert"
A better modern solution than Robert Jr. ; known to fiction readers via Canadian novelist Robertson Davies.
"stone camp or fortress"
Rochester was Jack Benny's famous valet and sidekick, played by early African-American comic Eddie Anderson.
"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.
"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.
"cattle ford"
Stuffy presidential choice: consider Hayes instead.
"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.
English word and nature name
Hippie name of the Jonathan Livingston Seagull era.
Projects the sleek and playful image of the aquatic mammal, plus that of the striking British-born Brazilian/Nigerian/Afro-Caribbean singer (born Sealhenry).
"blessed"
Has a positive meaning and a nickname feel. Sealey was a feminine name in medieval times but would be equally stylish (and rare) for both sexes now.
"boisterous"
A jolly, bawdy image that recalls the hero of the eighteenth-century novel Tristram Shandy ; also a drink in British pubs.