By Pamela Redmond · Updated September 2026
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English
Common name for hunting dogs in Medieval times.
English word name
If your baby was born at the crack of dawn, Sunrise would be an appropriate middle name.
Urhobo
"praise God"
Dutch
"famous warrior"
It originated as a nickname for Lodewijk, but now Lowie is more popular as-is, even ranking in the Top 100 in Belgium.
Literary and surname name
This rare English surname's most famous bearers are Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy Pevensie: the four siblings who are the protagonists of C. S. Lewis' Narnia books. It probably derives from Pevensey,…
Léonie is traditionally a feminine name with French origins, though recorded here as masculine, which is unusual. The name derives from the Latin 'leo' meaning 'lion,' sharing roots with Leon and…
French, English
"renowned warrior"
This classic girl name did rank in the US Top 1000 numerous times between the 1880s and 1930s, and 2022 saw it received by 8 boys.
French
"order, beauty, decency"
The sleek French form of Cosmo, which has leapt out of relative obscurity to well within the Top 100 boy names in France in the last decade, but still retains a sophisticated, vaguely aristocratic…
Jeanne, while traditionally a feminine French name (the female equivalent of Jean), is listed here as masculine. This may reflect cross-cultural usage or modern gender-fluid naming practices. The…
"lion"
French form of Leonidas
English, Hebrew
"descendent of Levi"
Actor Ted Levine and musician Adam Levine give this singular surname a cool edge.
Scottish
"from the fjord"
Lively Scottish short form of Lochlan.
Croatian, diminutive of Lovrenco, from Latin
"from Laurentum"
Lovre is short for Lovrenco, the Croatian form of Laurence. In Croatia it is currently popular in its own right.
Luis Enrique is a masculine compound name with Spanish origins that combines two classic names with royal heritage. Luis is the Spanish form of Louis, derived from the Germanic name Ludwig, meaning…
Latin
"light, brightness"
Flower name from Latin
"pertaining to the wolf"
Alternate spelling of Lupin
Diminutive of Elijah, Hebrew
"Yahweh is God"
Once upon a time, Lye was used as a nickname for Elijah. These days it feels too deceitful — try Eli as a nickname, or if you prefer something truly vintage, Lige.
English surname
"little"
Lytle is a common English surname meaning, naturally, "little." Original bearers of the surname were small in stature or the younger of two connected people with the same given name.
Aramaic
"hammer"
The name of an ancient Jewish warrior, Judah Maccabee, whose deeds are described in the deuterocanonical books 1 Maccabees to 4 Maccabees. Reminiscent of other lively choices with a Biblical link,…
Variant of Maccabee
