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English surname
"son of Armin"
Form of the English surname Armison, borne by Airmyne Jenney (Harpur-Crewe), of Calke Abbey in England.
Welsh
"fortunate, benefactor's son"
Also spelled Madog, which was the name of an early Welshman, Madog ap Owain Gwynedd, reputed to have been the first European to discover North America in 1155. Maddox, the name of Angelina Jolie and…
Israeli surname; Japanese
"son of the chemist; I'm about to win"
Atari debuted for girls in 1980, a year after it appeared on the charts for boys. It's not a Japanese given name, instead, the name was influenced by the video game company. Atari named themselves…
Irish and Manx
"the son of Giolla Dhomhnaigh"
The Gaelic name Giolla Dhomhnagh ("servant of Donagh") turned into the patronymic Mac Giolla Dhomhnagh, which was whispered down the alley until it became MacGillowney, and eventually Looney.…
Scottish
"son of Gregor"
Interesting possibility for the son or grandson of a Gregory.
"son of Donald"
Between "Old MacDonald" and Big Mac allusions, this would be a risky choice.
"son of Job"
Bouncy surname name from the same origins as Joplin, which may be easier to convert to a first name.
Norse
"chosen son"
An ancient name that's been used by the Norwegian royal family; still popular there but not likely to appeal to many American parents.
Irish and Scottish surname
"son of Ealair"
A modern update to Hilary, which is related to Gaelic Ealair.
English
"son of James"
A variant of Jameson or Jamison, borne by the first Black woman in space, former NASA astronaut Mae Jemison.
"son of Edward"
Thomas Edison’s surname is an inventive take on Addison when used for girls. It's an English surname deriving from either Adam or Eda, a medieval diminutive of Edith.
Sanskrit
"a boy, a son"
Worldly name often heard in India, familiar here via the film Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle.
Diminutive of Jerneja, Slovene
"son of the furrow"
More common in Slovenia than its mother name, Jerneja. Neja peaked in 2015 when it ranked at Number 15 on the Slovene Top 100.
"son of Robert"
An original way to honor an ancestral Robert. Hobson is outside the Top 1000 but is among the fastest-rising names for boys.
Feminine variation of Jernej, Slovene
The feminine form of Jernej, the Slovene variation of Bartholomew.
"son of David"
There are lots of grandpa Daves and Davids out there, and Dawes can make an original honor name. It's right in step with the current craze for surname names that end in S: Brooks, Wells, Rhodes etc.…
"son of Roger"
A possible nod to grandpa Roger, though somewhat stuffy.
American variation of Jansen, Dutch, Native American
"son of Jan; yankee"
Yancy has begun to rise in usage among baby girls, perhaps in part due to the similarity to the classically feminine name Nancy.
Danish
"son of Ib"
Ibsen is a literary hero name possibility, after the great Norwegian dramatist, Henrik I. The name Ib is a short form of Jacob, so you might consider Ibsen as an honorific for or a twin of a Jacob.
Irish
"son of the church lover"
One of the most usable of the fashionable O'Names.