Names That Mean Meadow

Buckingham is an English surname, denoting one's ancestors lived in Buckinghamshire county. The place name was firstly Buccingaham, composed of the components inga, meaning "people of," and hamm, the Old English word for "water meadow." Bucc refers to an Anglo-Saxon chieftain named Bucca, who, in theory, settled the land.

Leeanne is one of those names with a dizzying number of variations. This one feels like it's got at least one extra vowel.

Often seen as a part of Arabic place names, such as Rawda Island in Cairo and Al-Rawda Square in Damascus.

Fresh choice in the vein of Carly and Harley.

The cake company pretty much knocked this otherwise-pretty compilation name out of consideration for most parents.

The most feminine way to spell Bentley.

A surname with a currently popular sound, reminiscent of Atlas and Hadley. This spelling is less popular in the States, but is the version worn by 1940s UK Prime Minister Clement Attlee.

A top choice in Turkey, perfect for a botany-enthusiast.

Chelsea with dyslexia.

Modern combination of two popular sounds, but the name itself is very rare.

Variant of Marilee

Sounds like an authentic upper-crust family name -- not necessarily a bad thing.

Kimberley is a town in South Africa associated with diamonds and with wealth and luxury in general. It was name for Lord Kimberley, whose surname derived from an English place name. Used for boys in the early twentieth century, it re-emerged as a girls' name in the 1940s, usually spelled Kimberly.

The meaning of Mary is uncertain, but theories include "drop of the sea" (from Hebrew roots mar "drop" and yam "sea"); "bitter" (from Hebrew marah "bitterness"); and "beloved" (from the Egyptian root mr).

The -lee ending feminizes Bentley, although the really girly version is Bentleigh.

Has a nice outdoorsy, beachy cabana feel.

Likable Irish surname name, but bound to be confused with Clooney.

A rowdy name nobody ever heard of, till Nick Nolte gave it to his son.

Huntley is among the most evenly-split gender-neutral names, while Huntleigh is virtually all girl. Huntleigh is actually more common than the original.

Variation of Hartley.