Nature, Place and Word Names · Name Image · Historic and Vintage Names
College Baby Names
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The names
Creighton
English and Scottish
"hilltop town, rocky place"
One instance where a phonetic spelling might be better.
Concordia
Latin
"peace, harmony"
This name of the goddess of peace creates a lovely ideal.
Temple
English
"dweller near the temple"
The old word name Temple has gained some recent notice as a girls' name via admired autistic writer and inventor Dr. Temple Grandin (born Mary Temple), subject of an acclaimed biopic, in which she…
Berkeley
English
"where birches grow"
Despite the strong association with the University of California, Berkeley, the more common version of this name omits the second E, Berkley. Beware if you travel across the pond — Berkeley is…
Bennington
Place-name
Name of pastoral Vermont town and college sounds too stiff and starchy.
Bates
English diminutive of Bartholomew
Bates is a fresh version of Bartholomew, and feels more wearable than Bart. Bates could be considered a patriotic choice for American parents - Katharine Lee Bates was an author and professor best…
Wellesley
English
"the farm amonst the willows"
Even if you'd like your daughter to attend the venerable women's college, don't saddle her with this pretentious British surname.
Bard
Irish variation of Baird, Scottish
"minstrel, poet"
Great Irish middle name choice for Shakespeare lovers.
