Baby Names Headed for Harvard
- Adele
Origin:
French diminutive of AdelaideMeaning:
"noble, nobility"
- Alcott
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"dweller at the old cottage"
- Alessia
Origin:
Italian variation of AlexisMeaning:
"defending warrior"
- Alexandra
Origin:
Greek, feminine form of AlexanderMeaning:
"defending men"
- Alma
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"nurturing, soul"
- Amir
Origin:
Arabic or HebrewMeaning:
"prince, ruler; treetop"
- Anderson
Origin:
English from ScandinavianMeaning:
"son of Anders"
- Anna
Origin:
Variation of Hannah, HebrewMeaning:
"grace"
- Annika
Origin:
Swedish diminutive of AnnaMeaning:
"grace"
- Archie
Origin:
Diminutive of Archibald, TeutonicMeaning:
"truly brave"
- Arden
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"valley of the eagle; high"
- Arthur
Origin:
CelticMeaning:
" bear"
- Atlas
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"bearer of the heavens"
- Barrett
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"bear strength"
- Beatrice
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"she who brings happiness; blessed"
- Bianca
Origin:
ItalianMeaning:
"white"
- Blair
Origin:
ScottishMeaning:
"dweller on the plain"
- Bridget
Origin:
Anglicized variation of Gaelic BrighidMeaning:
"strength or exalted one"
- Calvin
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"bald, hairless"
- Carleton
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"settlement of free men"
- Caroline
Origin:
French, feminine variation of CharlesMeaning:
"free man"
- Carter
Origin:
English occupational nameMeaning:
"transporter of goods by cart"
- Cecilia
Origin:
Feminine form of Cecil, LatinMeaning:
"blind"
- Claire
Origin:
French form of ClaraMeaning:
"bright, clear"
- Clarke
Origin:
Variation of Clark
- Colette
Origin:
French, short form of Nicole, feminine variation of Nicholas, GreekMeaning:
"people of victory"
- Conrad
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"brave counsel"
- Constance
Origin:
English version of Latin ConstantiaMeaning:
"steadfastness"
- Cyrus
Origin:
PersianMeaning:
"sun"
- Dante
Origin:
Latin diminutive of DurantMeaning:
"enduring"
- Dean
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"church official"
- Desmond
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"one from south Munster"
- Diana
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"divine"
- Dominic
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"belonging to the lord"
- Dorian
Origin:
Greek, name of a tribe
- Edward
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"wealthy guardian"
- Edwin
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"wealthy friend"
- Eleanor
Origin:
English variation of French Provencal Alienor, meaning unknown
- Eliza
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"pledged to God"
- Elliot
Origin:
Anglicization of Elijah or EliasMeaning:
"Jehovah is God"
- Ellison
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"son of Ellis"
- Emerson
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"son of Emery"
- Emmett
Origin:
English masculine variation of Emma, GermanMeaning:
"universal"
- Esther
Origin:
PersianMeaning:
"star"
- Etta
Origin:
English and Scottish, short form of any name ending with -etta: Henrietta, Loretta etc.
- Fernanda
Origin:
Feminine variation of Fernando, Spanish and Portuguese version of German FerdinandMeaning:
"bold voyager"
- Florence
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"flourishing, prosperous"
- Forrest
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"dweller near the woods"
- Frances
Origin:
English from LatinMeaning:
"from France; free man"
- Francis
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"Frenchman or free man"
- Gavin
Origin:
CelticMeaning:
"white hawk"
- Grace
Origin:
English, virtue name
- Graham
Origin:
ScottishMeaning:
"gravelly homestead"
- Graydon
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"son of the gray-haired one"
- Greta
Origin:
German, diminutive of MargaretheMeaning:
"pearl"
- Gwendolyn
Origin:
Variation of Gwendolen, WelshMeaning:
"white ring"
- Helen
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"torch; shining light"
- Holden
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"hollow valley"
- Honor
Origin:
English word and virtue nameMeaning:
"honor"
- Hugh
Origin:
English from GermanMeaning:
"mind, intellect"
- Ingrid
Origin:
NorseMeaning:
"fair; Ing is beautiful"
- Irene
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"peace"
- Isaac
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"laughter"
- Jameson
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"son of James"
- Jane
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"God is gracious"
- Jasper
Origin:
PersianMeaning:
"bringer of treasure"
- Joanna
Origin:
Variation of JohannaMeaning:
"God is gracious"
- Jonah
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"dove"
- Josiah
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"God supports, heals"
- June
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"young"
- Langston
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"tall man's town"
- Leander
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"lion-man"
- Leland
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"meadow land"
- Leona
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"lioness"
- Louisa
Origin:
Latinate feminine variation of LouisMeaning:
"renowned warrior"
- Lowell
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"young wolf"
- Lyle
Origin:
Scottish and English from FrenchMeaning:
"someone who lives on an island"
- Magnus
Origin:
Scandinavian from LatinMeaning:
"greatest"
- Malachi
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"my messenger"
- Margaret
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"pearl"
- Margot
Origin:
French, diminutive of MargaretMeaning:
"pearl"
- Marie
Origin:
French variation of MaryMeaning:
"drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved"
- Martha
Origin:
AramaicMeaning:
"lady"
- Matilda
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"battle-mighty"
- Mavis
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"songbird"
- Monica
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"advisor"
- Nina
Origin:
Short form of names that end in -nina
- Nora
Origin:
Diminutive of Honora or Eleonora, LatinMeaning:
"honor or meaning unknown"
- Octavia
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"eighth"
- Opal
Origin:
SanskritMeaning:
"gem"
- Orion
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"boundary, limit"
- Paige
Origin:
English, occupational nameMeaning:
"page to a lord"
- Parker
Origin:
English occupational nameMeaning:
"park-keeper"
- Paul
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"small"
- Philip
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"lover of horses"
- Phoebe
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"radiant, shining one"
- Portia
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"pig"
- Preston
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"priest's estate"
- Rachel
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"ewe"
- Ramona
Origin:
Spanish, feminine variation of RamonMeaning:
"wise protector"
- Raymond
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"wise protector"
- Reed
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"red-haired"
- Rex
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"king"
- Roman
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"citizen of Rome"
- Ronan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"little seal"
- Rosemary
Origin:
Latin or EnglishMeaning:
"dew of the sea, or rosemary (herb)"
- Russell
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"redhead, fox-colored"
- Ruth
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"compassionate friend"
- Santiago
Origin:
Place-name or LatinMeaning:
"Saint James"
- Schuyler
Origin:
DutchMeaning:
"scholar"
- Serena
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"tranquil, serene"
- Simon
Origin:
Hebrew, GreekMeaning:
"he has heard; flat-nosed"
- Solomon
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"peace"
- Sylvia
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"from the forest"
- Theodore
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"gift of God"
- Tobias
Origin:
Greek from HebrewMeaning:
"God is good"
- Victor
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"conqueror"
- Vincent
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"conquering"
- Walker
Origin:
English occupational nameMeaning:
"cloth-walker"
- Watson
Origin:
English and Scottish surname related to WalterMeaning:
"son of Wat"
- Wesley
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"western meadow"
- Willa
Origin:
Feminine variation of WilliamMeaning:
"resolute protection"
- Winston
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"wine's town"
- Yale
Origin:
WelshMeaning:
"fertile upland"
- York
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"from the yew estate"