Victorian Boy Names from the 1800s

A lively English surname that was popularly given as a male first name in the Victorian period, and is ripe for revival today.

Rather formal word name that has been used occasionally over the years, most notably for the autism activist and animal expert Temple Grandin.

Ewart has long been extinct as a first name, and the prominent placement of "ew" and "wart" probably has something to do with it. Ewart originated as a Norman form of Edward and an occupational surname name. The surname was related to the Middle English word ewehirde, from the Old English components meaning "ewe" and "herdsman."

See ROLAND.

Conjures up a tweedy English country gentleman with a large paunch.