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… Miller namesakes, including writers Arthur and Henry, and entertainers Dennis, Glenn, Jonny Lee, Larry, Mitch, Roger, Steve, and Sienna. And in fiction, there's Henry James's heroine, Daisy Miller.

A list of boy names so my future son will most likely not share a name with a classmate

… Happy Days. And – trivia tidbit – Marion Tweedy was the maiden name of Molly Bloom in James Joyce's Ulysses. At one time Marian was considered the female form and Marion …

… name of a 12th century English saint. Gilberts have appeared in such books as Henry James's Portrait of a Lady, Lucy Maud Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables, and …

… popular imagination, Frontier brings to mind cowboys, Old Western movies, Yellowstone National Park, and the works of writers such as James Fenimore Cooper, Zane Grey, Owen Wister, and Willa Cather.

These are name that I have put together just for fun or wouldn't name my child but really like!

… Asher, Caleb, Elijah, Isaac, Levi, Nathan, and Samuel. Classic boy names with Hebrew origins include James, Joseph, and John. Baby boy names popular in Israel include Uri — especially among Jewish …

… role in Romeo and Juliet. Anna Livia Plurabelle is the name of a character in James Joyce's Finnegans Wake. Livia entered the US Top 1000 in 2004 but unlike …

… American names and may have various origins, including diminutives of names beginning with 'J' like James or Jacob. Usage records show Jalisa reaching its peak popularity in the United States …

… it's easy to see why: it's ladylike (a la Isabel Archer in Henry James's Portrait of a Lady) and melodic, traditional yet slightly offbeat. Isabel sounds smart …

… are characters in the George Bernard Shaw play Back to Methuselah and The Music Man. James Bond-creator Ian Fleming had a half sister named Amaryllis Marie-Louise Fleming, who …

… bearer is British actress Honor Blackman, remembered for her roles in The Avengers and the James Bond Goldfinger. The more feminine Honora is also pretty and a fresh route to …

… Urbano is the commonly heard Italian version, and the French Urbain was used by Henry James for an--yes--urbane character in The American. These days, the name is associated …

… In literature, Maisie is the name of the precocious young title character in the Henry James novel What Maisie Knew, and is also the main female character in Rudyard Kipling …

… Springfield was the fictitious founder of the Simpsons' hometown. As for Civil War Confederate General Jeb Stuart, his nickname sprang from his initials--his full name was James Ewell Brown.

… over the centuries in the predominantly Christian world. These include such still-popular names as James, Matthew, John, and Elizabeth. The top New Testament names for boys include James, Alexander …

These are names that I feel like go together well as sibling sets; I think any of these can go reasonably well and be interchangeable.

… Other Wolfs of note include British screenwriter Wolf Mankowitz, who was instrumental in the early James Bond films, painter Wolf Kahn, and the hero of Jack London's 1904 novel …

… early saints. In George Eliot's novel Felix Holt: The Radical, Maximus Debarry is very much an aristocrat. LeBron James used it as the middle name for his son Bryce.

… along with April and June. She's represented in literature by May Bartram in Henry James's The Beast in the Jungle and May Welland in Edith Wharton's The …

… for First Ladies from Jacqueline Kennedy to Michele Obama. A hauntingly melodic theme song in James Taylor's 'Carolina on My Mind.' With the exception of two years during the …

… room to rejuvenate. Popular with the Puritans, Asa can be found in the novels of James Fenimore Cooper and Theodore Dreiser. A notable real-life namesake is the highly influential …

I based this list after my family tree. There are Irish, Italian and mostly English names here.

This is a list of classic names I love. I probably won't use them as names for my kids, but I just love them!

This list includes favorites, likes, and guilty pleasures. Why does this have to be 15 words or more?

… Brideshead Revisited, Margaret Atwood's Cat's Eye, as detective Cordelia Gray in P.D. James's mystery novels, and was promoted by a character on both Buffy the Vampire …

A list of adorable baby boy names inspired by Taylor Swift songs, albums, and lyrics.

Names that sound as if they've come straight off the bookshelf yet are still appropriate, adorable and unique.

… played Uncle Jesse in The Dukes of Hazzard. The state capital was named for politician James W. Denver, and others who bore the surname include singer John (born John Deutschendorf …

… 1888. A notable modern-day bearer is American crime novelist Alafair Burke, daughter of author James Lee Burke. There have been a profusion of spellings recorded: Alefare, Alifair, Allifair, Allifare …

… Anne Bronte's The Tenant of Wildfell Hall and Millicent Henning is found in Henry James's The Princess Casamassima, and she appears not once but twice in Harry Potter …

… the name occasionally appears in various European communities and has gained modest recognition in recent decades as parents search for alternatives to more common J-names like Jason or James.

… the first year American name popularity statistics were recorded. Classic boy names John, William, and James held the top three spots for boys. Some 1800s Victorian baby names are coming …

… Ryan Reynolds broke the gender barrier in a new way when they named their daughter James. Many parents followed suit, sometimes using James as a middle name. The trendy Arlo …

If, and I mean IF, there was a third baby a few years down the road

A very long list of boys names beginning with the letter J. I hope it comes in handy.

… A-goo), making it into tee-AH-go. A creative way to honor an ancestral James or Diego, or an alternative to the now very popular Mateo, Tiago was given …

… columnist/TV emcee Ed. Other celebs with boys named Sullivan: singer Tom Waits and actor James Marsters. Heroic pilot Chesley Sullenberger is known as Sully, and a featured character in …

… the most prominent Jay wasn't a Jay at all—Gatsby's birth name was James Gatz. In real life, the honor goes to Jay Leno, also born James. In …

Description of the 25 most frequently used names for boys and girls between 1690-1700 as documented in 40 English parishes. Extracted from Scott Smith-Bannister's "Names and Naming …

These are names that I've come across while doing my genealogy. I'm not sure if/which ones I'd use, but it's fun to see all the …

… Macbeth. The brave and handsome Major Duncan Heyward is one of the main characters in James Fenimore Cooper's The Last of the Mohicans. Other cultural references include Duncan Idaho …

The top middle names for baby boys and girls over the last century are a more stable group than first names, which go in and out of fashion more dramatically …

The list of **top boy names** in the US is more straightforward than the girls' list, which is skewed by spelling variations. Except for the Aiden/Kayden/Jayden names, which …

although you can name regardless of the sex assigned to the name or the sex of the child (or thing)

This strong single-syllable boys’ name has been finding favor with parents since the fifties, though it's been slipping in recent years; it fell out of the Top 500 …

The name of an important ancient Roman emperor, Tiberius might sound a bit heavy for a modern boy to carry, but with the rise of Atticus, Tiberius and brothers begin …

Scottish boy names are a handsome group, including familiar choices that have traveled far beyond Scotland's shores as well as rare boy names. Familiar Scottish names for boys, such …