Preppy Names

Ives

English variation of Yves

"yew wood"

Smooth and sleek one-syllable name, sometimes suggested for Sagittarius boys.

Langdon

English

"long hill"

Classy-sounding surname name usually bypassed in favor of the simpler Landon.

Laughlin

Irish

"dweller at the fjord-land"

First used for Norse invaders, this name, along with the similar Lachlan, is an attractive, worldly, and unusual choice — despite connections to the Nevada gambling resort.

Loring

Variation of Lawrence, Latin

"from Laurentum"

Loring lives as a first name thanks to the Kansas doctor Loring Miner who first sounded the alarm on what became known as the Spanish Flu.

Lovett

Diminutive of Lovell or Lowell, English

"little wolf"

Similar in style to Beckett, Everett, Beckett, and Barrett, Lovett is a surname that likely started out as a nickname. Ultimately drawn from the French lou , this diminutive comes from the English…

Lowden

Lowden is a masculine name with Anglo-Saxon origins, derived from a surname that originally referred to someone who lived in a low-lying valley ("low dean"). The name carries a solid, grounded…

Mackay

Gaelic

"son of Aodh"

MacKay is the Anglicized form of Mac Aodha, meaning "son of Aodh" in Gaelic. Aodh is the origin of names such as Aidan and Hugh, making McKay a subtle way to honor people with those names. It could…