S-ending Surnames

Hawes

English

"hedged area"

Could be difficult to grasp: Hoss. The "Bonanza" cowboy.

Holmes

English

"from the island in the river"

Possible middle name for devotees of detective Sherlock...or the actress Katie.

Inglis

Inglis is a masculine name with Scottish and English origins, primarily derived from a surname meaning "English" or "Englishman." The name developed from the Old English term "Englisc" and was used…

Innes

Scottish

"from the river island"

Innis is the name of an island (and Gaelic word for island) which became a Scottish surname and clan name before being used as a first. It hasn't been heard much in the U.S., but could attract more…

Ives

English variation of Yves

"yew wood"

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

Keats

English literary name

"kite"

Poetic and easy to pronounce (it's keets), this is one of many poets' names to consider, such as Auden, Eliot, Frost, Byron, Lorca, Marlowe, Blake, Emerson and Tennyson. Likely meaning "kite", in…

Menzies

Scottish surname of Norman origin

"to reside, abide"

Traditionally pronounced "ming-iz" and thus the relationship to the jazzy Mingus, Menzies is an old Scottish surname related to the more common Manners.