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Briggs
English variation of Bridges
Having only entered the US Top 1000 in 2012, Briggs is yet another ends-in-s surname name for boys currently on the rise, along the lines of Brooks and Hayes.
Leif
Swedish; Danish; Norwegian
"heir, descendant"
Leif is one of the most recognizable Scandinavian names , thanks to Icelandic explorer Leif Erikson, and is still one of the best, with a pleasant aural association with the word leaf. Leif Erikson,…
Anse
French
"cove"
Name of Faulkner's great emotional villain in As I Lay Dying , Anse is not ordinarily used as a first name. It literally means cove in French, though the element ans means God in Old German and is…
Aud
Norwegian
"deserted, empty"
This minimalist name is frequently heard in Norway, but has little chance of acceptance in the US.
Bard
English, Gaelic
"minstrel, poet"
A literary word name, now synonymous with Shakespeare, Bard also refers more generally to a poet, particularly one who recited epics and traditional poems out loud. Similar in sound to Bernard,…
Bing
German
"kettle-shaped hollow"
When Kate Hudson named her second son Bingham and announced that she would be calling him Bing, it put this zingy nickname name out on the table. Before that, there was only one, further nicknamed…
Bird
Nature name
A name that's unusual in that changing the i to a y -- as in Byrd -- makes it more masculine.
Bligh
English variation of Blythe
Too tightly associated with the real-life villainous Captain Bligh of The Mutiny on the Bounty.
Boyne
Irish
"white cow"
The famous Battle of the Boyne, in Ireland, vanquished the Catholic king.
Bast
Coe
English surname
"jackdaw"
In keeping with other short names like Poe and Bo, Coe is a surname that could easily move into first place. It has a sports hero factor as well, in Olympic runner Sebastian Coe — who later became a…
Daw
Daw is a masculine name with varied origins across multiple cultures. In English contexts, it likely originated as a nickname referring to the bird (a type of crow), possibly denoting someone with…
Dice
Word name
Strictly for a Vegas baby.
Dand
Elm
English, German, Norse, Danish tree name
"red, brown"
Strong, straight, and leafy, one of the new tree names used mostly as middles.
Flann
Irish
"ruddy, red-haired"
Friendly, cheerful Irish name that originated as a nickname for a redhead. Potential problem: reminiscent of the Spanish custard.
Fauve
Frens
Hoyt
English
"long stick"
Distinctive though somewhat abrupt, most prominently borne by country singer Hoyt Axton.
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