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Kenley
English
"well-known clearing"
Kenley is an area in the burrough of Croydon in South London, making this a place name in a couple of senses of the term. Kenley and its twin sister Kenlee may be favored by parents looking to name a…
Kensington
Place name
A posh area of London, as well as being a section of Brooklyn, Kensington would make an overly formal, butlerish boy's name. There are several preferable paths to the nickname Ken, including KENYON,…
Kent
English surname and place-name
"edge"
Kent is a no-nonsense, brief, brisk one-syllable name, almost as curt as Kurt.
Kenton
English
"the royal settlement"
Although Kenton has the trendy K beginning and on ending, and a jazz reference to Stan Kenton, it still manages to sound stiff and old-fashioned.
Kew
Cornish
"chick"
Kew is an offbeat name of a saint from Cornwall with boyish appeal.
Kensal
Kilburn
Lane
English
"a small roadway or path"
Lane is a unisex name equally accessible to boys and girls. Breezy, cool and contemporary, it might equally put in mind country lanes and banks of wildflowers. As a word name, Lane means "small…
Langdon
English
"long hill"
Classy-sounding surname name usually bypassed in favor of the simpler Landon.
Lee
English
"pasture, meadow"
The original brief, breezy name is somewhat out of favor now even as a middle name. The Leigh spelling has more substance and is more identifiable as female.
Leyton
Leyton is a modern English name that originated as a surname and place name before transitioning to first-name usage. Derived from Old English elements meaning 'settlement on the River Lea' or 'farm…
Latimer
Maida
English
"maiden"
Old English name as outmoded as the use of the word maid for a young girl.
Merton
English
"town by the lake"
Sounds like a displaced Dr. Seuss character.
Mitcham
Morden
Northolt
Oak
Nature name
Ten times as many boys are named Oak as girls: about 50 boys last year to five girls. Of course, nature names don't have any traditional gender identification the way names like John and Mary do, so…
Oakleigh
Oakleigh is a charming masculine name with English origins, derived from the combination of 'oak' (the sturdy tree) and 'leigh' (meaning meadow or clearing). This nature-inspired name evokes images…
Paddington