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Irish
"black-haired"
Fresh choice that could pick up where Dylan and Logan left off.
"king; brown"
Ancient Irish king of the underworld, so much more powerful than Don.
"small brown-haired child"
This Irish saint's name makes an attractive alternative for Dylan or Donald.
"brown chieftain"
Barely-used Irish surname that's more streamlined than popular Donovan.
Scottish
"brown hill homestead"
Attractive placename/surname with a somewhat aristocratic feel.
"brown"
Efficient feel.
English
"blond"
If this name makes you think of Victorian novels, it's because Fairfax was part of Mr Rochester's name in Jane Eyre , and the surname of a minor character in Jane Austen's Emma . It has a distinctly…
"little raven"
Feeny and its alternative spelling Feeney have several origins in Irish. They are anglicised forms of the surnames Ó Fiannaidhe (descendant of Fiannaidhe, meaning warrior), and Ó Fidhne (descendant…
"ruddy, red-haired"
Friendly, cheerful Irish name that originated as a nickname for a redhead. Potential problem: reminiscent of the Spanish custard.
Latin
"yellow hair"
A Latin clan name that may rise again along with other things Roman.
"blond boy"
Transformation of the stolid Gilbert into an animated surname name.
"pock-marked face, scarred"
English surname that's very rarely found as a first name. The Colorado city was named after Horace Greeley, the nineteenth-century congressman and founder of the New-York Tribune .
Color name
Middle name possibility for a nature-loving family -- Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke used it for their son's middle name.
"gray settlement"
Sweet and southern-feeling, maybe thanks to Horton Foote, author of Tender Mercies and The Trip to Bountiful, not to mention the Dr. Seuss connection.
Hebrew
"white"
An Old Testament name used by the Puritans, less well known than female relatives Rebecca, Rachel, and Leah and as deserving of revival.
French
"brown-haired one"
The best-known bearer of this name by far is basketball superstar LeBron James. While LeBron James is a great athlete and American hero, only 19 baby boys were named LeBron or Lebron in 2021.
Lebrun is a masculine name with French origins, functioning historically as a surname before occasional use as a given name. It derives from the French elements 'le' (the) and 'brun' (brown),…
"son of the beige one"
Although Maguire is such a prominent Irish surname —it ranks in the Top 40 in the Emerald Isle —this lively and cheerful family name has rarely been used as a first, unlike more familiar…
"raven"
Idiosyncratic Hebrew choice.
Spanish
"gold"
Rare, with a gleaming, golden image.
