Ultimate Animal Crossing Baby Name List

  1. Lyman
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "meadow-dweller"
    • Description:

      Almost as passé as Hyman.
  2. Label
    • Labelle
      • Lloid
        • Lopez
          • Mabel
            • Origin:

              Diminutive of Amabel, Latin
            • Meaning:

              "lovable"
            • Description:

              Mabel is cuddly Victorian favorite rising in popularity in the US, after a 50-year nap If you love offbeat old-fashioned names like Violet or Josephine, only sassier and bubblier, Mabel is one for you to consider. It is currently in the US Top 200 and the UK Top 50.
          • Mac
            • Origin:

              Scottish or Irish
            • Meaning:

              "son of"
            • Description:

              In Ireland and Scotland, Mac and Mc mean "son of"; here, Mac is a generic fella, or a short form cooler than either Matt or Max. Mac can be a nickname of any longer Mac or Mc starting name such as McCoy or Macalister. If you want to make it feel more complete, you can always spell it Mack.
          • Maddie
            • Origin:

              Diminutive of Madeline or Madison, English
            • Meaning:

              "woman from Magdala or son of Matthew"
            • Description:

              Britney Spears' little sister Jamie Lynn was one of the first to put this nickname on the birth certificate. Cute for a child, but we recommend giving her the option of the full name for later use.
          • Maelle
            • Origin:

              French or Breton
            • Meaning:

              "chief or prince"
            • Description:

              This feminine form of Mael has the distinctive "aelle" ending found in Brittany. In the French spelling Maëlle, it is a Top 100 girls' name in France.
          • Maggie
            • Origin:

              Diminutive of Margaret
            • Meaning:

              "pearl"
            • Description:

              Maggie is a cute, earthy short form that has been in style for several decades now, still sometimes used as an independent name by such parents as Jon Stewart. First used in Scotland, it got a large bump in popularity via the 1971 Rod Stewart hit song "Maggie May." Today's Maggie might just as well be short for a more adventurous name such as Magdalena or Magnolia as for the classic Margaret.

              Maggie Gyllenhaal was born Margaret.

          • Mallary
            • Maple
              • Origin:

                English tree name from Latin
              • Meaning:

                "maple tree; tree of the Acer genus"
              • Description:

                Maple is one of those sweet-spot word names that sounds so almost name-like that it doesn't feel outlandish or strange, despite its relative newness as a given name. Just as Juniper is adjacent to June or Pippa, Clover like Chloe or Clara and Ember like Emma or Ebba, Maple is enough like Mabel, Maisie and Mae that it blends in well and has a touch of borrowed vintage charm.
            • Marcel
              • Origin:

                French variation of Marcellus
              • Meaning:

                "little warrior"
              • Description:

                Marcel, despite distinguished namesakes including Proust and Duchamp, suffers from a terminal headwaiter image in this country. But along with its sister name Marcella and French variation (and Jolie-Pitt pick) Marcheline, Marcel may be on the brink of a style renaissance.
            • Marcie
              • Marcy
                • Origin:

                  Diminutive of Marcia
                • Meaning:

                  "Mars, god of war"
                • Description:

                  Marcy is about as hip as bobby sox and saddle shoes – which is to say, it's probably due a revival in the not-too-distant future! It was a typical Peanuts character name, which peaked in the seventies, but is starting to attract attention again across the pond, where soundalikes like Macy, Marnie, Maisy, Darcy and Lacey are already popular.
              • Margie
                • Origin:

                  Diminutive of Margery
                • Description:

                  Prime pert-teenager name in midcentury TV shows, replaced by Maggie.
              • Marina
                • Origin:

                  Latin
                • Meaning:

                  "from the sea"
                • Description:

                  This pretty sea-born name was used to dramatic effect by Shakespeare in his play Pericles for the virtuous princess who says she is "Call'd Marina, for I was born at sea."
              • Marshal
                • Marty
                  • Origin:

                    Short form of Martin, Latin
                  • Meaning:

                    "warlike"
                  • Description:

                    Marty is one of those Old Man nicknames that's just starting to sound cute again.
                • Mathilda
                  • Origin:

                    Variation of Matilda
                  • Meaning:

                    "battle-mighty"
                  • Description:

                    The addition of the h makes it more Old World, which is not the direction you want to push Matilda in.