Twilight Names

Embry

English surname

"flat-topped hill"

Embry became viable as a first name when it was used for the (male) werewolf character Embry Call in the Twilight series. But its Em- beginning and -y ending give it a feminine sound, so we call it…

Billy

English, diminutive of William

"resolute protection"

Cute kid with freckles, bouncing a Spalding ball. Cool couple Helena Bonham Carter and Tim Burton put the name Billy Burton on their son's birth certificate. While the classic William, name of the…

Mike

English, diminutive of Michael

Unlike Jake or Sam, few parents put Mike on the birth certificate.