classifiedcosmos's list "Surname Names For Boys" of 4 great name ideas: Merrit - Tierney!

Surname Names For Boys

A list of names for baby boys that were originally surnames, but are absolutely adorable as first names.

Merrit is a spelling variation of the more usual Merritt.

Merrit

Unusual surname occasionally used as a first.

Rennon

An old English surname denoting either a servant of one of the Knights Templar, or a person living near or serving at a church.

Templer

Tierney is a Celtic surname with a definite Irish twinkle, a name just waiting to be discovered. Though now sometimes used for girls (in the US, not Ireland), as in jazz singer Tierney Sutton, it still has plenty of masculine punch.
<br/><br/>Tierney, in its original Tiarnach form, was the name of several saints. It can also join the ranks of Old Hollywood names, via the haunting actress Gene Tierney. <em>ER</em> actress Maura Tierney is a current surname bearer.
