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English, Scottish surname
"ridge enclosure"
Hunter is gaining favor among girls, as is Sutton, and for those in search of something less common, surname-style Hutton might just be the one, as it blends elements of both. Used quietly for boys…
English and German surname
"from Lindley"
Updates Lindsey for the 21st century.
English
"green clearing"
Attractive English surname that sounds right at home with the other androgynous surname names that are currently on-trend. Greenlee Smythe is a character on the soap opera All My Children
"red meadow"
An emerging unisex surname name. Radley is more common for boys — it could be seen as an updated version of Bradley — but for girls, it's a rare alternative to Hadley and Adley. Radley is also a…
"brave one"
An on-trend tailored, gender neutral surname name with a strong meaning that gets you to chic nickname Prue — the best of both worlds!
English from French
"of Carenton"
A lively unisex surname name ultimately derived from a French place name.
Dutch
"scholar"
Originally a Dutch surname, imported by the early Dutch colonists, has been all but overpowered by the phonetic spellings in the US -- Skyler for boys and Skylar for girls. With the…
"blessed, happy"
Surname name with an uplifting meaning. Just beware that this is a well-known mattress brand.
"wooded meadow"
An English surname originally denoting someone living near a farmstead in the forest. Makes a sweet and unusual addition to the -ley name family.
English surname
"people of victory; dark, black, coal; black bird"
A surname stye choice that could also work as a nickname, Coley may appeal to those who like Callie, Colby, and Carey, or anyone looking for an interesting way to honor a Nicole or a Nicholas.…
Irish
"love, friendship"
Connelly is a rollicking and rare example of the popular surname genre that may work even better for girls. A huge update on Colleen.
Surname name
An international surname, most common in Russia and its environs, that was used as the name of a recurring character in Netflix's short-lived Naomi Watts vehicle Gypsy . Fun fact: It also means…
English and Scottish surname
"dear friend's place"
A new crop of gender-neutral English place names have suddenly become trendy — those ending in -ton. Multi-syllabic but not dramatic, these names are rising quickly for girls and boys. Think…
"ridge farm"
Rigby is a rather stiff British surname, which might call to mind the Beatles "Eleanor Rigby" or, from the recent past, Cathy Rigby, the first American woman to win a medal in World Gymnastics…
English habitational surname
"Earna's settlement"
Arrington originated as a habitational surname for those from a town of the same name in Cambridgeshire, England. According to the etymology of the name, the town was settled by an Earn or Earna —…
"from Brinsley"
The 'ley' ending makes this British surname name ripe for consideration as a feminine girls' name. Brinsley joins such sisters as Kinsley and Tinsley.
"one who lives near a chapel"
Proof that one or two letters can make all the difference: Chapel is a nouveau spiritual word name while Chappell lands firmly in surname territory. They're both pronounced the same. Pop singer…
