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By Fox · Updated May 2023
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English
"place in the willows"
Stiff and sedate surname name, despite its salty start.
Irish
"small, fair one"
If you like the Irish surname feel, there are loads of more congenial options.
"dark, brave one"
Donnelly is among the more appealing Irish surname names, less well used than Donovan. Related options include the place name Donegal and the mythological god name Donegan.
"narrow way"
Surname choice that could be used to honor the playwright Lanford Wilson.
"from Rayne or Rennes"
The final s turns a nature name into a Waspy surname.
"the wise one"
Undiscovered Irish surname with a lot more bounce and masculine dash than Shannon.
Variation of Loew or Lowell
Surname names that might work as a first, though either of its original forms may be even better.
Literary name and Old Norse
"gravel bank river"
This lovely name is best-known as the surname of eponymous Bronte heroine, Jane Eyre, and would make an appealing and distinctive middle name for the child of fans of that book. While the surname…
"descendant of a lord"
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…
Literary name
The surname of father-son British writers Kingsley and Martin could work very well as a first, though its Amy connection makes it sound a tad feminine.
English occupational surname
"driver of sheep or cattle"
Drover, an ancient occupational surname, is right in step with today's styles and would make a distinctive choice. Drover and brothers are fresh updates of such now-widely-used names as Carter and…
Scottish surname
"hill, mountain"
Evocative of the sand dunes at the beach, Doone is a relatively rare surname found in Scotland, Ireland and England. It was recently used with this spelling by Olympic medalist Amanda Beard;…
