Surname Names

A dated fifties surname name that led to the nickname SAndy.

Earthbound surname that few would make as first choice.

Faulkner is an old occupational surname that was used for someone who kept and trained falcons when falconry was a popular sport in medieval Europe. Anyone using it in contemporary America would probably be honoring Southern novelist William Faulkner. While we love the author, Falconer would probably be a slightly easier name to carry on the playground.

Palin, as in, yes, one-time VP candidate Sarah, has emerged as a hot new first name, usually for girls.

A masculine way to honor a feminine Page -- although that ett ending is typically found in girls' names.

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.

A surname with more force than most.

Unique name for the son of a woodworker.

Pell makes an unusual middle name choice. And if grandpa Seymour was a fur trader, you might do better to honor him by naming the baby Pell.

Possible Hayden alternative.