The Farmer's Son
- Buckley
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"meadow of the deer"Description:
Mama's boy.
- Zeb
Origin:
Diminutive of Zebediah or Zebulon, HebrewMeaning:
"gift of God, exaltation, or little dwelling"Description:
Short and to-the-point, it turns an ancient biblical name into a friendly cowboy.
- Fielder
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"dweller in open country"Description:
An uncommon surname name with that energetic -er ending. Might appeal especially to baseball fans.
- Rutherford
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"cattle ford"Description:
Stuffy presidential choice: consider Hayes instead.
- Eldridge
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"old, wise leader"Description:
Name long associated with eloquent Black Panther activist Eldridge Cleaver and jazz great Roy Eldridge.
- Calhoun
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"from the narrow forest"Description:
A beaming, friendly Irish last-name-first-name waiting to be discovered, though anyone into American history might associate it with John C. Calhoun, a 19th century statesman who defended slavery. There are however plenty of places called Calhoun which might lessen that association.
- Zebadiah
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"God has bestowed"Description:
Biblical names are expanding (literally) as some parents move on from Isaiah and Elijah to more elaborate choices with simple short forms like Jed and Zeb.
- Jesco
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