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By grnberyl · Updated May 2023
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Scottish and English
"hall or woodland clearing"
While this has a distinguished male namesake -- astronomer Edmund Halley and his comet -- it still strays too close to the superpopular feminine Hailey family to work for some parents for a boy.…
English from German
"mountain home"
A cross-cultural possibility, but a bit heavy and somber.
English variation of Yves
"yew wood"
Smooth and sleek one-syllable name, sometimes suggested for Sagittarius boys.
English
"ruler's hill"
Rarely heard surname name that lacks the lightness of other o-ending names.
Irish
"descendent of the bald-headed"
Less appealing than some other Irish surnames, such as Malone and Sullivan, unless used as a tribute to jazz musician Gerry. There could be some Mulligan stew teasing.
"maker of drinking and storage vessels"
Could join such up-and-comers as Miller and Gardener, though the "potty" and Harry Potter associations are strong and potentially unappealing these days.
Rearden is a sophisticated masculine name with Irish and English origins. Derived from the surname Riordan (from Irish 'Ríoghbhardán' meaning 'royal poet' or 'royal bard'), it carries connotations of…
