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Baby names · English origin

From the hedgerow and the heath

English-origin baby names span Old English (Edmund, Hadley), Middle English (Sterling, Whitman), and post-Norman influences. They lean tactile and place-rooted — many derive from landscape features (heath, fern, meadow) or trades (Spencer, Cooper). They wear formal and casual equally well and tend to age into themselves.

102 English names in our library · 45 girl, 41 boy, 16 unisex

Girl English names

Addison♀

son of Adam

English
Ann♀

grace (Anne variant)

English
Audrey♀

noble strength

English
Avery♀

ruler of elves

English
Betty♀

Elizabeth diminutive; pledged to God

English
Birdie♀

little bird

English
Brooke♀

small stream, running water

English
Brooklyn♀

broken land, water

English
Clover♀

lucky three-leaf plant

English
Daisy♀

day's eye, daisy flower

English
Ellie♀

light; Eleanor diminutive

English
Ember♀

a glowing ember, smouldering fire

English
Evelyn♀

wished-for child

English
Everly♀

wild boar clearing

English
Faith♀

faith, trust

English
Fern♀

feathered plant

English
Goldie♀

golden, made of gold

English
Hadley♀

heather meadow

English
Halley♀

hay meadow; the comet

English
Harlow♀

army hill

English
Harper♀

harp player

English
Hattie♀

estate ruler

English
Hazel♀

the hazel tree

English
Hope♀

hope

English
Ivy♀

climbing evergreen plant

English
Jane♀

God is gracious

English
Joy♀

joy, gladness, delight

English
Kate♀

pure (Katherine diminutive)

English
Kendra♀

knowing, understanding

English
Kinsley♀

the king's meadow

English
Lark♀

songbird at dawn

English
Lily♀

pure flower of the valley

English
Madison♀

son of Maud

English
Mae♀

pearl; mother (May variant)

English
Marigold♀

golden flower

English
Meadow♀

field of grass

English
Mercy♀

mercy, compassion, clemency

English
Pearl♀

pearl, jewel of the sea

English
Pippa♀

lover of horses

English
Plum♀

the plum fruit

English
Posy♀

small bouquet

English
Primrose♀

first rose

English
Scarlett♀

red, bright cloth-merchant

English
Tuesday♀

day of Tiw

English
Willow♀

the willow tree

English

Boy English names

Archer♂

bowman, one who defends with the bow

English
Booker♂

scribe, book-binder

English
Brooks♂

of the brook (surname-as-first)

English
Carter♂

cart driver (surname-as-first)

English
Charlie♂

free man (Charles diminutive)

English
Cooper♂

barrel maker

English
Easton♂

east-facing settlement

English
Edmund♂

rich protector

English
Edward♂

wealth guardian

English
Forrest♂

the woodlands

English
Grayson♂

son of the steward; gray-haired

English
Harlan♂

rocky land; army land

English
Harland♂

army land, rocky land

English
Harrison♂

son of Harry

English
Heath♂

wild moorland

English
Holden♂

deep valley, hollow

English
Hudson♂

son of Hudd; explorer surname

English
Jack♂

God is gracious

English
Jackson♂

son of Jack

English
Lander♂

landowner, of the land

English
Lee♂

meadow, clearing

English
Lincoln♂

town by the pool

English
Lowell♂

little wolf

English
Maverick♂

independent, unbranded

English
Quill♂

feather pen

English
Ralph♂

counsel wolf

English
Shaw♂

small wood, thicket

English
Spencer♂

steward, dispenser

English
Sterling♂

of high quality

English
Sutton♂

south town, surname

English
Tate♂

cheerful, of the Norse god Teit

English
Wade♂

water crossing; surname

English
Walker♂

a fuller of cloth

English
Waylon♂

land beside the road

English
Wells♂

from the springs

English
Wesley♂

western meadow

English
Weston♂

the western settlement

English
Whitman♂

white-haired man

English
Wilder♂

untamed

English
Woodrow♂

row of houses by the wood

English
Wyatt♂

brave in war

English

Unisex English names

Aspen✦

shimmering tree

English
Briar✦

thorny plant

English
Cove✦

small sheltered bay

English
Dune✦

sand hill

English
Finch✦

small songbird

English
Hollis✦

near the holly

English
Kestrel✦

small falcon

English
Kit✦

bearer of Christ

English
Linden✦

the linden tree

English
Marlowe✦

driftwood

English
Ocean✦

the sea

English
River✦

flowing watercourse

English
Story✦

tale, narrative

English
Sunny✦

of the sun, cheerful

English
Tatum✦

Tata's homestead

English
Wren✦

small songbird

English

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