Old English names
Anglo-Saxon roots that pre-date the Norman conquest. The earthy English layer underneath the Latinate one.
64 names in the library
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Addison
FeminineSon of Adam
/ˈæd.ɪ.sən/
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Arlo
MasculineFortified hill, or 'between two highlands'
/ˈɑr.loʊ/
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Ashley
FeminineAsh-tree meadow
/ˈæʃ.li/
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Ashton
UnisexAsh-tree town
/ˈæʃ.tən/
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Audrey
FeminineNoble strength
/ˈɔ.dri/
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Austin
MasculineVenerable, majestic
/ˈɔ.stɪn/
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Avery
UnisexElf counsel
/ˈeɪ.və.ri/
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Beckett
MasculineBee cottage, or 'small stream'
/ˈbɛk.ɪt/
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Bennett
MasculineBlessed
/ˈbɛn.ɪt/
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Bentley
MasculineBent-grass meadow
/ˈbɛnt.li/
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Brooklyn
FeminineBroken land
/ˈbrʊk.lɪn/
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Brooks
MasculineOf the brook
/brʊks/
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Camden
MasculineEnclosed valley
/ˈkæm.dən/
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Carter
MasculineDriver of a cart
/ˈkɑr.tɚ/
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Cole
MasculineCharcoal-dark, or short for Nicholas
/koʊl/
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Colton
MasculineCoal town, or 'Cola's town'
/ˈkoʊl.tən/
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Cooper
MasculineBarrel maker
/ˈku.pɚ/
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Daisy
FeminineDay's eye
/ˈdeɪ.zi/
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Dean
MasculineValley, or 'dean' (administrative head)
/diːn/
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Easton
MasculineEast town
/ˈi.stən/
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Edward
MasculineWealthy guardian
/ˈɛd.wɚd/
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Emerson
UnisexSon of Emery
/ˈɛm.ɚ.sən/
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Emmett
MasculineIndustrious, strong
/ˈɛm.ɪt/
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Evelyn
FeminineHazelnut, or wished-for child
/ˈɛv.ə.lɪn/
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Everett
MasculineBrave boar
/ˈɛv.ə.rət/
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Everly
FeminineFrom the boar meadow
/ˈɛv.ɚ.li/
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Graham
MasculineGravel homestead
/ˈɡreɪ.əm/
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Grayson
MasculineSon of the steward
/ˈɡreɪ.sən/
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Hadley
FeminineHeather meadow
/ˈhæd.li/
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Hailey
FeminineHay meadow
/ˈheɪ.li/
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Harper
FeminineHarp player
/ˈhɑr.pɚ/
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Harrison
MasculineSon of Harry
/ˈhɛr.ɪ.sən/
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Hayden
UnisexHay valley
/ˈheɪ.dən/
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Hayes
MasculineFrom the hedged enclosure
/heɪz/
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Hazel
FeminineHazel tree
/ˈheɪ.zəl/
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Hudson
MasculineSon of Hudd
/ˈhʌd.sən/
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Hunter
MasculineOne who hunts
/ˈhʌn.tɚ/
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Ivy
FeminineIvy plant
/ˈaɪ.vi/
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Jameson
MasculineSon of James
/ˈdʒeɪm.sən/
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Kingston
MasculineKing's town
/ˈkɪŋ.stən/
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Kinsley
FeminineKing's meadow
/ˈkɪnz.li/
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Knox
MasculineRound hill
/nɒks/
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Landon
MasculineLong hill
/ˈlæn.dən/
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Lane
MasculineLane, path
/leɪn/
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Lincoln
MasculineFrom the lake settlement
/ˈlɪŋ.kən/
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Mason
MasculineStone worker
/ˈmeɪ.sən/
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Maxwell
MasculineMac's spring
/ˈmæks.wɛl/
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Parker
UnisexPark keeper
/ˈpɑr.kɚ/
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Peyton
UnisexPæga's town
/ˈpeɪ.tən/
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Piper
FemininePipe player
/ˈpaɪ.pɚ/
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Presley
FemininePriest's meadow
/ˈprɛz.li/
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Sawyer
UnisexWood-sawer
/ˈsɔ.jɚ/
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Sloane
FeminineRaider, warrior
/sloʊn/
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Tate
MasculineCheerful, glad
/teɪt/
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Tatum
UnisexTata's homestead
/ˈteɪ.təm/
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Tucker
MasculineCloth fuller
/ˈtʌk.ɚ/
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Tyler
MasculineTile maker
/ˈtaɪ.lɚ/
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Walker
MasculineCloth fuller
/ˈwɔ.kɚ/
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Waylon
MasculineBattle-land, or from a place
/ˈweɪ.lən/
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Wesley
MasculineWestern meadow
/ˈwɛs.li/
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Weston
MasculineWestern town
/ˈwɛs.tən/
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Willow
FeminineWillow tree
/ˈwɪl.oʊ/
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Wren
FeminineWren bird
/rɛn/
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Wyatt
MasculineBrave in war
/ˈwaɪ.ət/