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