British and London baby names
Handpicked for families who want names with roots: the beloved classics, what parents in the culture choose today, and the cool discoveries most US name sites never surface.
Adaeze princess, daughter of the king (Igbo)
Ailsa from Ailsa Craig, the granite island in the Firth of Clyde
Albie noble, bright; nickname-style for Albert
Alfie elf counsel; nickname-style for Alfred
Amirah princess, ruler
Araminta 18th-century literary coinage; posh English revival
Arthur bear (disputed Celtic root); legendary British king
Ayaan gift of God, God's blessing
Bertie bright, famous; short for Herbert, Albert, or Bertram
Bluebell woodland spring flower
Cecil blind (Latin Caecilius); old English aristocratic surname-name
Clementine mild, merciful; nickname Clemmie
Cressida from Chaucer and Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida
Cyril lordly, masterful (Greek)
Edie prosperous in war; nickname-style for Edith
Elsie God is my oath; nickname-style for Elizabeth
Enid soul, spirit, life; Arthurian legend heroine
Fraser strawberry (Norman-French clan surname)
Freddie peaceful ruler; short for Frederick
George farmer, earth-worker
Guinevere white enchantress, fair one (Welsh Gwenhwyfar); King Arthur's queen
Gwen white, fair, blessed
Hamish supplanter; Scottish form of James
Hilda battle woman (Germanic)
Hugo mind, intellect, spirit
Ibrahim father of many nations (Arabic form of Abraham)
Idris ardent lord; legendary Welsh king-astronomer
Imogen maiden, girl (likely a scribal variant of Innogen, popularized by Shakespeare)
Inigo fiery, ardent (Basque Íñigo); architect Inigo Jones
Isla island (from the Scottish river Isla / Isle of Islay)
Jemima dove; Job's beautiful daughter in Genesis
Margot pearl; nickname-style for Margaret
Monty mountain of the ruler; short for Montgomery
Morag great one; sun
Muhammad praiseworthy; the most-registered boys' name in England for over a decade
Musa drawn from water (Arabic form of Moses)
Nellie bright, shining one; nickname-style for Eleanor or Helen
Nia brightness, purpose
Nigel champion (Latin Nigellus, via Gaelic Niall)
Octavia eighth-born (Latin); Roman and British aristocratic name
Ola short form widely used across Black British families
Oscar God's spear, deer-lover (Irish/Norse)
Ottilie fatherland, prosperous in battle (from Germanic Odilia)
Percy pierces the valley (Norman place-surname); nickname-style for Percival
Peregrine traveler, pilgrim; also a falcon
Poppy poppy flower
Reggie counsel, power; nickname-style for Reginald
Rosie rose flower; nickname-style for Rose
Rupert bright fame (Germanic Hrodperht, via German Ruprecht)
Stanley stony clearing (place-name surname)
Tabitha gazelle (Aramaic); a healer in the Book of Acts
Tarquin from the legendary Etruscan kings of ancient Rome
Theo gift of God; short for Theodore
Winnie blessed peacemaking; nickname-style for Winifred
Yusuf God increases (Arabic form of Joseph)
Zainab fragrant flowering plant; name of the Prophet's daughter
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