Names like Dallas
Dallas is a two-syllable Scottish name that ends in -as. Each list below follows one of those threads on its own, so you can see exactly what the names share.
The same sound
Two syllables, ending the same way as Dallas.
Douglas Scottish · dark river
Lucas Latin · man from Lucania (a region of southern Italy); Greek Loukas is a shortened form of Loukanos, "from Lucania"; the "light" link is a secondary folk association (via Lucania's own possible root), not the established meaning
Thomas Aramaic · twin
Silas Latin · biblical name, probably a short form of Silvanus; its deeper origin is uncertain
The same roots
Also Scottish names, from the tradition Dallas comes from.
Logan Scottish · "little hollow," from the Gaelic lagan, a Scottish place and clan name; it crossed from surname to first name and climbed for decades, worn mostly by boys and increasingly by girls. Highland roots, all-terrain modern appeal
Kelvin Scottish · from the River Kelvin in Scotland, of uncertain Celtic origin; Brazil's 2000s wave pick, a Kevin with an L of its own
Houston Scottish · surname/place name meaning 'Hugh's town'
Irving Scottish · from the River Irvine, green water
The same feel
Also place and surname style names.
Landon English · "long hill," a place name turned surname turned first name; it rode the 2000s wave of two-syllable boys' names ending in -n and outlasted many of them. Newer than it sounds, easygoing as they come
Easton English · "east settlement," an Old English place name; part of the 2000s compass-point wave of surname names, all open vowels and a soft -n landing. Preppy on paper, easygoing out loud
Adair Scottish · Scottish surname from Gaelic 'Ath-Dàir', 'ford of the oaks'
Campbell Scottish · Scottish clan surname, from Gaelic 'cam' (crooked) and 'beul' (mouth)
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 2020s, the same decade as Dallas, on a similar curve.
Malcolm Scottish · "devotee of St. Columba"
Davie Scottish · Scottish diminutive of David, from Hebrew meaning 'beloved'
Wylie Scottish · Scottish surname, traditionally 'charming' or 'wily'
Crawford Scottish · Scottish surname, 'crow ford, river crossing'
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