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Names like Hayes

Hayes is a one-syllable English name that ends in -es. Each list below follows one of those threads on its own, so you can see exactly what the names share.

The same sound

One syllable, ending the same way as Hayes.

Myles English · variant of Miles; origin disputed, popularly linked to Latin "miles" (soldier)
James Hebrew · traditionally "supplanter," the English form of Jacob by way of the Late Latin Iacomus; the name of kings, two apostles, and more US presidents than any other. Royal in Britain, everyman in America, durable everywhere: Jim, Jamie, and Jem included
Rhodes English · surname/place name, from rood (cross) or roses
Ives English · yew tree (Old French if)

The same roots

Also English names, from the tradition Hayes comes from.

Wes English · short form of Wesley, 'west meadow'
Brooks English · surname, "dweller by the brook"
Mason English · "stoneworker," an occupational surname from the building trades; it moved from surname to first name on the strength of its -n ending and craftsman cool, reaching the US top five in the 2010s. Solid as the trade it names
Briggs English · topographic surname, 'dweller by the bridge', from Middle English brigge (bridge)

Names of the same moment

Each of these is at its highest in the 2020s, the same decade as Hayes, on a similar curve.

Wells English · surname, "dweller by the spring"
Banks English · surname, "dweller by the riverbank"
King English · from the title/word "king"
Jones Welsh · surname meaning 'son of John', 'God is gracious'
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