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Names like Hendrix

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

The same roots

Also Dutch names, from the tradition Hendrix comes from.

Ryker Dutch · surname-style, likely from rijker, "richer, more powerful"
Holland Dutch · place name for the Netherlands, traditionally 'wood-land' or 'hollow land'
Decker Dutch · occupational surname, 'roof-thatcher,' from decken 'to cover'
Schuyler Dutch · From the Dutch surname Schuyler, meaning scholar; carried by an old New York Dutch family, including VP Schuyler Colfax.

The same feel

Also musical and surname style names.

Lennon Irish · surname Ó Leannáin, traditionally "lover" or "cloak"
Jagger English · English occupational surname meaning 'carter, peddler'
Bowie Scottish · surname meaning 'yellow-haired'; popularized by David Bowie
Ellington English · from an English place name, 'Elli's town'; famously borne by Duke Ellington

Names of the same moment

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

Harlem Dutch · NYC neighborhood, named after Haarlem, Netherlands
Phoenix Greek · dark red; mythical bird
Maddox Welsh · surname, "son of Madoc", traditionally "fortunate"
Lennox Scottish · place name/surname, "place of elm trees"
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