Names like Knox
Knox is a one-syllable Scottish name that ends in -ox. Each list below follows one of those threads on its own, so you can see exactly what the names share.
The same roots
Also Scottish names, from the tradition Knox comes from.
Lennox Scottish · place name/surname, "place of elm trees"
Kameron Scottish · modern respelling of Cameron, traditionally "crooked nose"
Kylen Scottish · modern variant of Kyle, from Gaelic caol 'strait'
Karson Scottish · modern spelling variant of Carson, a Scottish surname of uncertain meaning
The same feel
Also modern and surname style names.
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
King English · from the title/word "king"
Maddox Welsh · surname, "son of Madoc", traditionally "fortunate"
Dax French · place name, the French town of Dax
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 2020s, the same decade as Knox, on a similar curve.
Fox English · English word/surname name, from the animal
Mac Scottish · Gaelic prefix meaning 'son of', used as a standalone nickname
Reid Scottish · surname, "red-haired"
Cam Scottish · short form of Cameron, from Scottish Gaelic, 'crooked nose'
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