Names like Tatum
Tatum is a two-syllable English name that ends in -um. 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 Tatum.
Callum Scottish · dove
Areum Korean · beauty (a pure native-Korean word name; a popular identity-marker choice among diaspora parents wanting a name with no hanja spelling)
Hyrum Hebrew · variant of Hiram, "exalted brother" (Phoenician); borne by Hyrum Smith, an early Mormon leader
Botum Khmer · lotus; from Pali paduma
The same roots
Also English names, from the tradition Tatum comes from.
Harper English · "harp player," an occupational surname from the medieval minstrel's craft; almost unknown as a girls' first name before the 2000s, then a leader of the musical-surname wave. Literary in association, folk in root, modern in effect
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
Colton English · "coal town," or "Cola's town," an Old English place name and surname; it joined the 2000s wave of -n boys' names with a western, denim-jacket ease that kept it around after the wave receded. Colt is the built-in short form
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
The same feel
Also modern and surname style names.
Jaxon English · "son of Jack," Jackson respelled with the 21st century's favorite letter; the X spelling emerged in the 1990s and climbed alongside the original. Same everyman roots, extra edge
Peyton English · "Paega's town," an Old English place name that spent centuries as a surname; American parents took it unisex in the 1990s and it stuck for both. Preppy polish with small-town roots
Ryder English · "rider, mounted messenger," an occupational surname from the saddle; it joined the 2000s wave of rugged -er surnames with more velocity than most. Motorcycle energy, medieval paperwork
Beckham English · surname/place name, "homestead by the stream"
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 2020s, the same decade as Tatum, on a similar curve.
Talon English · word name, claw of a bird of prey
Taylin English · modern coinage, phonetic elaboration of Taylor
Taylen English · modern coinage, phonetic elaboration of Taylor
Tayden English · modern coinage, blend of Taylor/Tate with an Aiden/Caden ending
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