Almost all names have a meaning, and for millennia different cultures have taken names from vocabulary words and phrases. The English language is no exception. Whether it is the virtue names of the Reformation, gems of the Victorians or the long loved flower names, word names have a longstanding history.
The 2009 England and Wales data, and the 2010 Scotland data provide us with a wealth of English language word names -- some well established, and some new creations. Let's take a look at the word names currently being used by British babies.
Words relating to nature or colours:
| Acacia Amber Basil Bay Blossom Bluebell Bracken Breeze Briar Brook Bryony Calla Cherry Clementine Clover Coral Crystal Dahlia Daisy Dawn |
Ebony Emerald Fern Flint Ford Forrest Fox Hazel Heather Holly Honey Honeysuckle Indigo Iris Ivy Jasmine Jewel Jasper Juniper Lilac |
Lily Lotus Magenta Maple Meadow Myrtle Ocean Olive Opal Pearl Pepper Petal Phoenix Poppy Primrose Rain Red Reed Reef River |
Rose Rowan Sage Sapphire Scarlet Sky Star Storm Sunny Teal Tiger Tigerlily Tulip Vanilla Velvet Violet Wren |
Vocabulary words:
| Amity Angel Blend Blessing Bliss Cadence Charisma Cherish Constance Destiny Faith Favour Fortune Genesis Gift Given |
Glory Goodness Grace Halo Harmony Hero Holy Honour Hope Joy Justice Liberty Long Lyric Melody Mercy |
Miracle Noble Paradise Patience Peace Praise Precious Pretty Promise Prosper Prudence Purity Rejoice Serene Serenity Stirling |
Supreme Story Sway Sweetie Tear Temperance Trinity Truly Unique Unity Victory Winner Wisdom Wonderful |
Place names:
| Argyll Arran Africa Boston Cairo Caledonia Carlisle Chelsea |
Dakota Dallas Devon Douglas Eden India Indiana Iona |
Islay Jersey London Memphis Montana Paisley Paris Persia |
Rome Savannah Sierra Skye Sydney Tennessee Venice |
Time-related words:
| April August Autumn |
Easter June May |
Summer Sunday Tuesday |
Wednesday Winter |
Titles/Descriptions:
| Baby Celt Deacan Gypsy Hunny |
Junior King Laird Lady Lord |
Prince Princess Rogue Sheikh Sultan |
"Things" and labels:
| Champagne Chardonnay Cruise Diesel |
Porsche Sherry Tiara |
Names that sound/look like word names - but aren't:
| Axel Bill Cash |
Dolly Echo Eve |
Hero Kitty Mate |
Minnie Sandy Will |
