Andrew, Abigail, Charles—these are some of the more popular English baby names today. Traditionally, English names were biblical or conveyed a virtue—think Hope, Charity, and Faith. If you’re feeling literary, you can also mine Shakespeare for English name ideas.
English Origin
Hebrew: Father or head of a monastic community; This surname is likely derived from the Hebrew name Abba and may bring to mind the...
This Hebrew name means "father" and was used as the term for the leader of a monastery. Abbott has some traction as a last...
The name Adam has been around forever—and that's not an exaggeration. Biblically, Adam was the first human being created...
Addison was first intended to be a boy's name—it means "son of Adam"—but its rapid climb up the naming charts have officially...
Another patronymic name like Jamison, Addison has fallen out of fashion as a boy's name and is almost exclusively a girl's...
A variation of the Latin name Adrienne, Adrian has more commonly been used as a boys name, but is still used as a girl name...
Lately Adrian has been creeping up the boy name ranks to become the most popular its ever been. The name originally refered...
Verdi's opera bears the same name, and is an epic classic tale of love, loyalty, betrayal and courage. It tells of the love...