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Knoll m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Knoll.

Kohl m English (Modern)
Variant of Cole influenced by the German surname Kohl.

Kohler m English
Transferred use of the surname Kohler.

Korde m English (Rare)
From the surname Korde.

Korver m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Korver.

Koufax m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Koufax.

Kova m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Either transferred use of the surname Kova or a variant of Cove or Cova.

Kross m English (American, Modern)
Either a variant of Cross or transferred use of the surname Kross.

Kroy m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Kroy. This name was first brought to public attention in the 2010s by American football player Kroy Biermann.

Kuiper m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Kuiper, in which by itself it's a Dutch cognate of Cooper.

Kyan m English (Modern), Dutch, African American (?)
Possibly a transferred use of the Irish surname Kyan, or perhaps an invented name blending the popular phonetic prefix ky with Ryan or Kian 2... [more]

Kyber m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Kyber.

Kyd m English
Transferred use of the surname Kyd.

Kym m English (Australian)
Shortened form of the surname Reskymer, which is, most likely, of Cornish origin with the meaning, as of yet, unknown.... [more]

Kyte m English (Rare)
Transferred usage of the surname Kyte.

Lachance m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lachance.

Laden m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Layden coinciding with the surname Laden.

Lafate m English (American)
A short form, American English version of the French surname Lafayette.

Lafayette m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lafayette. In the US, it was first used in the late 1700s as a masculine given name in honor of the Marquis de Lafayette, a hero of the American War of Independence (who also left his name in a city of west-central Indiana on the Wabash River northwest of Indianapolis).

Lakeland m & f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of surname Lakeland. Possibly a combination of Lake and Land.

Lamon m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lamon.

Lande m & f English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Lande.

Landers m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Landers.

Landis m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Landis. According to the Social Security Administration, there were 26 boys named Landis in 2018.

Landrum m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Landrum.

Langford m English
Transferred use of surname Langford.

Langhorn m English
Transferred use of the surname Langhorn.

Langley f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Langley 1.

Langton m English (African)
Transferred use of the surname Langton, chiefly used in Zimbabwe.

Lanier m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lanier.

Lansing m English
Transferred use of the surname Lansing.

Lantz m English (American, Rare)
Possibly a transferred use of the surname Lantz.

Lanz m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred from the surname Lanz. Lanz also was a maker of tractors, the most famous model being the Lanz Bulldog.

Laroy m English (American, Rare)
Either combination of the popular name prefix la and Roy, a variant of Leroy, or transferred from the French surname, Laroy.

Larrion m English
Possibly transferred use of the surname Larrion, or an elaboration of Larry inspired by names ending in -ion.

Larson m English
Transferred use of the surname Larson

Lasander m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lasander or variation of Lysander.

Lascelles m English
Transferred use of the surname Lascelles. A notable bearer was the poet Lascelles Abercrombie (1881-1938).

Latham m English
Transferred use of the surname Latham.

Latimer m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Latimer.

Launceston m English
Transferred from the surname Launceston.

Lavelle f & m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Lavelle.

Lawford m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lawford.

Lawn m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lawn.

Lawon m English
From the surname derived from Leofwine, which means "beloved friend".... [more]

Lawton m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lawton.

Lawyer m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lawyer.

Layman m English (American, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Layman.

Leaf m & f English
Either from the surname or from the English word leaf.

Leamon m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Leamon.

Leaston m & f English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Leaston.

Leathan m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Leathan.

Leavy m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Leavy.

Ledger m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Ledger.

Lehman m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lehman.

Lendl m English (African, Rare), Caribbean
Transferred use of the surname Lendl.

Lennis m & f English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Lennis.

Lenton m English
Derived from the surname Lenton.

Leodore m English (American, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname as well as a contraction of Leo and Theodore.

Letcher m English (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Letcher.

Leto m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Leto.

Levander m English (American, Rare)
Transferred from the surname Levander.

Leverton m English (Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Leverton.

Levine m & f English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Levine.

Levison m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Levison.

Levitt m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Levitt.

Lewison m English (Rare)
Transferred from the surname Lewison or variant of Levison

Lexington m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the English surname Lexington as a first name. Its usage is possibly influenced by the nicknames Lex and Lexi.

Leyland m English
Transferred use of the surname Leyland. See also Leland.

Light m & f English (African)
From the English word light meaning "Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers); visible light".... [more]

Lilburn m English
Transferred use of the surname Lilburn.

Liles m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Liles. Also may be a combination of Lyle and Giles.... [more]

Lillard m English, Belgian
Transferred use of the surname Lillard.

Lillis f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lillis.... [more]

Lindbergh m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Lindbergh given in honor of aviator Charles Lindbergh (1902-1974).

Lindell m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Lindell.

Linder f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Linder.

Lindley f & m English
Transferred use of the English surname Lindley (see also Linley).

Linell m & f English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Linell. As a feminine name, it can also be a variant of Linelle.

Linkford m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Linkford.

Linley f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Linley.

Linney f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Linney.

Lish f & m English (American, Rare), English
Feminine: Diminutive of Alisha.... [more]

Lisle m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lisle. Used as an alternative spelling to Lyle or Liesl.

Lister m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lister.

Littleton m English
Transfered usage from the surname Littleton

Livingston m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Livingston.

Livingstone m English (African)
Transferred use of the surname Livingstone.

Loch m English (Rare)
Short form of Lochlainn or taken directly from the Irish, Scottish Gaelic and Scots word loch meaning ''lake''.... [more]

Locke m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Locke.

Lockett m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Lockett.

Lockley m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lockley.

Lockwood m English, Literature
Transferred use of the surname Lockwood, used for a character in Wuthering Heights.

Lockyer m English (Australian)
Transferred use of the surname Lockyer. Can be given in honour of retired Australian rugby league star Darren Lockyer, or after the Lockyer Valley in Queensland, Australia named after the explorer Edmund Lockyer.

Loel m English
Transferred use of the surname Loel. See also Lowell. Known bearers of this name include British philanthropist Loel Guinness (b... [more]

Logic m English (American, Rare)
Derived from the English word logic, which is ultimately of Greek origin. There might also be cases where the name is derived from the surname Logic.... [more]

Loney m English
Either spelling variant of Lonnie or a transferred use of the surname Loney.

Lorca m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
The name Lorca originated as a place name from the region of Navarre in Spain. Also famous as the surname of legendary Spanish playwright and poet Federico Garcia Lorca, who was also the inspiration for legendary folksinger Leonard Cohen to name his now-grown up daughter Lorca.

Lorimer m English
Transferred use of the surname Lorimer.

Loriston m English
Possibly a variant of the place name Lauriston, meaning "Lawrence's town". May also be transferred use of the surnames Loriston or Lauriston.... [more]

Lothrop m English
From the surname Lothrop

Lott m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lott.

Louden m English (Rare), Literature, Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Louden. A known bearer of Louden as a given name is Louden Swain, the main character in the 1979 book "Vision Quest" written by Terry Davis... [more]

Loudin m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Loudin.

Loudon m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Loudon. Known bearers of Loudon as a given name include the American author Loudon Wainwright, Jr... [more]

Lovejoy f & m English (Puritan)
A combination of Love 2 and Joy, which possibly originated as a given name with the Puritans.... [more]

Loveless m English (Rare)
Taken from the surname Loveless.

Lovie f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lovie.

Lowrey m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lowrey.

Lucca m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the Italian surname Lucca. The use of Lucca is probably influenced by the similar looking and sounding Luca 1.

Luckie m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Lucky. This also coincides with an English and Scottish surname (see Luckie).

Lum m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lum, that is most likely a variant of Lamb, but can also be a topographical name for someone who lived near a pool.

Lupin m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lupin. Fictional bearers of the surname are Arsène Lupin, a gentleman thief turned detective extraordinaire in novels by French writer Maurice Leblanc (introduced in 1905), and Remus Lupin, a werewolf in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling (introduced in 1999).

Lydell m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Lydell.

Lyman m English
Transferred use of the surname Lyman.

Lynch m English (Modern, Rare)
From the surname Lynch.

Lyndall f & m English, South African
Transferred use of the surname Lyndall. This was (first?) used as a given name by the South African author, political activist and feminist Olive Schreiner (1855-1920) for the heroine in her most famous novel, The Story of an African Farm (1883)... [more]

Lyndle m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lyndle.

Lysle m English (American, Rare)
Likely transferred from the surname, Lysle. It may also be a variant of Lyle.

Lytle m English (American, Rare)
Lytle W Robinson (1877-1945) was an initiate of esoteric science and an author who published several books about Edgar Cayce. The name could be a variation of Lyle or transferred use of the surname Little.

Mabry f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Mabry.

Macdonald m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname MacDonald/MacDonald

Macintosh m English
Transferred use of the surname MacIntosh.

Mackellan m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Mackellan.

Mackinnon m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Mackinnon.

Macklin m English
Transferred use of the surname Macklin.

Macmillan m English (African)
Transferred use of the surname MacMillan.

MacRoy m English
Transferred use of the surname MacRoy.

Madigan f & m English (American), Literature
Transferred use of the Irish surname Madigan or from the Gaelic given name Madagán or Madadhán means "little dog".... [more]

Madsen m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Madsen.

Makaveli m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Derived from the surname of Florentine author and philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli. This spelling was popularized by American rapper Tupac Shakur (1971-1996) after being used for one of his albums in 1996.

Makepeace m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Makepeace. A famous bearer is William Makepeace Thakeray, English novelist and author of Vanity Fair.

Maker m English (Australian)
Transferred use of the surname Maker.

Mallen m English (African)
Transferred use of the surname Mallen.

Mance m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Likely taken from the English surname, Mance.

Manford m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Manford.

Mangle m & f English
Possibly from the surname Mangle.

Mann m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Mann.

Manning m English
Transferred use of the surname Manning.

Mansfield m English (Archaic), Romani (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Mansfield.

Manson m English
Transferred from the surname Manson.

Mapleton m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Mapleton.

Mardell f & m English (Rare)
Possibly a transferred use of a surname Mardell.

Markes m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Markes.

Markham m English
Transferred use of the surname Markham.

Markley m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Markley.

Marland m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Marland.

Marlow f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Marlow.

Marquez m English
Transferred use of the surname Márquez.

Marriott m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Marriott.

Marsden m English
Transferred use of the surname Marsden.

Marsh m English
May be transferred use of the surname Marsh, or as a diminutive of Marshall and Marsha.

Marshell m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Marshall, or a transferred use of the surname Marshell.

Martel m English (Rare), Literature
Transferred use of the French surname Martelle.

Massey m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Massey.

Maston m English (Rare)
Taken from the English surname Maston.

Mathews m English (African)
Transferred use of the surname Mathews.

Matisse m & f French (Rare), Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Matisse. The surname was most famously borne by the French artist Henri Matisse (1869-1954), who is likely the reason behind the popularity of Matisse as a given name in the 21st century.... [more]

Matthews m English (American, Rare)
Taken from the surname Matthews.

Mattingly f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred usage of the surname Mattingly as a given name.

Mattison f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Mattison, though it may also be used as a variant of Madison.

Mattson m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Mattson.

Mauz m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Mauz.... [more]

Maxfield m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Maxfield.

Mayfair f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Mayfair.

Mayhew m English
Transferred use of the surname Mayhew.

Maylon m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Maylon. Alternatively this could be a variant of Mahlon or an invented name modelled on names such as Waylon, Braylon, Jaylon and Daylon.

Mayo m English
Transferred use of the surname Mayo.

McArthur m English
From the surname McArthur.

McCall f & m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname McCall. This name is most commonly used in Utah, possibly in honour of Mormon pioneer James Armstrong McCall (1789–1861).

McCartney f & m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname McCartney. This name was given to 15 girls in 2017.

McCoy m English (Modern)
From the surname McCoy.

Mcdonald m English
Transferred use of the surname McDonald.

McGee m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname McGee.

McGraw m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Mcgraw.

McGregor m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname McGregor.

McIntyre m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname McIntyre.

McKay m & f English (American, Modern), Mormon
Transferred use of the surname McKay. This name is mainly used in Utah among Mormons; it was the surname of David O. McKay (1873-1970), the ninth president of the Mormon Church (from 1951 until his death in 1970).

McLain m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the English surname McLain.

McLane m English
Transferred use of the surname Mclane.

McLaren m English
Transferred use of the surname McLaren.

McNeil m English
Transferred use of the surname McNeil.

Medford m English (Rare)
Transferred from the English surname, Medford, which stems from the name of a town in Northumberland, England.

Medwin m English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Medwin.

Meehan m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Meehan.

Melford m English (Rare)
Taken from the English surname, Melford.

Menzies m English (Australian)
Transferred use of the surname Menzies.

Mercer m English
Transferred use of the surname Mercer.

Merchant m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname.

Merriman m English, Indigenous Australian
Transferred use of the surname Merriman.... [more]

Middleton m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Middleton.

Mifflin m English
Transferred use of the surname Mifflin.

Milhous m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Milhous.

Milhouse m English, Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Milhouse.

Mill f & m English
Short form of Millicent or Millard or a transferred use of the surname Mill.

Mills m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Mills. May also be a diminutive of Miller.

Milward m English (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from the surname Milward. Variant of Millard.

Miner m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Miner.

Minor m & f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Minor.

Montiel m & f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Montiel.

Montrose m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Montrose.... [more]

Moody m English
From the surname Moody, which is from the Old English modig, "impetuous, brave".

Mordaunt m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Mordaunt.

Morrell m English
Transferred use of the surname Morrell.

Morrison m English (African, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Morrison. A famous bearer of the surname was Jim Morrison (1943-1971), lead singer of American rock band The Doors.

Morrissey m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the Irish surname Morrissey.

Morrow m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Morrow.

Morse m English (American, Rare)
Derived from the surname Morse.

Motley m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Motley.

Mountstuart m English
Possibly a transferred use of the surname Mountstuart.

Moyle m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Moyle.

Mozart m English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Transferred use of the German surname Mozart, most likely in honour of the Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Muirhead m Scottish, English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Muirhead. A known bearer was Scottish war artist Muirhead Bone (1876-1953).

Murrel m English (American, Rare)
A variant of Murrell, which is taken from the surname, Murrell, itself a variant of the given name Merrill.

Muse m & f English
Transferred use of the surname.

Myler m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Myler or an invented name from the my- prefix and the -ler suffix.

Mylley f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Mylley.

Myshkin m English (Rare)
Extremely rare transferred use of the Russian surname Myshkin.

Nairn m & f Scottish, English
Transferred use of the surname Nairn.

Nashville m & f English (Rare)
This name is derived from the city of Nashville (and capital of Tennessee in the USA)... [more]

Nason m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Nason.

Naunton m English (Archaic)
Transferred use of either the surname Naunton or the place name Naunton.... [more]

Navarro m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Navarro.

Neale m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Neale.

Neander m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Dutch (Rare), English, German
Latinized form of Neandros. However, in modern times, this name is best known as a surname - the most prominent bearer of which is the German theologian and hymn writer Joachim Neander (1650-1680)... [more]

Nedley m English (American, Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Nedley.

Nedrick m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Nedrick.... [more]

Needham m English
Transferred use of the surname Needham.

Neeley m & f English, Literature
Diminutive of Cornelius or a transferred use of the surname Neeley.

Ness m English (Rare), Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Ness or a masculine form of Nessa 1.... [more]

Netley m English (Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Netley. A known bearer was the English con artist and writer Netley Lucas (1903-1940).

Newell m English
Transferred use of the surname Newell of various meanings such as a location name "new hall" where hall refers to a communal building or a variant of Neville or of Noel... [more]

Newman m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Newman.

Ney m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Maybe from the surname Ney borne by a general in the army of emperor Napoleon I.

Neyland m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Neyland.

Nichols m English (American, Rare)
Transferred from the surname, Nichols.

Nicholson m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Nicholson.

Nickson m English
Transferred use of the surname Nickson.

Nightingale f & m English (Rare)
Possibly a transferred usage of the English surname Nightingale, in honor of Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), an English social reformer.... [more]

Niley f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Niley.

Noir m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Noir.

Noland m Scottish, Popular Culture, English
Transferred use of the surname Noland.

Norrie m & f Dutch (Rare), English, Scottish
For men, this name is a diminutive of Norbert (Dutch) and Norman (English and Scottish). In the case of the latter two usages, the name can also be derived from the surname Norrie.... [more]

Northrop m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Northrop.

Northrup m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Northrup.

Norval m English
Derived from the surname Norval, which is an Anglo-Scottish variant of Norville, a Norman French surname that was brought to Great Britain during or after the Norman Conquest... [more]

Norvell m English (American, Rare)
Taken from the surname, Norvell.

Norville m Popular Culture, English (Rare), Jamaican Patois (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Norville. The character Shaggy, of Scooby-Doo fame, bears this name.

Nunnally m & f English (American, Rare), Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Nunnally. A notable bearer was the American filmmaker Nunnally Johnson (1897-1977). It was used for a female character in the Japanese anime television series 'Code Geass' (2006-2007) and its sequel (2008).

Oakes m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Oakes.

Oakland m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Oakland.

Oaks m English
Transferred use of the surname Oaks.

Oakwell m English
Transferred use of the surname Oakwell.

Oats m English
Transferred use of the surname Oats.

Obama m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Obama. This name is given after the forty-fourth president of the United States Barack Obama.

Occy m English (Australian)
Given in honour of surfer Mark Occhilupo, whose nickname is "Occy", short for his Italian surname, which means "eyes of the wolf". At the same time it is a play on the word "occy straps", short for "octopus straps" - used by surfers to tie their surfboards to a car roof.

Odonahue m English
Transferred use of the surname O'Donahue.

Offutt m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Offutt.

Ofspring m English (Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Ofspring. The maternal grandfather of Ofspring Blackall (1655–1716) was named Charles Ofspring.

Ogle m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Derived from the surname Ogle.

Olan m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Olan.

Olen m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Olen.... [more]

Olin m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Olin.

Ollis m English
Transferred use of the surname Ollis.

Ollivander m English (American, Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Surname of Garrick Ollivander, a wizard and the owner of Ollivander's Wand Shop in the Harry Potter book series and movie franchise by J. K. Rowling. In the Harry Potter universe the name is said to be of Mediterranean origin and mean "he who owns the olive wand".

Olson m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Olson.

O'Neal m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname O'Neal.

O'Neil m English, Jamaican Patois
Transferred use of the surname O'Neil.

Onest m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Honest. It is also possible that there are cases where this name is derived from the surname Onest.

Onslow m English (Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Onslow.

Onslowe m English
Transferred use of the surname Onslowe.

Orange f & m English
First found as a feminine given name in medieval times, in the forms Orenge and Orengia. The etymology is uncertain, and may be after the place in France named Orange... [more]

Orchard m English
Transferred use of the surname Orchard.

Orde m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname.

Oriel f & m English
Probably a form of Auriel or Oriole, the spelling influenced in Britain, perhaps, by Oriel College, Oxford... [more]

Orme m English
Transferred use of the surname Orme. A known bearer of Orme as a given name is Canadian actor Christopher Plummer (b. 1929), who carries it as a middle name - as did his father John Orme Plummer (1894-?) before him... [more]

Orrick m English
Transferred use of the surname Orrick.

Orris m English (Rare), Scottish
Transferred use of the surname Orris.

Orton m English
Transferred use of the surname Orton.

Orvis m English
Transferred use of the surname Orvis.

Osward m Medieval English, English
Middle English form of Osweard. The modern form is derived from the surname Osward.

Ottiwell m Anglo-Norman, English (British, Rare)
From Otuel, which was a diminutive of the Norman names Otoïs, meaning literally "wealth-wide" or "wealth-wood" (from the Germanic elements aud "wealth, fortune" and wid "wide" or witu "wood"), and Otewi, meaning literally "wealth-war" (in which the second element is wig "war")... [more]

Owens m English
Transferred use of the surname Owens.

Owsley m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Owsley. According to the SSA, Owsley was given to 6 boys in 2018.

Parley m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Parley.

Parson m English
Transferred from the surname Parson which came from the title meaning rector or viscar.

Paterson m English (Rare), Scottish (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Paterson.

Patterson m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Patterson.

Pauley f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Pauley.

Paxson m English
Transferred use of the surname Paxson.

Payne m English
Transferred use of the surname Payne.

Payson m & f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Payson.

Pearley m English
Transferred use of the surname Pearley.

Pearson m English (American, Modern)
Transferred from the surname Pearson.

Pelham m English
Transferred usage of the surname Pelham.

Pemberton m English
Transferred use of the surname Pemberton.

Pembroke m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Pembroke.

Pendleton m English
Transferred use of the surname Pendleton.

Peniston m English (British, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Peniston.... [more]

Penn m English, Welsh Mythology
Means "head, top" in Welsh. This was the name of two characters in Welsh legend. It can also come from the English surname which was from a place name meaning "hill" in Old English.