The British are famous for their royal flair, impeccable manners, and unique accent. And just like the people, even the British names have a distinct style, which makes them a step ahead of American baby names. In fact, some of the most common British names are still underused in the US.
The naming pattern popular in England was 1700 to 1875 was fixed. The first son was named after the father, the second son was named after the mother’s father, the third son was named after the father’s father, and the fourth son was named after the father’s eldest brother. The first daughter was named after mother’s mother, the second daughter was named after father’s mother, the third daughter was named after the mother, and the fourth daughter was named after the mother’s eldest sister. If the method resulted in duplicate names, then the parent would skip to the next name on the list. But not many people approved of this naming convention. So the rules were relaxed in the following years. The names of grandparents, parents, aunts, and siblings could be repeated, but without any order. Surnames as given names also came into being. But now, British parents can pick any name they think will suit their child.
Below is Momjunction’s roundup of best British baby names. From modern to traditional, we’ve covered everything for you.
NAMES | MEANING | GENDER | |||
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Aiden | Little fire. | Unisex | |||
Amelia | The one who is industrious, hard working and fertile | Girl | |||
Aria | The one who is Lion of the Lords; Air, Song or Melody | Girl | |||
Benjamin | Son Of The Right Hand | Boy | |||
Chloe | Fresh blooming, ripe green shoot | Girl | |||
Daniel | A Prophet | Boy | |||
Ethan | strong or gift of the island. | Boy | |||
Evelyn | a Hebrew name which means to breathe or live or life. | Girl | |||
Henry | Estate ruler | Boy | |||
Isabella | God is perfection, or God is my oath | Girl | |||
Jack | One who thinks that the God is gracious | Boy | |||
Jacob | Hebrew - Yahweh may protect; Holder of Heel; Supplanter; Derived from the Yaakov or Yakubel in Hebrew | Boy | |||
Logan | Man from the hollow | Boy | |||
Oliver | The one who represents the emblem of peace or olive tree. | Boy | |||
Olivia | The one who is closer to olive tree. | Girl | |||
Sophia | She who posesses great knoledge and wisdom | Girl | |||
Aariyeh | A rare name desiring spiritual and enjoy of isolation and meditation | Boy | |||
Abcde | Means first five amazing letters of alphabet | Girl | |||
Abeque | A person who loves to stay at home | Girl | |||
Aberdeen | A woman who is from city in northeast Scottish | Girl | |||
Aberesh | Derived from medieval form of Albanian in southern Italy communities | Girl | |||
Aberforth | In Gaelic, this name means "˜from the river' | Boy | |||
Ailleda | Warrior | Girl | |||
Ainsley | From Ann's meadow | Girl | |||
Atkin | A British surname | Boy | |||
Atkins | Son of atkin | Boy | |||
Bleiz | Old Breton word meaning 'wolf.' | Boy | |||
Braddlee | Broad clearing in the woods; can also be spelled as "Bradley" | Boy | |||
Bretta | One who is from Britain | Girl | |||
Brettany | A British woman | Girl | |||
Brette | A woman who is native of Britain | Girl | |||
Brettin | She who is from Britain | Girl | |||
Brettlyn | A Brittish girl | Girl | |||
Bretton | A man from Britain | Boy | |||
Caecca | A british male name | Boy | |||
Cafa | British male name | Boy | |||
Calunoth | A british male name | Boy | |||
Cameleac | British Boy name | Boy | |||
Camvlorigi | A British name for Boys | Boy | |||
Canains | A British Boy name | Boy | |||
Caratauc | A British Boy's name | Boy | |||
Carbani | A British name for baby Boys | Boy | |||
Carileph | A name for British Boys | Boy | |||
Catomaglus | A Boy, British name | Boy | |||
Catuoconi | A male name of British roots | Boy | |||
Ceabba | A British name for Boys | Boy | |||
Ceagan | An unisex british name | Unisex | |||
Cealfa | A name of English origin for Boys | Boy | |||
Cealin | A British name for baby Boys | Boy | |||
Charlotte | Feminine form of Charles; freeman | Girl | |||