List of English Baby Names Meanings

Yates

Yates Name Meaning. English: from Middle English yates 'gates', plural of yate, Old English geat 'gate', hence a topographic name for someone who lived near the gates of a walled town, or a metonymic occupational name for a gatekeeper.

Meaning: Gates Origin: English

Zayne

Etymology & Historical Origin - Zayne. There are three potential meanings for the masculine name Zayne. For one, Zain and Zayn are transcriptions of the Arabic زين which means “grace, beauty”. ... Therefore Zane is often considered a very American name.

Meaning: A form of zane Origin: English

Acton

(AK-tən)

Acton Name Meaning. English: habitational name from any of several places, especially in Shropshire and adjacent counties, named Acton. Generally, these are from Old English ac 'oak' + tun 'settlement'.

Meaning: From an oak tree town Origin: English

Adamaris

(AY-də-mə-RIS)

Adamaris is a form of the Latin adamō meaning "I love truly, earnestly, deeply or greatly; covet", from ad 'near, at; towards, to' and amō 'love'. It may also be considered a combination of Ada and Maris, or a variant of Damaris with the prefix A-.

Meaning: Graceful and noble Origin: English

Addison

(AD-i-sən)

Addison is an Old English given name whose etymological meaning is "son of Adam." Addison is also a Scottish patronymic surname meaning "son of Addie", a Scottish Lowlands nickname for Adam.

Meaning: Adam's child Origin: English

Adolf

(AH-dawlf)

The name Adolf is a Latin baby name. In Latin the meaning of the name Adolf is: Old German 'Adalwolf' meaning noble wolf. Used by 17th and 18th century German royal families, and introduced into Britain by the Hanoverians.

Meaning: Distinguished or strong wolf Origin: English, Germanic

Aethelred

(ee-THEL-red)

The epithet “unready” is derived from unraed, meaning “bad counsel” or “no counsel,” and puns on his name, which means “noble counsel.” ... By the end of 1013 the Danish king Sweyn I had been accepted as king in England, and Ethelred had fled to Normandy.

Meaning: Wise or learned counselor Origin: English

Africa

(AF-ri-kə)

The origin of Afer may either come from: -the Phoenician `afar, dust; -the Afri, a tribe—possibly Berber—who dwelt in North Africa in the Carthage area; -the Greek word aphrike, meaning without cold; -or the Latin word aprica, meaning sunny.

Meaning: Cave Origin: English, Latin

Aiken

(IE-kən)

The name Aiken is an Anglo-Saxon baby name. In Anglo-Saxon the meaning of the name Aiken is: Oaken.

Meaning: Made from oak trees Origin: English, Hebrew

Al

(AL)

The name Al is a Celtic baby name. In Celtic the meaning of the name Al is: Harmony, stone, or noble. Also fair, handsome. Originally a saint's name, it was reintroduced to Britain during the Norman Conquest, remained popular throughout the Middle Ages, and was revived in the 19th century.

Meaning: Unclear Origin: English