List of English Baby Names Meanings

Lockwood

(LAHK-wuwd)

Lockwood Name Meaning. English: habitational name from a place in West Yorkshire, probably named in Old English as 'enclosed wood', from loc(a) 'enclosure' (see Lock) + wudu 'wood'. It seems likely that all present-day bearers of the name descend from a single family which originated in this place.

Meaning: An enclosed forest Origin: English

Lon

(LAHN)

The name Lon is a boy's name of Spanish origin meaning "noble, ready". Lon and is often added to lists like Vintage Nicknames for Boys and discussed in our forums with posts like "Change Two Letters".

Lovett

(LAH-vit)

This surname, of English or Scottish origin, and found chiefly in Staffordshire, can be either a nickname from the Anglo-Norman French "lo(u)vet", meaning "wolfcub" or "young wolf", or it can be a locational name from Lovat near Beauly, Inverness, deriving from the Gaelic "lobh", meaning "rot", plus "ait", place.

Meaning: Small wolf Origin: English, French

Lowden

(LOWD-ən)

Lowden Name Meaning. English (chiefly County Durham) and Scottish: variant spelling of Louden.

Meaning: From the low valley Origin: English, Germanic

Magnolia

(mag-NO-lee-ə)

The name Magnolia is a French baby name. In French the meaning of the name Magnolia is: Flower.

Meaning: Magnolia flower Origin: English

Manford

(MAN-fərd)

Manford Name Meaning. English: possibly a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place.

Meaning: Protected ford Origin: English

Mansfield

(MANS-feeld)

The name Mansfield arrived in England after the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Mansfield family lived in Mansfield, a parish in Nottinghamshire. The place-name itself is a combination of Celtic and Anglo-Saxon terms, and literally signifies the field by the hill called Mam, from the Celtic word for a mother or a breast.

Meaning: Coming from a hilly pasture Origin: English, Germanic

Manson

(MANS-ən)

Manson is a surname of Scottish origin. It is an Anglicised version of the Scandinavian name Magnusson, meaning son of Magnus, and a Sept of Clan Gunn. It is particularly common in the far northeast of Scotland in the county of Caithness and in Orkney and Shetland. ... Amy Manson (born 1985), Scottish actor.

Meaning: Fierce one Origin: English

Mardelle

(mahr-DEL)

One source claims that this name means "seaside garden," but it seems more likely that it is a name created from popular name elements with no regard for meaning. Personal experiences with the name Mardelle: | Edit. Mardelle is my middle name and it has been past down threw the females in my family.

Meaning: Coming from the valley Origin: English

Marland

(MAHR-lehnd)

The name Marland is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Marland is: From the march. A Form of Merle.

Meaning: Person who lives near a lake Origin: English