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English Word Names

English names might be easiest to define when they're actual word names drawn from the English languages and transformed into baby names. This genre has grown tremendously in the past decade, to the point that now parents are creating names from words they love or that have a symbolic meaning in English along with other languages such as Spanish, French, or Italian.

Of course, there is also a long tradition of English names that were originally flower or place or inspirational or other word names, most notably practiced by the Puritans. At this point, words like Iris or Mercy or Christian have been used so long as names that they are solid entries in the name lexicon apart from their original connection to the words that inspired them.

Today, celebrities are often coining names from English words — think North, Saint, Bear — and so helping to popularize not just the specific names but the whole concept. And stars from Drake to Rebel Wilson have driven the word name idea home. Now, almost any English word is fair game for transformation to a baby name. And if you're not adventurous enough to use these new word names as first names, you might want to consider them as middle names to add uniqueness and meaning. Newer English word names finding wide favor include the following.

Deacon

Meaning: messenger, servant

Origin:Greek
613
Drake

Meaning: dragon; or, male duck

Origin:English word name
625
Echo

Meaning: echo or sound

Origin:Greek mythology name
639
Sky The name Sky is derived from Scandinavian or...
Origin:Nature name
702
Origin:Gem name
707
Winter The name Winter is of American origin. The m...
Origin:Word name
714
Story

Meaning: an account of incidents or events

Origin:English word name
1085
Ocean The meaning of Oceanus is 'of the ocean', ac...
Origin:English, nature name
1322
Tempest

Meaning: turbulent, stormy

Origin:English word name
2035
Whimsy

Meaning: whimsical or fanciful

Origin:English word name
3000
Snow Snow is a word of English origin, and the me...
Origin:English word name
1411
Karma

Meaning: destiny, spiritual force

Origin:Hindi
1082
Origin:Place name
3070
Winsome

Meaning: agreeable, lighthearted

Origin:English
2291
Remember Remember is a baby name popularized by the P...
Origin:Word name
4373
Crimson

Meaning: rich deep red

Origin:Color name
1680
Blue The meaning of Blue is the colour, which is ...
Origin:Color name
927
Haven Haven is a name with English origins, meanin...
Origin:Word name, English
931
Vale Vale is a popular given name with several po...
Origin:Geographical name
1836
Poet The name Poet has Engish origins and the mea...
Origin:Word name
5715