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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.

Origin:Word name
1670
Arrow Arrow is a name of English origin and the me...
Origin:Word name
1023
Indica

Meaning: of India

Origin:Latin
2313
Lake Lake is a name of Anglo-Saxon origin. It is ...
Origin:Nature name
1360
Origin:English word name
1443
Leaf This name has its roots in Scandinavian orig...
Origin:Nature name
1499
Journey A name of American origin, the meaning of Jo...
Origin:Word name
4179
Saint

Meaning: saint

Origin:English word name
1188
Rowdy Rowdy is a gender-neutral name of American o...
Origin:American word name
1814
Breaker Breaker is a name, typically for boys that a...
Origin:English word name
2167
Rocket A name of English origin, the meaning of Roc...
Origin:Word name
2424
Win Win is a gender-neutral name of Burmese orig...
Origin:Diminutive of Winslow, Winthrop, or Winston
2913
Cannon Originating from England, the meaning of Can...
Origin:Word name
1100
Jet The name Jet has many different meanings. It...
Origin:Mineral and word name
1250
Salmon

Meaning: salmon, a fish

Origin:Animal name
6432
Sayer

Meaning: woodcutter or reciter

Origin:English
1484
Sayer

Meaning: woodcutter or reciter

Origin:English
1484
Origin:Occupational word name
6505
Steel The name Steel has its roots in English orig...
Origin:Word name
2954
Justice

Meaning: the quality of being just, impartial, or fair

Origin:English word name
1488