Names Categorized "rare English"

EtymologyThorley is an English masculine given name derived from a habitational surname. The surname Thorley originates from place names in Hertfordshire and the Isle of Wight, England. These places were named from the O...

Thurstan is an English given name derived from a surname that itself traces back to the Old Norse name Þórsteinn (modern Torsten), meaning "Thor's stone." The first element comes from the Norse thunder god Thor, while th...

Trafford is a principally locational given name derived from a Trafford surname, which in turn traces back to a place name of Old English origin. The etymological components are "trapp" meaning "fish-trap" and "ford" mea...

Travers is an English given name derived from the surname Travers, which originally developed as an occupational name. The surname comes from Anglo-Norman French traverser—“to cross”—designating a toll collector who watc...

Trueman is an English masculine given name derived from a surname, itself a variant of Truman. The surname Truman originally meant “trusty man” in Middle English. The given name Trueman, like many surname-turned-first na...

Upton is a rare masculine given name of English origin, derived from a surname that originally denoted a place name meaning "upper town" in Old English, composed of the elements upp (“up”) and tūn (“enclosure, settlement...

Vale is an English first name derived from the English word for a wide river valley, ultimately from Latin vallis (valley). As a given name, it is a relatively rare water- or nature-inspired choice, evoking images of pas...

Wallis is a unisex given name of English and Scottish origin, derived from a surname that was a variant of Wallace. The surname itself comes from Norman French waleis, meaning "foreigner, Celt, Welshman," ultimately of G...

Warrick is an English masculine given name transferred from the surname Warrick, which itself is a variant of Warwick. The surname Warwick derives from the town of Warwick in England, composed of the Old English elements...

Warwick is a masculine given name derived from the English surname Warwick, which itself originates from the town of Warwick in Warwickshire, England. The town's name is composed of Old English elements wer meaning "weir...

Whitaker is an English masculine given name derived from the surname Whitaker, which originated from a place name meaning "white field" in Old English. The surname itself, also spelled Whittaker and Whitacre, refers to a...

Wolf is a male given name used in English, German, Yiddish, and other Germanic contexts. Primarily, it originates as a short form of compound names such as Wolfgang and Wolfram, which contain the Old German element wolf...