Aaron, lofty, inspired
Abel, vanity
Abelard, noble
Abiathar, sire of plenty
Abijah, child of God
Abijam, father of the sea
Abimelech, king's father
Abner, father of light
Abraham, sire of many
Abram, elevated father
Absalom, father of peace
Achilles, without lips
Adam, red earth
Adin, tender, delicate
Adolphus, noble wolf
Adrian, rich or wealthy
Aeneas, praise
Ahaz, visionary
Alan, cheerful
Alaric, noble ruler
Alban, white
Alberic, elf king, or all rich
Albert, nobly, bright
Aleuin, hall friend
Aldebert, nobly bright
Aldhelm, noble helmet
Alexander, helper of men
Alexis, helper
Alfred, good counseller
Algernon, with whiskers
Alick, helper of men
Allan (or Allen), cheerful
Almeric, work ruler
Alphonso, eager, willing
Alphin, elf
Amadas, husbandman
Amasa, a burden
Ambrose, immortal, divine
Amos, a burden
Andrew, manly, valiant
Angus, excellent virtue
Anselm, divine helmet
Anstice, resurrection
Anthony, inestimable
Antony, inestimable
Appolos, of Apollo
Aquila, eagle
Archibald, powerful, bold
Aristides, son of the best
Arkles, noble fame
Arnold, strong as an eagle
Artemus, gift of Diana
Arth, high
Arthur, high, noble
Asa, physician or healer
Ascelin, servant
Asher, blessed, fortunate
Ashur, black or blackness
Athanasius, undying
Athelstan, noble stone
Athelwold, noble power
Aubrey, ruler of spirits
Audrey, noble threatener
Augustin, venerable
Augustus, majestic
Aureilus, golden
Austin, venerable
Aymar, work ruler
Bab, stranger
Baldie, sacred prince
Baldred, prince council
Baldric, prince ruler
Baldwin, bold friend
Banquo, white
Baptist, baptiser
Barak, lightning
Bardolf, bright helper
Barnabas, son of consolation
Barnard, bold as a bear
Barry, looking bright
Bartholomew, warlike son
Barthram, bright raven
Bartley, son of furrows
Bartram, bright raven
Barzillai, son of iron
Basil, kingly
Bat, son of furrows
Beavis, beautiful
Ben, son of the right hand
Benedict, blessed
Benjamin, same as Ben
Bennet, blessed
Benoni, son of sorrow
Berenger, bear spear
Beriah, son of evil
Bernard, bold as a bear
Bertram, bright raven
Bertran, fair and pure
Blase (or Blaze), babbler
Bohemond, God's love
Boniface, well-doer
Botolph, ruling wolf
Boyd, yellow
Brithric, bright king
Brockwell, champion
Bruno, brown
Brush, immortal
Bryan, strong
Cadoe, war
Cadogan, war
Cadwallader, a general
Caesar, hairy
Cain, possession
Caleb, dog
Calvin, bald
Canute, hill
Caradoc, beloved
Carmichael, Michael's friend
Caswallon, hating lord
Cecil, blind
Charinas, grace
Charles, noble spirited
Christian, of Christ
Christopher, Christ bearer
Chrysostom, gold mouth
Clarence, illustrious
Claude, lame
Clement, merciful gentle
Colbert, cool, bright
Colborn, black bear
Colin, dove
Colomb, dove
Conachar, strong help
Coniah, appointed
Conmor, strength great
Connal, chief's courage
Connor, slaughter hound
Conrad, able speed
Constant, firm, faithful
Constantine, firm
Cornelius, horn
Cradock, beloved
Crispin, curly-haired
Cuthbert, noted splendour
Cymbeline, lord of the sun
Cyprian, of Cyprus
Cyril, lordly
Cyrus, the sun
Dan, a judge
Daniel, the judging God
Darcy, dark
Darius, king, preserver
David, beloved, the darling
Dennis, of Dionysos
Derrick, people's wealth
Dick, firm ruler
Didymus, twin
Diggory, the almost lost
Dionysius, of Dionysos
Dodd, of the people
Dominic, Sunday child
Donald, proud chief
Dougal, black stranger
Douglas, dark grey
Dudley, people's ruler
Duff, black
Dugold, black stranger
Duncan, brown chief
Ebenezer, stone of help
Edgar, protector of wealth
Edmund, rich protection
Edward, happy keeper
Edwin, rich friend
Egbert, formidably bright
Eldred, fierce in battle
Eli, a foster son
Elias, God the Lord
Elihu, He is my God
Elijah, God the Lord
Elisha, God the Saviour
Elizur, God my rock
Ellis, God the Lord
Emanuel, God with us
Emilius, work
Enoch, dedicated
Enos, mortal man
Ephriam, very fruitful
Erasmus, amiable, lovely
Erastus, lovely, amiable
Eric, era king, rich
Ernest, serious
Esaias, salvation of God
Esau, covered with hair
Esbert, bright for ever
Esdras, rising of light
Etheired, noble council
Eugene, well-born
Eusebius, pious
Eustace, healthy, strong
Evan, young warrior
Everard, strong as a boar
Ezekiel, strength of God
Ezra, rising of light
Farquhar, manly
Feargus, man of strength
Felim, ever good
Felix, happy, prosperous
Ferdinand, brave
Fergus, man's strength
Fernando, brave
Festus, joyful
Fingal, white stranger
Flavian, yellow
Francis, free, liberal
Frank, free
Franklin, free
Frederic, peaceful ruler
Frewen, free friend
Fulbert, bright resolution
Faulk, people's guard
Gabriel, hero of God
Gaius, rejoiced
Gamaliel, gift of God
Garratt, spear firm
Gavin, hawk of battle
Geoffrey, God's peace
George, husbandman
Gerald, spear power
Germaine, German
Gervas, war eagerness
Gibbon, bright pledge
Gideon, destroyer
Gilbert, bright as gold
Gilchrist, servant of Christ
Giles, a kid
Gillespie, bishop's servant
Gillies, servant of Jesus
Gisborn, pledge bearer
Goddard, pious, virtuous
Gedfrey, God's peace
Godric, divine king
Godwin, divine friend
Greg, fierce
Gregory, watchful
Griffith, strong-faithed
Grimbald, self-controlled
Gustavus, a warrior
Guy, a leader
Hadassah, myrtle
Halbert, bright stone
Hamlyn, home
Hanan, grace
Hannibal, grace of Baal
Harold, a champion
Harry, home rule
Harvey, bitter
Haymon, home
Heber, a companion
Hector, a defender
Henry, a rich lord
Herbert, bright warrior
Hercules, lordly fame
Hereward, sword guardian
Herman, a warrior
Herodias, of a hero
Herodotus, noble gift
Hezekiah, strength of God
Hilary, cheerful
Hildebert, a nobleman
Hildebrand, a warbrand
Hiram, most noble
Hodge, spear of fame
Homer, a pledge
Horace, worthy of love
Horatio, worthy of love
Hoshea, salvation
Hubbard, mind bright
Hubert, mind bright
Hugh, mind
Hugo, mind
Humphrey, home peace
Ian, grace of God
Ignatius, fiery
Immanuel, God with us
Increase, more faith
Ingram, Ing's raven
Inigo, fiery
Innocent, harmless
Ira, watchful
Isaac, laughter
Issiah, salvation of God
Israel, soldier of God
Ivan, gift of God
Ives, archer
Izaak, laughter
Jabez, sorrow
Jacob, supplanter
James, superior
Japhet, extender
Jarratt, spear firm
Jason, healer
Jasper, treasure master
Jeffrey, good peace
Jehu, the Lord is he
Jenkin, Grace of God
Jeremiah, exalted of God
Jerome, holy name
Jervis, spear war
Jesse, wealth
Joachim, God will judge
Joab, son of God
Job, persecuted
Joel, strong-willed
John, the Lord's grace
Jonah (or Jonas), dove
Jonathan, gift of God
Jordan, descender
Joscelin, just
Joseph, addition
Joshua, a Saviour
Josiah, fire of God
Judah, praised
Julian, downy bearded
Julius, downy bearded
Justin, just
Justus, just
Kay, rejoicing
Kenelm, a defender
Kenneth, a leader
Laban, white
Lachlan, warlike
Lambert, illustrious
Lancelot, servant
Laurence, laurel crowned
Lawrence, laurel crowned
Lazarus, God will help
Leander, lion-hearted
Lear, sea
Leonard, lion-strong
Leopold, bold for men
Levi, adhesion
Lewis, people's refuge
Lionel, lion
Llawellyn, lightning
Lloyd, grey
Lodowic, famed piety
Lorenzo, laurel crowned
Lot, lion
Lothar, glorious warrior
Lothario, great warrior
Louis, famous holiness
Lubin, love friend
Lucian, light
Ludovic, bold warrior
Luke, light
Luther, glorious warrior
Maddox, beneficent
Madoc, beneficent
Magnus, great
Malachi, angel of God
Malcom, of Colbumia
Manfred, mighty peace
Manual, God with us
Marcus, of Mars, a hammer
Mark, warlike
Marmaduke, sea leader
Martin, great, martial
Martyn, great, martial
Matthew, gift of God
Matthias, gift of God
Maurice, dark coloured
Maynard, great firmness
Meredith, sea protector
Merlin, sea hill
Michael, who is like God
Miles, crusher
Moore, great
Morgan, seaman
Morris, sea warrior
Moses, drawn from water
Napoleon, forest king
Narcissus, daffodil
Nathan, a gift
Nathanael, gift of God
Nero, strength, fortitude
Nicodemus, conqueror
Nicholas, conquered
Nicol, conquered
Niel, brave, dark
Niell, brave
Nigel, black
Noah, rest, comfort
Noel, Christmas-born
Norman, a Northman
Obadiah, servant of God
Octavius, the eighth-born
Odo, rich
Olave, ancestor's relic
Oliver, olive tree
Orlando, fame of the land
Orson, dear
Osbert, divinely bright
Osborn, divine bear
Oscar, bounding warrior
Osfred, divine peace
Oslaf, divine legacy
Osmond, divine perfection
Osric, divine rule
Oswald, divine power
Osyth, young warrior
Palmerin, sign of victory
Pancras, all-ruler
Pascoe, Easter child
Passion, suffering
Patrick, noble
Paul, little
Payne, countryman
Percival, holy cup-bearer
Peregrine, stranger
Peter, stone
Phelim, good.
Philadelphius, brotherly
Phillip, lover of horses
Phineas, mouth of brass
Pius, pious
Pierce (or Piers), stone
Pilgrim, traveller
Polycarp, much fruit
Pompey, of Pompeii
Quentin, fifth-born
Ralph, help, counsel
Ranald, judging power
Randal, house wolf
Raphael, healing of God
Ravelin, council wolf
Raymond, wise protector
Raymund, quiet peace
Rayner, judge warrior
Redmond, counsel
Redwald, council, power
Reginald, judging power
Renfred, peace, judgement
Restyn, restored to
Reuben, behold a son
Reynard, firm judge
Reynold, judging power
Richard, stern king
Robert, bright in fame
Roderick, famous king
Rodolph, wolf of fame
Rodolphus, famous wolf
Roger, spear of fame
Roland, fame of the land
Rollo, wolf of fame
Rolph, wolf of fame
Ronan, seal
Ronald, judge power
Roswald, horse power
Rowland, fame of the land
Roy, red
Rufus, red-haired
Rupert, bright fame
Sampson, splendid sun
Samuel, asked of God
Saul, longed for
Saunders, helper of men
Sayer, conquering army
Seabert, bright victory
Seaforth, peace victory
Seaward, defender
Sebastian, venerable
Seth, appointed
Shawn, grace of God
Sholto, sower
Sibbald, conquering
Sigismund, conquering
Silas, living in a wood
Sim, obedient
Simeon, obedient
Simon, obedient
Solomon, peaceable
Stephen, crown
Swain, youth
Swithun, strong friend
Sylvanus, god of the wood
Sylvester, a rustic
Tancard, grateful guard
Tancred, grateful speech
Teague, poet
Terence, tender
Thaddaeus, praise
Theobald, people's prince
Theodore, divine gift
Theodosius, genius of God
Theodric, people's ruler
Theodoric, people's ruler
Theophilus, friend of God
Thias, gift of God
Thomas, a twin
Thorold, Thor's power
Thurstan, Thor's jewel
Tibal, people's prince
Tiernan, kingly
Timothy, God-fearing
Titus, safe
Tobias, goodness of God
Tom, a twin
Tristram, grave, sad
Tudor, divine gift
Turgar, Thor's spear
Tybalt, people's prince
Ulfric, wolf ruler
Ulick, mind, reward
Ulysses, a hater
Urban, of the town
Uriah, light of God
Uric, noble ruler
Valentine, healthy, strong
Victor, conqueror
Vincent, conquering
Virgil, flourishing
Vivian, lively
Vortigern, great king
Vyvyan, living
Waldemar, powerful fame
Walstan, slaughter stone
Walter, powerful warrior
Warner, protector
Warren, protecting friend
Water, powerful warrior
Wattles, powerful warrior
Wawyn, hawk of battle
Wayland, artful
Wenceslaus, crown, glory
Wilfred, resolute peace
Wilfrith, resolute peace
Willfroy, resolute peace
William, protector
Willibald, much power
Wilmot, resolute mood
Winifred, friend of peace
Wulstan, comely
Yestin, just
Zachariah, man of God
Zaccheus, pure, clean
Zebulon, dwelling
Zechariah, man of God
Zedekiah, justice of God
Zephaniah, secret of God
Zerah, rising of light
Zoroaster, gold star