List of American Baby Names Meanings

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  • Gresham
    From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "grazing homestead" in Old English.
    Meaning: Village in the pasture Origin: American
  • Gypsy - JIP-see
    Contribute your knowledge to the name Gypsy. ... From the English word for the nomadic people who originated in Northern India (Romany). The word was originally a corruption of Egyptian, as they were once thought to have come from Egypt rather than India.
    Meaning: Wanderer Origin: American
  • Haig
    Armenian Meaning: The name Haig is an Armenian baby name. In Armenian the meaning of the name Haig is: From the hedged field.
    Meaning: Enclosed with hedges Origin: American
  • Halbert - HAL-burt
    The name Halbert is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Halbert is: Brilliant hero.
    Meaning: Shining hero Origin: American
  • Halford
    Halford Name Meaning. English (chiefly Midlands): habitational name from any of various places called Halford. Most, for example those in Warwickshire and Shropshire, are named from Old English halh 'nook', 'recess' + ford 'ford'.
    Meaning: Valley ford Origin: American
  • Hall - HAWL
    English, Scottish, Irish, German, and Scandinavian: from Middle English hall (Old English heall), Middle High German halle, Old Norse holl all meaning 'hall' (a spacious residence), hence a topographic name for someone who lived in or near a hall or an occupational name for a servant employed at a hall.
    Meaning: Manor hall Origin: American
  • Halton
    English Meaning: The name Halton is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Halton is: From the hillslope estate.
    Meaning: Estate on the hill Origin: American
  • Harden - HAHR-dən
    Harden Name Meaning. English (mainly southeastern England): habitational name from Harden in West Yorkshire, which gets its name from Old English hara 'hare' or hær 'rock' + denu 'valley'.
    Meaning: Valley of the hares Origin: American
  • Harding - HAHR-ding
    English (mainly southern England and South Wales) and Irish: from the Old English personal name Hearding, originally a patronymic from Hard 1. ... North German and Dutch: patronymic from a short form of any of the various Germanic compound personal names beginning with hard 'hardy', 'brave', 'strong'.
    Meaning: Brave, hardy Origin: American
  • Harford
    Harford Name Meaning. English: habitational name from places called Harford, in Gloucestershire and Devon. The former is named from Old English heorot 'hart' + ford 'ford', the latter has as its first element Old English here 'army'.
    Meaning: Ford of the hares Origin: American
  • Harleigh
    The name Harleigh is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Harleigh is: From the hare's meadow.
    Meaning: A form of harley Origin: American
  • Hayle
    The name Hayle is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Hayle is: Lives in the hall.
    Meaning: A form of hayley Origin: American
  • Haylie
    Origin of the name Hayley: Transferred use of a Northern English surname derived from Hale or Hales (residing in a nook, recess, or remote valley). It has also been suggested that Hayley derives from the place-name Hailey, which is composed of the Old English elements hēg (hay) and lēah (wood, clearing, meadow).
    Meaning: A form of hayley Origin: American
  • Hertha - HER-tah
    German Meaning: The name Hertha is a German baby name. In German the meaning of the name Hertha is: Of the earth.
    Meaning: Child of the earth Origin: American
  • Holmes - HOHLMZ
    Holmes Family History. Holmes Name Meaning. English (chiefly central and northern England): variant of Holme. Scottish: probably a habitational name from Holmes near Dundonald, or from a place so called in the barony of Inchestuir. Scottish and Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Thomáis, Mac Thómais (see McComb).
    Meaning: River islands Origin: American
  • Horton - HAWRT-ən
    Horton is an Anglo-Saxon surname, deriving from the common English place-name Horton. It derives from Old English horu 'dirt' and tūn 'settlement, farm, estate', presumably meaning 'farm on muddy soil'.
    Meaning: Garden estate Origin: American
  • Howie
    Howie is a Scottish locational surname derived from a medieval estate in Scotland's southwest county of Ayrshire. While its ancient name is known as "The lands of How", its exact location is lost to time.
    Meaning: A familiar form of howard, howland Origin: American
  • Ike - IEK
    The name Ike is a Hebrew baby name. In Hebrew the meaning of the name Ike is: He laughs. Laughter. The only son born to Abraham and his wife Sarah (in the Old Testament). Famous Bearer: Nickname of American president Dwight D. Eisenhower.
    Meaning: From the name isaac Origin: American
  • Imari - i-MAHR-ee
    The meaning of the name “Imari” is: “Strong, resolute”. Categories: African American Names, Unisex Names. Used in: English speaking countries. Gender: Both, Boy Names, Girl Names.
    Meaning: Daughter of today Origin: American
  • Infant
    Victorious. POPULARITY: 1615. Cairo as a boy's name is of Arabic origin, and the meaning of Cairo is "victorious".
    Meaning: Baby Origin: American
  • Ives - EEV
    The name Ives is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Ives is: Archer's bow. Patron saint of St. Ives in Cambridgeshire. More commonly used as a surname.from Ivar.
    Meaning: Young archer Origin: American
  • Jacklynn
    The name Jacklynn is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Jacklynn is: Abbreviation of Jaqueline which is the feminine of Jacques.
    Meaning: Supplanter Origin: American
  • Jaden - JAY-dən
    We also named our son Jaden. It means "god has heard". He is an IVF baby and it took us 10 years to get him. ... We chose this name based on the meaning of it which means 'God/Jehovah has heard" in Hebrew.
    Meaning: Resembling the green gemstone Origin: American
  • Jadyn
    The meaning of the name “Jadyn” is: “God has Heard”. Categories: American Names, Hebrew Names, Spanish Names. Used in: English speaking countries, Hebrew speaking countries, Spanish speaking countries. Gender: Both, Boy Names, Girl Names.
    Meaning: God has heard Origin: American E...
  • Jaelyn
    Jaelyn or Jaelynn, and its masculine equivalent, Jaylin, is an American given name. The meaning of the name Jaelyn is supplanter, and the origin of the name is American.
    Meaning: Resembling a jaybird, one who is victorious Origin: American
  • Jaelynn
    Jaelyn or Jaelynn, and its masculine equivalent, Jaylin, is an American given name. The meaning of the name Jaelyn is supplanter, and the origin of the name is American. It is a contraction of the female given name Jacqueline (French pronunciation: ​[ʒaˈklin], /ˈdʒæklɪn/).
    Meaning: Resembling a jaybird, one who is victorious Origin: American
  • Jago
    Region of origin. England and Wales. Jago is a Cornish name most commonly found as a surname, though also used as a forename. It is derived from the Cornish for the name Jacob or James. The surname dates back to the early 13th century.
    Meaning: A form of jacob Origin: American
  • Jailene
    The meaning of the name Jailene is Beautiful Bird. The origin of the name Jailene is American.
    Meaning: Jay and leen Origin: American
  • Jalen - JAY-lən
    An invented name. In America it was popularized in the 1990s by basketball player Jalen Rose (1973-), whose name was a combination of those of his father James and maternal uncle Leonard.
    Meaning: Calm or serene Origin: American
  • Jamaar
    The meaning of the name “Jamaar” is: “Handsome; grace”. Categories: American Names. Used in: English speaking countries. Gender: Boy Names.
    Meaning: A hand some man Origin: American