 Annie Oakley is one famous bearer of the name. | |
| Gender | unisex |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | English |
| Meaning | “oak clearing” |
Oakley is a given name of English origin that is a transferred use of an English place name and surname. [1] [2]
| Annie Oakley is one famous bearer of the name. | |
| Gender | unisex |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | English |
| Meaning | “oak clearing” |
Oakley is a given name of English origin that is a transferred use of an English place name and surname. [1] [2]
The name has increased in popularity as a given name for both boys and girls in the United States in recent years. It has ranked among the top 1,000 names given to newborn boys there since 2011 and for girls since 2013. It ranked among the top 200 names for girls in 2022 and among the top 500 names for boys in 2022. Spelling variations Oaklea, Oaklee, Oaklei, Oakleigh, Oakli, Oaklie, and Oakliegh and variants Oaklan, Oaklen, Oaklin, Oaklinn, Oaklyn, and Oaklynn are also in regular use. [3] [4] [5]
Kaylee is a given name, most often for females. The name is a modern English combination of the name elements Kay and Lee.
Emerson is an English given name, a transferred use of an English surname coming either from Anglo-Saxon Emars sunu, "Emar's son," or from "Emery's son." It is in use for both boys and girls. Spelling variants such as Emersyn are also in regular use.
Garnet is a name of Middle English origin, derived from the dark red gemstone, which was in turn named for the pomegranate that the garnet crystals resemble. The surname Garnett has multiple origins. It could come from an Old English occupational surname referring to a seller of hinges, be derived from Guarin, a Norman French version of the German name Warin, meaning to ward off or an occupational name referring to someone who grows or sells pomegranates. It might have been used for boys as a given name in reference to Garnet Wolseley, a British field marshal. As a name for girls, it was likely used in reference to the gemstone. Other gemstone names came into fashion for girls in the 1800s and early 1900s. It is both a surname and a given name.
Pearl is a primarily feminine given name derived from the English word pearl, a hard, roundish object produced within the soft tissue of a living, shelled mollusk. Pearls are commonly used in jewelry-making. The pearl is the birthstone for the month of June. Pearls have been associated with innocence and modesty. Because it comes from the sea, it also has associations with the moon and with water. Pearls are also traditionally considered appropriate jewelry for debutantes and brides.
Kelsey is a given name of English origin. The name most probably derives from an Old English given name Ceolsige, which meant "ship's victory", or it could be a place name meaning "Cenel's island". "Cenel's Island" is a combination of the Old English word "cenel", meaning "fierce", and "eg", meaning island.
Ashton is a gender-neutral given name of English origin. It is derived from the surname, itself a place name meaning 'ash tree town'.
Shirley is a given name and a surname originating from the English place-name Shirley, which is derived from the Old English elements scire ("shire") or scīr and lēah. The name makes reference to the open space where the moot was held. The surname Shirley became established as a female given name in 1849 due to its use in Charlotte Brontë's novel Shirley, in which the character explains that her parents had intended the family surname for a son. It was further popularized in 1851–52 by its pseudonymous use by California Gold Rush writer Louise Amelia Knapp Smith Clappe. It was eventually brought to its highest popularity, in the 1930s, by the fame of child star Shirley Temple.
Hadley is a both a surname and a given name that is a transferred use of a place name of English origin that means “heather field.” The name has increased in popularity in recent years for girls in the United States and has ranked among the top 200 names used for American girls since 2011. Spelling variants such as Hadlee and Hadleigh are also in wide use.
Palmer is a given name of English origin that is a transferred use of a surname meaning palm bearer or pilgrim. Christian pilgrims to the Holy Land traditionally carried the palms.
Paisley is both an English and Scottish surname and a given name derived from the surname. The name is rising in popularity in English speaking countries such as the United States, where it has ranked among the top 1,000 names for newborn girls since 2006 and has ranked among the top 50 names for girls in recent years. It is a name that is notably more commonly used by whites in rural states in the United States than in urban areas. Spelling variants are also well-used.
Kinsley is a given name of English origin that is a transferred use of an English place name and surname.
Everly is a given name of English origin that is a transferred use of an English place name and surname.
Banks is a given name of English origin that is a transferred use of a surname or place name that means “by a bank.” It also has modern associations with wealth due to the name for a financial institution and the family surname of the family in the Mary Poppins books and the 1964 film and its 2018 sequel and to Banksy, a pseudonymous England-based street artist and political activist.
Brynlee is a modern English feminine given name, which could be derived either from a modern combination of the names Bryn and Lee or from a respelling of the English surname and place name Brinley, meaning “burned clearing.” The name's sound pattern and names ending in -lee are currently fashionable in the United States.
Ember is a modern English name taken from the vocabulary word meaning “lump of hot coal.”
Harlow is a given name of English origin, a transferred use of a surname and place name meaning "rock hill" or "army hill." Spelling variants Harlo and Harlowe are also in use.
Sutton is a given name of English origin, a transferred use of a surname and place name meaning "from the southern homestead".
Bexley is a given name of English origin, a transferred use of a surname or place name meaning “clearing surrounded by box trees”.
Knox is a primarily masculine given name, a transferred use of a Scottish surname and place name from the Scots Gaelic "cnoc" or Old English cnocc, referring to a small hill with a round top.
Primrose is an English feminine given name given in reference to the flower. The common name for the flower comes from the Latin phrase prima rosa, or first rose. It is also an English or Scottish surname. As a given name, it was occasionally used as a transferred use of the surname for both boys and girls. It came into vogue in the Victorian era and first part of the 20th century, especially in the United Kingdom, along with other plant and flower names for girls. More attention has been given to the name in the Anglosphere due to a character in The Hunger Games books by Suzanne Collins and the movies based on the books.