Namesake Baby Names
39 Namesake names with meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.
Explore 39 baby names with a namesake feel. Every name links to a full page with its sourced meaning, origin, popularity chart, famous bearers, and a clear audio pronunciation. Names are listed most-popular first.
Namesake Girl Names
Siedah#8630 in the U.S.Siedah is best understood as a spelling of the Arabic Saida (or Sayyida), meaning 'happy, fortu▶Acquanetta#10916 in the U.S.Acquanetta is an ornate American coinage, an elaborate -netta ending on a base that suggests 'a▶Banksy#13676 in the U.S.Banksy is best understood as a modern namesake name, taken from the anonymous British street ar▶Catelynn#13767 in the U.S.Catelynn is a modern respelling of Caitlin, the Irish form of Katherine, which traces to the Gr▶Beyonce#13861 in the U.S.Beyonce comes from Beyoncé, taken from the Creole family surname Beyincé — the maiden name of t▶Oprah#15078 in the U.S.Oprah is famously a variant of the biblical Orpah, the Moabite sister-in-law of Ruth, whose Heb▶Chrisette#15721 in the U.S.Chrisette joins Chris- (from Christine or Christina, ultimately Greek for 'follower of Christ' ▶Danity#16107 in the U.S.Danity is a modern coined name whose brief use is closely tied to Danity Kane, the pop and R&B ▶Rhiana#16121 in the U.S.Rhiana is a streamlined variant linked to the Welsh Rhiannon, from an old Celtic form Rigantona▶Endora#18003 in the U.S.Endora is carried into modern use by the imperious witch Endora on the television comedy Bewitc▶
Namesake Boy Names
Mcarther#2210 in the U.S.Mcarther is a spelling of the surname MacArthur, from Gaelic mac ('son of') plus Arthur, so 'so▶Tunney#3062 in the U.S.Tunney is an Irish surname, anglicized from Ó Tonnaigh, thought to derive from a word for 'wave▶Lindberg#3477 in the U.S.Lindberg is a Scandinavian surname joining lind, 'linden tree', to berg, 'mountain'. As an Amer▶Shafter#3517 in the U.S.Shafter is an English surname adopted as a first name, from a place name combining a word for a▶Pershing#3923 in the U.S.A surname adopted as a given name to honor General John J. Pershing, who led American forces in▶Coolidge#4046 in the U.S.Coolidge is an English surname used briefly as a given name in honor of Calvin Coolidge, U.S. p▶Buren#4701 in the U.S.Buren is a first name lifted from Van Buren, the Dutch surname meaning 'from Buren' (a town in ▶Wash#5730 in the U.S.A short form of Washington, given as a first name in honor of George Washington. Washington is ▶Gehrig#6959 in the U.S.Gehrig is a German surname adopted as a given name, most often in tribute to the baseball great▶Savalas#7525 in the U.S.Savalas is a first name taken from the Greek-American surname Savalas, borne by the actor Telly▶Lindbergh#7672 in the U.S.Lindbergh is a Swedish surname meaning 'linden-tree hill' (lind + berg); as a first name it hon▶Volney#7780 in the U.S.Volney entered American use as a namesake honouring Constantin-Francois de Volney, an eighteent▶Trampus#8406 in the U.S.Trampus is a respelling of Trampas, the ranch-hand character in Owen Wister's novel The Virgini▶Drayke#10082 in the U.S.Drayke is a stylized respelling of Drake, an English surname and given name with two roots: the▶Hoover#11379 in the U.S.A German/Dutch surname (from Huber, 'landowner; farmer of a hide of land') given as a first nam▶Johnwayne#11557 in the U.S.A joined double name written as one word: John ('God is gracious') plus Wayne ('wagon-maker; wa▶Johnwesley#11558 in the U.S.A joined double name written as one word: John ('God is gracious') plus Wesley ('western meadow▶Jadakiss#11594 in the U.S.Jadakiss is not a traditional given name but the stage name of the American rapper Jadakiss, bo▶Messi#11830 in the U.S.From the Italian surname Messi (linked to 'harvest; reaped'), given as a first name largely in ▶Shaquil#12028 in the U.S.Shaquil is a spelling of Shaquille, an American form of the Arabic name Shakil, meaning 'handso▶Stedman#12032 in the U.S.Stedman is an English occupational surname meaning 'man of the farmstead' or 'owner of a homest▶Joffre#12289 in the U.S.Joffre is a French surname adopted as a first name in honor of Marshal Joseph Joffre, the Frenc▶Cagney#12567 in the U.S.Cagney is an Irish surname, an anglicized form of O Caingne, before it was used as a given name▶Columbus#12573 in the U.S.Columbus comes from the Latin columba, 'dove', and entered American given-name use chiefly as a▶Trampas#12611 in the U.S.Trampas is best known as the name of a cowboy character, first in Owen Wister's 1902 novel 'The▶Jentezen#13092 in the U.S.A rare modern given name with the ring of a Dutch or Frisian surname (compare Jansen, Jantzen, ▶Mcarthur#13471 in the U.S.The Scottish surname MacArthur, 'son of Arthur' (Arthur being a Celtic name possibly tied to 'b▶Stonewall#13867 in the U.S.Stonewall is an English compound word, literally 'stone wall,' used as a given name. In the Ame▶Tres#14024 in the U.S.Tres is the Spanish word for 'three,' used as a nickname and given name for a third-generation ▶
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