40 of the cutest surnames that parents are using as forenames
Discover the latest trend in baby names – surnames used as first names! In this blog post, we explore the unique and creative ways parents are using surnames as first names for their babies. Get inspired and find your perfect baby name with The Healthy Mummy today.
It seems that ‘back-to-front’ names are the latest naming trend!
And there’s an interesting reason why experts believe parents are choosing surnames as first names.
Laura Wattenberg, author of The Baby Name Wizard, told the Chicago Tribune she believes many parents are using one of their maiden names as a first name.
She says, “Whether or not the parents change their names at marriage, there’s a feeling that you want both families to be represented equally in the kids’ names.”
Whether you choose your maiden name as your baby’s first name or use another surname that you like, here are a heap of last names as first names perfect for boys and girls
40 of the cutest surnames that parents are using as first names
Surnames as first names for baby girls
1. Addison
Meaning: Addison is an English surname meaning ‘son of Adam’.
2. Bardot
Meaning: Bardot is a French surname.
3. Bailey
Meaning: Bailey means ‘steward or public official’.
4. Blaine
Meaning: Blaine is a Gaelic surname and means ‘thin’.
5. Campbell
Meaning: Campbell is a Scottish surname and means ‘crooked’ or ‘bent’.
6. Cassidy
Meaning: Cassidy is a Gaelic surname and means ‘curly haired’.
7. Cohen
Meaning: A Hebrew surname which means ‘priest’.
8. Ellison
Meaning: Ellison means ‘Son of Elder’.
9. Emerson
Meaning: Emerson means ‘brave’ and ‘powerful’.
10. Everly
Meaning: This name is an English surname. It means ‘from the boar meadow’.
11. Hayden
Meaning: Hayden has derived from the surname Haydn or Heiden and means ‘heathen’.
12. Harlow
Meaning: Harlow is surname as well as a town in England. It means ‘hill’.
13. Jensen
Meaning: Jensen is a Scandinavian baby name and means ‘Jehovah’.
14. Kennedy
Meaning: Kennedy is a Gaelic surname and means ‘head’.
15. Langley
Meaning: Langley is also a place name and means ‘long, wood’.
16. Marley
Meaning: The name Marley is of English origin and means ‘from the march meadow’.
17. Monroe
Meaning: Monroe is a Scottish surname and means ‘the mouth of the Roe’.
18. Quinn
Meaning: A Gaelic surname that means ‘wisdom, reason, intelligence’.
19. Riley
Meaning: Riley is an English surnames and mean ‘rye, wood, clearing’.
20. Wyatt
Meaning: Wyatt is an English baby name and means ‘wide, wood’.
Surnames as first names for baby boys
1. Anderson
Meaning: Anderson means ‘son of Anders / Andrew’.
2. Beckett
Meaning: Beckett is an Old English surname meaning ‘bee cottage’.
3. Brady
Meaning: An Irish name, meaning ‘spirited, broad’.
4. Carter
Meaning: Carter is a family name of Irish and Scottish origin and means ‘wagon or cart maker’.
5. Cooper
Meaning: Cooper is a surname of English origin and derives from the occupation of a repairer of wooden vessels such as barrels, tubs and casks.
6. Cole
Meaning: Cole is a name that originated from Cornwall in South West England. It means ‘charcoal’.
7. Dawson
Meaning: Dawson is an English surname and means ‘David’s son’.
8. Davis
Meaning: Davis is a Welsh surname meaning ‘son of David’.
9. Dixon
Meaning: Dixon is a Scottish surname that means ‘son of Richard’.
10. Finley
Meaning: A Gaelic name that means ‘warrior’ or ‘hero’.
11. Harrison
Meaning: Harrison is an English surname that means ‘son of Harry’.
12. Hendrix
Meaning: Hendrix comes from the name Henry and means ‘ruler’ or ‘power’.
13. Lennox
Meaning: Lennox is a Gaelic name and means ‘lives near the place abounding in elm trees’.
14. Lincoln
Meaning: This name is the name of a Roman settlement in England. It means ‘lake, pool’.
15. Miller
Meaning: Miller is an old Norse name that means ‘grinder of grain’.
16. Nash
Meaning: Nash is and English surname that means ‘at the ash tree’.
17. Parker
Meaning: Parker is an English surname that means ‘park keeper’.
18. Sullivan
Meaning: An Irish name derived from the name O’Sullivan and means ‘dark’.
19. Tyler
Meaning: An old English word which comes from the occupation of a tiler or ‘one who makes tiles’.
20. Wiley
Meaning: Wiley derives from a name given to those who lived near Wylye in Wiltshire, England.
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