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British English Origin Names - Behind the Name
British English Origin Names
This is a list of names in which the origin is British English. English is a West Germaniclanguage spoken in Great Britain, the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and other places.
DemelzafEnglish (British, Rare) From a Cornish place name meaning "fort of Maeldaf". It has been used as a given name since the middle of the 20th century. It was popularized in the 1970s by a character from the British television series Poldark, which was set in Cornwall.
HaydnmEnglish (British) From a German surname meaning "heathen". It is used in honour of the Austrian composer Joseph Haydn (1732-1809).
ImogenfEnglish (British) The name of the daughter of King Cymbeline in the play Cymbeline (1609) by William Shakespeare. He based her on a legendary character named Innogen, but it was printed incorrectly and never emended. Innogen is probably derived from Gaelic inghean meaning "maiden". As a given name it is chiefly British and Australian.
MacaulaymEnglish (British) From a Scottish surname, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Amhalghaidh, itself derived from Amhalghadh, a given name of unknown meaning. A famous bearer of the surname was Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800-1861), a British Whig politician and noted historian. The given name is borne by the American former child actor Macaulay Culkin (1980-), who was named after the British politician.
NevillemEnglish (British) From an English surname that was originally derived from a place name meaning "new town" in Norman French. As a given name it is chiefly British and Australian.
Romillym & fEnglish (British, Rare) From an English surname that was derived from the name of various Norman towns, themselves from the given name Romilius.
RoystonmEnglish (British) From a surname that was originally taken from an Old English place name meaning "town of Royse". The given name Royse was a medieval variant of Rose.