Beckham is derived from the two Old English words, “becca” which means a 'mattock or pickaxe' and “ham” which means
Tag: English names
Bedford
Bedford is the name that was given to any person coming from Bedfordshire which itself came from the Old English
Belton
Belton is a very old name and is derived from two words, the Old Norse 'bil' or 'bae' which means
Benson
Benson is an Anglo Saxon name that is derived from the Medieval name “Benne”, itself derived from the Latin name
Benton
Benton is a very old Anglo Saxon name that comes from the two Old English words, “beonet” which means 'bent
Beowulf
Beowulf is an Old English name that means 'bear'. It is believed that it comes from the two words 'beo'
Berenice
Berenice originates in Greek language and means "victory bearer". Nowadays, it is more popular in its Latin version Veronica. Berenice
Berry
Berry is an Old English name that comes from the words “byrig” which means a 'fortified castle', or “beri” which
Berton
Berton is an Old English name, a combination of the two words, “berht” which means 'bright' and “tun” which means
Bette
Bette is a diminutive of Elizabeth, a famous bearer being the American actress Bette Davis. Elizabeth originates in Hebrew language
Beverly
Beverly originates in Old English and means "coming from the stream of beavers". It was derived from an Old English
Sonny
Sonny originates in English language and is taken from the English word 'son'.
Seaborn
Seaborn is an Anglo-Saxon name, derived from the Old English name 'Saebeorn', itself derived from the words 'sae', which means
Birch
Birch is a very old English name and derives its roots from two sources. One is that it can refer
Bishop
Bishop is of Greek origins. It has no other meaning than in a spiritual context.
Blossom
Blossom originates in Latin language and is taken from the English word for a period of time in spring when
Blue
Blue comes from 'the color blue' and means the same. It is not a very common name however.
Blythe
Blythe originates in Old English language and means "joyful". It was derived from an Old English surname and as a
Booker
Booker is a modern version of the Old English name “Boker”. It is derived from the Old English term “bocere”
Borden
Borden is an English name, albeit a very uncommon one. It literally means “boar pasture”.