English name roots

26 names, with sourced facts.

  • EdwardA male given name from Old English.
  • AshleyA male given name transferred from the surname.
  • BrandonA male given name transferred from the surname, of 1980s and 1990s American and Canadian usage.
  • JackA unisex given name derived from a pet form of the name John. Occasionally a diminutive of other given names s
  • PatrickA male given name.
  • TylerA male given name transferred from the surname.
  • GraceA female given name from English.
  • HeatherA female given name from English.
  • MildredA female given name from Old English.
  • AmberA female given name from English, popular in the 1980s and the 1990s.
  • CrystalA female given name from English.
  • BonnieA female given name from English.
  • AudreyA female given name from Old English.
  • LeeA unisex given name.
  • DawnA female given name from English, sometimes given to a girl born at dawn.
  • EthelA female given name from Old English, popular at the turn of the 20th century.
  • EdithA female given name from Old English.
  • EdwinA male given name from Old English.
  • RodneyA male given name transferred from the surname.
  • AlfredA male given name from Old English.
  • AprilA female given name transferred from the month name [in turn from English]; used since the early 20th century.
  • ChadA male given name from Old English; also a modern nickname for Charles, Chadwick and similar-sounding names.
  • SherryA female given name from English, from the sherry wine, or a variant of Cheri.
  • JuneA female given name transferred from the month name [in turn from English], for a girl born in June, used sinc
  • HollyA female given name from English.
  • DarleneA female given name from English [in turn originating as a coinage], of modern usage.
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This work includes material taken from the System Reference Document 5.1 ("SRD 5.1") by Wizards of the Coast LLC and available at https://dnd.wizards.com/resources/systems-reference-document. The SRD 5.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Mythology and video game character facts from Wikidata (CC0). Name roots from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).