This thread is not really for adding new names on my lists or something like that. It is just for fun and because I like discussing about name etymologies in general, not just the names I like. Yesterday night I couldn’t sleep much and I was wondering what would be the names that were “exclusively English”. I mean, names that only have the [name_f]English[/name_f] form and / or are not part of other languages’ onomastics, at least traditionally. For example, a lot of [name_f]English[/name_f] names like [name_u]Florence[/name_u], [name_f]Anna[/name_f], [name_u]Claude[/name_u], [name_u]Rose[/name_u], [name_m]Oscar[/name_m], [name_f]Clara[/name_f], [name_u]Arthur[/name_u], [name_f]Thea[/name_f], [name_m]Victor[/name_m], [name_f]Allegra[/name_f] etc don’t suit this criteria because they are used in [name_u]French[/name_u] / Italian / Russian / Spanish / [name_u]French[/name_u] too etc. So the following names come in mind:
[name_f]English[/name_f] only of more or less classical names that are generally used in all Western World:
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], [name_f]Cecily[/name_f], [name_m]Barnaby[/name_m], [name_u]Edward[/name_u], [name_f]Frances[/name_f], [name_m]Matthew[/name_m], [name_m]Antony[/name_m] / [name_m]Anthony[/name_m], [name_f]Emily[/name_f], [name_u]Francis[/name_u], [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f], [name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]English[/name_f] word names:
[name_f]Lily[/name_f], [name_f]Violet[/name_f], [name_m]Heath[/name_m], [name_u]Winter[/name_u], [name_f]Savannah[/name_f], [name_f]Charity[/name_f], [name_u]Aster[/name_u], [name_u]Robin[/name_u], [name_u]Lark[/name_u], [name_u]Sparrow[/name_u], [name_f]Grace[/name_f], [name_f]Hope[/name_f], [name_f]Lavender[/name_f], [name_f]Joy[/name_f], [name_f]Marigold[/name_f], [name_u]Piper[/name_u], [name_u]Merry[/name_u], [name_m]Shepherd[/name_m], [name_u]June[/name_u], [name_u]Archer[/name_u], [name_u]Sunny[/name_u], [name_u]Kitty[/name_u], [name_f]Linnet[/name_f], [name_f]April[/name_f], [name_u]Garnet[/name_u], [name_f]Bryony[/name_f] (this spelling), [name_u]Maverick[/name_u], [name_f]Autumn[/name_f], [name_u]Story[/name_u], [name_f]Verity[/name_f], [name_u]Hunter[/name_u], [name_u]Griffin[/name_u], [name_u]Harper[/name_u], [name_f]May[/name_f], [name_u]Scout[/name_u], [name_u]Juniper[/name_u], [name_f]Amity[/name_f], [name_u]Mason[/name_u], [name_u]Rowan[/name_u], [name_f]Opal[/name_f], [name_u]Forest[/name_u], [name_f]Summer[/name_f], [name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_f]English[/name_f] surname-names:
[name_u]Ashley[/name_u], [name_u]Flynn[/name_u], [name_u]Bennett[/name_u], [name_m]Ansel[/name_m], [name_u]Lincoln[/name_u], [name_u]Hayden[/name_u], [name_u]Sullivan[/name_u], [name_u]Roscoe[/name_u], [name_m]Benson[/name_m], [name_u]Monroe[/name_u], [name_u]Sawyer[/name_u], [name_u]Finley[/name_u], [name_u]Sutton[/name_u], [name_u]Wilson[/name_u], [name_u]Beckett[/name_u], [name_u]Montgomery[/name_u], [name_u]Norris[/name_u], [name_u]Emerson[/name_u], [name_u]Murray[/name_u], [name_u]Grayson[/name_u], [name_m]Ford[/name_m], [name_u]Tate[/name_u], [name_m]Rafferty[/name_m], [name_u]Sloane[/name_u], [name_m]Turner[/name_m], [name_u]Bailey[/name_u], [name_u]Calloway[/name_u], [name_u]Shirley[/name_u], [name_u]Quincy[/name_u], [name_u]Easton[/name_u], [name_u]Carter[/name_u], [name_u]Banks[/name_u], [name_u]Avery[/name_u], [name_u]Leslie[/name_u]
[name_f]English[/name_f] place names:
[name_u]Sidney[/name_u] / [name_u]Sydney[/name_u], [name_u]London[/name_u], [name_u]Dallas[/name_u]
[name_f]English[/name_f] diminutive-names:
[name_f]Rosie[/name_f], [name_u]Alfie[/name_u], [name_u]Freddie[/name_u], [name_u]Monty[/name_u], [name_f]Annie[/name_f], [name_u]Cal[/name_u], [name_m]Abe[/name_m], [name_u]Joe[/name_u], [name_u]Percy[/name_u], [name_u]Sal[/name_u], [name_u]Rudy[/name_u], [name_u]Frankie[/name_u], [name_u]Charlie[/name_u], [name_u]Albie[/name_u], [name_u]Sonny[/name_u]
Other:
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f] / [name_f]Amabel[/name_f], [name_f]Lettice[/name_f], [name_m]Cedric[/name_m], [name_u]Austin[/name_u], [name_u]Holden[/name_u], [name_f]Millicent[/name_f], [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f], [name_m]Alaric[/name_m], [name_f]Nerissa[/name_f], [name_f]Jessamine[/name_f], [name_f]Briony[/name_f] (this spelling), [name_u]Ellis[/name_u], [name_u]Jude[/name_u], [name_u]Hilary[/name_u] / [name_u]Hillary[/name_u], [name_f]Cherith[/name_f], [name_f]Ismay[/name_f], [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f], [name_f]Gillian[/name_f] / [name_f]Jillian[/name_f], [name_u]Everly[/name_u], [name_f]Tamsin[/name_f], [name_u]Camden[/name_u], [name_f]Sidony[/name_f], [name_f]Cressida[/name_f], [name_m]Allen[/name_m] / [name_m]Allan[/name_m], [name_f]Jessamy[/name_f], [name_f]Ellory[/name_f] / [name_u]Ellery[/name_u], [name_u]Taylor[/name_u], [name_u]Brooke[/name_u], [name_u]Esme[/name_u], [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
Here [name_f]English[/name_f] means “English language” and not “Of England”
I am sure that these are not all of them but it is just what my brain can think of right now.