By the 14th century there were fewer than a thousand names in use the most popular being John and Alice.

Classic english baby names. The letter M holds some classic English boys baby names as well as some unique place names and unisex options. You can even choose a unisex name like Harper thatll remain gender-neutral. Melbourne - Meaning from the mill stream.

Along with Sophia and Emma other classic girl names in the US Top 50 include Amelia Abigail Elizabeth Victoria Grace Hannah Eleanor and Claire. Madison - Meaning good son. Classic boy names meanings.

Emma Olivia Charlotte and Sophia. There are plenty of timeless baby names to peruse in our list below. Finnian Perky Irish Finnian belonged to a whole host of saints.

It has also been a popular name among many English saints. In 2009 there were 60900 names in use in England and Wales the most popular being Oliver and Olivia. Hare or stag meadow.

It means the one who is honoring god. Albert Bert Delbert and Elbert have fallen off in popularity as baby names since 1880-1889. Meldon - Meaning from the mill on the hill.

As Austen was writing in the late 18th and early 19th century many of her characters names are fairly average possibly even dull by todays standards. Barnaby is the English form of the name and Barnaby was historically commonly used in places with churches dedicated to the saint. Since then it has gone through stages of Middle English and Early Modern English and gradually has become the first global lingua franca international language of communications science information technology business aviation and others.