However as the influence of French and Italian culture spread across Europe and into Britain new sorts of names became popular.

European male names. A form of Eastmund 1 sn. A diminutive of Geffrey. Meadow of oak trees.

Aleron A Latin baby boy name with the meaning eagle. Johansson is a patronymic family name meaning son of Johan and is the surname of more than 265000 people. After all many of the most popular boy names today contemporary classics like Leo and Lucas Mason and Mateo Oliver and Owen have European origins.

Some European baby names date back thousands of years and others are more recent. Jump to navigation Jump to search. According to Mom Junction the 15th century was a time of short sweet names in Europe and names such as Elizabeth Mary and Alice were common for girls while Robert Thomas and William were popular for boys.

One of the channel isles. Man of the red earth. In Germany there has been a move away from traditionally teutonic boys names such as Wilhelm to shorter snapper monikers like Ben JonasLeon Elias and Finn.

Pages in this category should be moved to subcategories where applicable. Exotic Baby Names for Boys. Spanish names also became trendy.

Old wise counselor. This category may require frequent maintenance to avoid becoming too large. Often the most common names were names like Robert Alice William and Elizabeth.