The past few weeks, I’ve been working on a mystery to be told via Instagram, using photos, captions, and videos. Because the gender and the race of any of the actors won’t change anything with the story, I chose to name each of the characters with a gender-neutral name. We’ll see what happens when we cast the group.
However, while I was gathering names, I figured I’d gather some more and share them with you.
A-K
- Aja
- Indian
- To Drive
- Avery
- English
- Elf Ruler
- Angel
- Greek
- Messenger of God
- Also popular in Spanish speaking cultures
- Bailey
- English
- Bailiff, Steward
- Billie
- German
- Diminutive of Wilhelmina or William
- Blair
- Scottish
- Field or Plin
- Blaine
- Scottish
- Yellow
- Cassidy
- Irish
- Curly haired
- Corey
- Irish
- Hallow
- Dylan
- Welsh
- Son of the Sea
- Denver
- Old English
- From the passage of the Danes/Dane Ford
- Dakota
- Native American/Indigenous
- Allies
- Emerson
- English
- Son of Emery
- Ellington
- Old English
- Elven town
- Elisha
- Hebrew
- God is my Salvation
- Fabian
- Italian, German, Polish, Dutch, English
- Bean Grower,
- Francis
- English, French
- Frenchman
- Glenn
- Scottish
- From the Wooded Valley
- Haiden
- English
- From the Hay Downs
- Harper
- English
- Harp Player
- Hadley
- Old English
- Heather Field
- Hero
- Greek
- Brave One of the People
- Israel
- Hebrew
- God Contends
- Ira
- Hebrew
- Watchful
- Jazz
- English
- Lively, energy, excitement
- Jesse
- Hebrew, Dutch, Finnish
- Gift
- Jamie
- English, Scottish
- Planter
- Kit
- English
- Diminutive of Christopher or Katherine
- Kennedy
- Irish
- Descendent of Cennetig
- Kendall
- English
- Valley of the River of Kent
L-Z
- Logan
- Scottish, English
- Little Hallow
- Lane
- English
- From the lane
- London
- English
- From the Great River
- Milan
- Slavic
- Gracious, Dear
- McKinley
- English/Scottish
- son of the white warrior or learned ruler
- Marley
- English
- Pleasant Wood
- Morgan
- Welsh/French
- Sea
- Mason
- English
- Stoneworker
- Noel
- English/French
- Christmas
- Nevada
- English/Spanish
- Snowcapped
- Orion
- Ancient Greek
- Boundary/Light of the Heavens/ A hunter in Greek Mythology
- Presley
- English
- Place name meaning “priest clearing”
- Peyton
- English
- Place name meaning “PÆGA’s town”
- Paris
- Greek/French/English
- The name of the prince who kidnapped Helen of Troy/Name of the capital of France, which was named after an ancient Celtic Tribe
- Quincy
- French
- Estate of the fifth son
- Quinn
- Irish (Anglicized)
- Descendant of Conn
- Ripley
- English
- Strip of Land
- Regan
- English/ possibly Celtic origin
- Used by Shakespeare for a treacherous daughter of King Lear
- Rebel
- Old French
- I wage war
- Rene
- French/English
- Born again
- Sutton
- English
- South town
- Skyler
- English/Dutch
- Scholar
- Scout
- English/French
- one who gathers information covertly/to listen
- Taylor
- English
- Denoted to someone who was a tailor
- Terry
- English
- Ruler of the People
- Tyne
- English
- River Tyne/dark, darkness
- Wesley
- English
- Place name meaning “West Meadow”
- Wynn
- Welsh
- Blessed, white, fair
- Waverly
- English/Surname
- From the brushwood meadow
- Zane
- English Surname/Latvian
- Lily, rose
Looking for More Naming Lists?
Check out my “Names” tag on my blog. I’m constantly adding lists of names from different decades or with different themes. You can find it here.