Best Sibling Names for Christmas

Germanic

English

Old English

From the Welsh place name Trefor, meaning 'large village'

From a Welsh surname which was derived from ap Harry meaning "son of HARRY".

clearing in the woods

The meaning of this name is unknown. It could be derived from the Celtic elements artos "bear" combined with viros "man" or rigos "king". Alternatively it could be related to an obscure Roman family name Artorius.

Derived from Old English 'sceaft' meaning 'slope' or 'bank', and 'tun' meaning 'enclosure' or 'settlement'.

Sindarin

Old English

spear strength; derived from Gerald

Norwegian short form of BIRGITTA.

wealthy guardian

English

Son of Jamie

abbreviation for Trevor

Draper; cloth merchant

Curley-haired

Courageous wolf

From the name of the capital city of the United Kingdom, the meaning of which is uncertain. As a surname it was borne by the American author Jack London (1876-1916).

English

From the oak tree town

Diminutive of ARCHIBALD. This name is borne by Archie Andrews, an American comic-book character created in 1941.

son of Owen

English/German

meadow town

English

derived from a place name meaning 'heathland' or 'open land'.

English

joyful stone

A beloved name with deep roots

English

the valley with the willows

From a surname which was derived from a Cornish place name meaning "homestead on the hill".

A surname of English origin, meaning 'hard village'.

Bright fame

sea hill

resolute protector

Clearing by the river bank

My dear

Rich friend

from the mill ford

English

Old English

from the mouth of the Wey river

Old English

Gold, a person of wealth or prosperous

Farmer; Earthworker

Old French

Determined protector and supplanter

Thedark river

Son of fortune

son of Nicholas

A diminutive form of Algernon, meaning 'whitish' or 'of the Elf'.

From the fortified settlement

God's gracious gift

Old English

A beloved name with deep roots

A beloved name with deep roots

Son of Gilbert

from the land where the river flows; often associated with a notable place name

a surname derived from a place name meaning 'fortification on a hill'

river

From the fringe farm.

The son of the oak tree

English

English

resolute protector

A beloved name with deep roots

Prince's resolute protector

divine protector

a mythical creature, a griffin, symbolizing strength and wisdom

English

a person from a tower

Willow settlement

From the lonesome ford; a river crossing.

Scottish

English

one who guards

English

White ford

English

A professional joker or minstrel

From the town by the sea

the man of riches

heart

Willow stream

Old English

God's peace

gift

Son of Greg

Mysterious

From the lake or pond

Derived from Old English elements meaning 'red' (hryðer) and 'ford' (ford), so it could mean 'ford by the red land'.

Old English

the dark-skinned one

A surname derived from a place name meaning 'the dwelling by the hill or the place of the pointed ridge.'

hedge by the wood

From the mountain ford

King of the east

battle stone

Old English

Rules with a spear

Dweller by the wood.

noble friend

Ash tree settlement

Of the big settlement

Island

English

Settlement by the river

from the wetland town

from the stronghold

army protection

disciple of Saint Columba

English

English

Old English

from the Matholc estate

settlement by the river

ruler's advisor

ford by the beeches

to shine or sparkle

Counselor or advisor

guardian, to watch over

A beloved name with deep roots

a type of knife or a dwarf character

English

English

Old English

A surname meaning 'wagon maker' or 'wright of wagons'.

from the land of the Saxons

battle hill

From the place in the marsh

From the riverbank

Old English

From the fern meadow

English

English

from the lake town

English

enclosure by a river

English

From the spring or stream

Ford by the land of the tiles

from the river Deveron

Noble peace

Son of William

A beloved name with deep roots

From the horse spring.

wheat enclosure

laurel

From the western meadow.

Hay Hill

From the place called 'Lascelles', meaning 'from the meadow'.

Watchman; guard

a playful platform or space

Keeper of the Garden

Derived from Old English meaning 'from the meadow by the ford'.

Scottish

From the Saint's Hill

English

to glide or move smoothly

English

English

To prove or test

Old English

From the river crossing

A beloved name with deep roots

from the Old French 'Giffard' meaning 'gifted one'

English

Old English

Barnet is derived from the Old English elements 'bearn' meaning 'child' and ‘æt’ meaning 'at', giving a sense of ‘child

Spacious or large

A term used in various dialects for a small gadget or tool.

Old English

From the deer estate

English

from the new town

Variant of Malcolm, meaning 'devotee of Saint Columba'.

A beloved name with deep roots

Welsh

English

From the place of the winged gate

A beloved name with deep roots

from the dark valley

From the river bank by the mill

A variant of the name Trevor, meaning 'from the large settlement'.

Thorny place

English

Mouth of the spring

a guardian of wishes, one who influences fate

from the fortified spring

Old English

the one with courage

From the marshy land.

Derived from 'Birceard', with 'birch' referring to the birch tree, and 'hard' meaning strong or brave.

Resolute protector

English

English

to cross over