Popular and traditional British names with meanings, origin and religion — from every community and region of United Kingdom. 760 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey | God's peace | 👦 Boy | English |
| Jen | White wave (Jennifer) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Jenna | White wave; God is gracious | 👧 Girl | English |
| Jenni | White wave (Jennifer) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Jennie | White wave; God is gracious | 👧 Girl | English |
| Jennifer | White wave | 👧 Girl | Cornish |
| Jenny | White wave; God is gracious | 👧 Girl | English |
| Jeremy | God will exalt | 👦 Boy | English |
| Jerry | Spear ruler (Gerald) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Jess | God beholds (Jessica, Jesse) | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Jessica | God beholds | 👧 Girl | English |
| Jessie | God beholds; God is gracious | 👧 Girl | Scottish |
| Jill | Youthful (Gillian) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Jim | Supplanter (James) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Jimmy | Supplanter (James) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Joanne | God is gracious | 👧 Girl | English |
| Jodie | Praised (Judith) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Joe | God will increase (Joseph) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Joel | Yahweh is God; The Lord is God | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Joey | God will increase (Joseph) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Johnny | God is gracious (John) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Jonny | God is gracious (John) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Josh | God is salvation (Joshua) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Joyce | Lord; Joyful | 👧 Girl | English |
| Judy | Praised (Judith); Mount Judi (where Noah's ark rested) | 👧 Girl | English, Arabic |
| Juliet | Youthful | 👧 Girl | English |
| June | Born in June | 👧 Girl | English |
| Junior | Younger | 👦 Boy | English |
| Kate | Pure (Katherine) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Katherine | Pure | 👧 Girl | English |
| Kathleen | Pure (Katherine) | 👧 Girl | Irish |
| Kathryn | Pure | 👧 Girl | English |
| Kathy | Pure (Katherine) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Katie | Pure (Katherine) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Katy | Pure (Katherine) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Kay | Pure (Katherine); Rejoice | 👧 Girl | English |
| Kayla | Pure; Slender | 👧 Girl | English |
| Kayleigh | Slender; Fair | 👧 Girl | English |
| Keith | Wood; Forest | 👦 Boy | Scottish |
| Kelly | Warrior; Bright-headed | 👧 Girl | Irish |
| Kelsey | Ship's victory | 👧 Girl | English |
| Kelvin | Narrow water | 👦 Boy | Scottish |
| Ken | Handsome; Born of fire | 👦 Boy | Scottish |
| Kenneth | Handsome; Born of fire | 👦 Boy | Scottish |
| Kenny | Handsome; Born of fire (Kenneth) | 👦 Boy | Scottish |
| Kerry | Dark; Black-haired; The county of Kerry | 👧 Girl | Irish |
| Kieran | Little dark one | 👦 Boy | Irish |
| Killian | Little church; Bright-headed | 👦 Boy | Irish |
| Kimberley | Royal fortress meadow | 👧 Girl | English |
| Kirsty | Christian; Follower of Christ | 👧 Girl | Scottish |
| Kitty | Pure (Katherine) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Kris | Follower of Christ; Bearer of Christ | 👦 Boy | English |
| Kristian | Follower of Christ | 👦 Boy | Scandinavian |
| Kristina | Follower of Christ | 👧 Girl | Latin |
| Kyle | Narrow; Strait | 👦 Boy | Scottish |
| Lachlan | From the land of lakes | 👦 Boy | Scottish |
| Lana | Light; Calm; Woollen | 👧 Girl | Slavic |
| Larry | From Laurentum; Laurel | 👦 Boy | English |
| Lauren | From Laurentum; Laurel | 👧 Girl | English |
| Lavi | Lion | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Lawrence | From Laurentum; Laurel | 👦 Boy | English |
| Leah | Weary; Delicate | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Leanne | Light; Grace | 👧 Girl | English |
| Lee | Meadow; Clearing | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Leigh | Meadow; Clearing | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Leonard | Brave as a lion | 👦 Boy | English |
| Lesley | Holly garden | 👧 Girl | Scottish |
| Leslie | Holly garden | 🧒 Unisex | Scottish |
| Letty | Joy; Happiness | 👧 Girl | English |
| Lewis | Famous warrior (Louis) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Lianne | Youthful (Juliana) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Lindsay | Linden-tree island | 👧 Girl | Scottish |
| Liora | My light | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Liz | God is my oath (Elizabeth) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Lizzy | God is my oath (Elizabeth) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Lorna | From Lorne | 👧 Girl | Scottish |
| Lydia | From Lydia | 👧 Girl | Greek |
| Lynda | Gentle; Pretty | 👧 Girl | English |
| Lynn | Lake; Waterfall | 👧 Girl | Welsh |
| Lynne | Lake; Waterfall | 👧 Girl | Welsh |
| Mabel | Lovable | 👧 Girl | English |
| Maggie | Pearl (Margaret) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Malcolm | Follower of St Columba | 👦 Boy | Scottish |
| Mandy | Worthy of love (Amanda) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Marcia | Warlike; Of Mars | 👧 Girl | Latin |
| Margaret | Pearl | 👧 Girl | English |
| Marilyn | Mary; Beloved | 👧 Girl | English |
| Marius | Of Mars; Manly | 👦 Boy | Latin |
| Mark | Warlike; Of Mars | 👦 Boy | Latin |
| Martha | Lady; Mistress of the house | 👧 Girl | Aramaic |
| Martyn | Of Mars (Martin) | 👦 Boy | Welsh |
| Mary | Beloved; Bitter; Mother of Jesus; Star of the sea | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Matt | Gift of God (Matthew) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Maureen | Bitter; Beloved (Mary) | 👧 Girl | Irish |
| May | Bitter; Beloved (Mary); The month of May | 👧 Girl | English |
| Méabh | She who intoxicates; Queen Maeve | 👧 Girl | Irish |
| Megan | Pearl (Margaret) | 👧 Girl | Welsh |
| Melanie | Black; Dark | 👧 Girl | Greek |
| Merlin | Sea fortress | 👦 Boy | Welsh |
| Mhairi | Mary | 👧 Girl | Scottish |
| Mick | Who is like God? (Michael) | 👦 Boy | Irish |
| Mike | Who is like God? (Michael) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Miranda | Admirable; Wonderful | 👧 Girl | Latin |
| Miriam | Wished-for child; The sister of Moses | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Mitchell | Who is like God? | 👦 Boy | English |
| Molly | Bitter; Beloved (Mary) | 👧 Girl | Irish |
| Morag | Great; Sun | 👧 Girl | Scottish |
| Morgan | Sea-born; Bright sea | 🧒 Unisex | Welsh |
| Moshe | Drawn from the water (Moses) | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Naama | Pleasant | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Nancy | Grace (Anne) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Naomi | Pleasantness | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Natálie | Born on Christmas Day | 👧 Girl | Czech |
| Natan | He gave | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Nate | Gift of God (Nathan, Nathaniel) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Nathaniel | Gift of God | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Neil | Champion; Cloud | 👦 Boy | Irish |
| Niall | Champion; Cloud | 👦 Boy | Irish |
| Nicholas | Victory of the people | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Nick | Victory of the people (Nicholas) | 👦 Boy | English |