British Names

35 British names that mean british for boys, listing British baby names 1-10. Basil, Benjamin and Brant are popular names. Aden, Alban, Balfour, Bevan, Bonar, Busby and Cairn are uncommon names. View British baby names for name meanings, search British names for girls, or search other baby names.

Aden ... formerly a British colony ... [3]

Alban ... or it may represent a Latin form of a British name derived from the Celtic word "alp" for "rock, crag" ... The first Christian martyr on British soil was Saint Alban (third century) ... [18]

Balfour ... The Balfour Declaration of 1917 was a declaration of British support for its limited Jewish settlement in Palestine ... British Foreign Secretary Arthur James Balfour ... [4]

Basil ... British actor Basil Rathbone played Sherlock Holmes in 14 films in the 1940s ... [23]

Benjamin ... British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli ... [29]

Bevan ... British politician Aneurin Bevan. [10]

Bonar ... British politician Bonar Law. [2]

Brant ... a Mohawk and renowned strategist who fought on the British side during the American Revolution ... [4]

Busby ... such as those worn by the British soldiers who guard Buckingham Palace ... [4]

Cairn ... and many of these ancient cairns can be seen in the British Isles. [5]

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