British Names

35 British names that mean british for boys, listing British baby names 11-20. Eric, Harold, Horace, Merlin and Monty are popular names. Caradoc, Dover, Gage, Gladstone and Newcomb are uncommon names. View British baby names for name meanings, or search other baby names.

Caradoc ... The British chieftain Caractacus ... [1]

Dover ... Name of the British seaport on the English Channel.

Eric ... The name was not widely used among English-speaking people until 19th-century British fiction writers Frederic Farrar (in "Eric", or "Little by Little") and H ... [19]

Gage ... The British General Thomas Gage was Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony at the outbreak of the Revolutionary War. [1]

Gladstone ... Place name. Used in the 19th century as homage to the great British Prime Minister Ewart Gladstone.

Harold ... British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan ... [19]

Horace ... British Admiral Horatio Nelson ... [6]

Merlin ... the wizard who tutored King Arthur in British legend was known as Myrddin Emrys ... [7]

Monty ... Given slightly ridiculous connotations by Monty Hall and British comedy troupe Monty Python.

Newcomb ... Place name. The old British word "combe" means a valley or the flank of a hill. [1]

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