Patronymics from the last-name first trend:
· Anderson (Anders is the Scandinavian form of Andrew)
· Davis, a shortened and contracted form of Davidson
· Dawson, from Daw, a Medieval nickname for David
· Edison, a smart-sounding name that inevitably recalls the great inventor
· Harrison and the short form Harris
· Jackson and alternate spellings Jaxon and Jaxson are all top-100 names
· Jameson and Jamison
· Jefferson, which sounds more refined than many of the other names in this category, possibly because of its connection to one of our founding fathers
· Ryker, the Dutch equivalent of Richardson
· Wilson and the short form Willis
Non-English forms of traditional names are cool and very of-the-moment. Our list starts with the ever-popular variations of John, then moves on to European versions of other familiar English names:
· Evan (Welsh)
· Ian (Scottish) and variant spelling Ean (Manx)
· Sean (Irish) and its Anglicized form Shane
· Giovanni (Italian) and the contracted form Gianni
· Juan (Spanish) and Jean (French)
· Johan (German)
· Ivan (Slavic) and its short form Van
· Keoni (Hawaiian)
and moving on….
· Antonio and Antoine – for Anthony
· Andres and Andre – for Andrew
· Garrett – for Gerald
· Pierce and Pierre – for Peter
· Ricardo – for Richard
· Marco, Markus, and Marcello – for Mark
· Vincenzo and its short form Enzo – for Vincent
The most unexpected options often have their origins in the Bible:
· Jeremiah and Jeremy – for Jerry
· Mathias and Mateo – for Matthew
· Micah and Mitchell – for Michael
