Presidential baby names

Surname meaning 'son of Jeffrey,' from the given name Jeffrey derived from Germanic elements meaning 'peace' and 'spear.' Later adopted as a given name in America.

Settlement by the lake. A place name derived from the Old English elements 'linc' (lake) and 'coln' (settlement), historically associated with Lincoln, England.

From Old English 'clif' (cliff/riverbank) and 'land' (land). Named after the city in Ohio, originally a geographical descriptor for a place with cliffs near water.

Son of Nick. Nick derives from Nicholas, meaning 'victory of the people.' Used as a surname before becoming a given name in modern usage.

From the English place name Lincoln, derived from Latin 'Lindum' (lake) and Old English 'coln' (settlement). Associated with Abraham Lincoln, the 16th US President.

A medieval English occupational surname meaning 'free man' or 'landowner of free status,' derived from the Old English 'franca' (frank/free) and the suffix '-lin' (diminutive).

Settlement by the lake with linden trees. From Lincoln, England (Roman Lindum Colonia), a city name adopted as a personal name.

Gift of God. From Greek elements theodoros: theos (god) + doron (gift), expressing divine blessing.

Occupational surname from Middle English, originally referring to a person who made or sold hoods, or derived from the verb 'to hove' meaning to dig or excavate.

From the English surname Lincoln, a place name meaning 'lake settlement' from Latin Lindum Colonia, the Roman city.

From Old French 'de la no' meaning 'of the walnut tree', or alternatively from Germanic roots meaning 'noble friend'

Rose field or meadow. A compound surname meaning 'rose' and 'field,' originally referring to a place where wild roses grew abundantly.

From the town of Washington in England, derived from 'Hwæsa's settlement', referring to a place name that became a surname and given name.

From Old English 'trēow' (true) and 'mann' (man). Literally 'true man,' historically used as a descriptor of honest, faithful character.

From Old English meaning 'settlement on a hill' or 'town on a cliff', combining elements denoting a fortified place.

From Old English 'gar' (spear) and 'feld' (field), meaning 'spear field' or battlefield.

From Old English meaning 'homestead' or 'dwelling place', referring to a farmstead or settlement.