Graham
Graham began as a surname derived from the Anglo-Saxon place name "Grantham", which means "gravelly homestead." William de Graham brought the surname to Scotland in the twelfth century, thus giving the name its Scottish feel.
Graham has been in use as a given name since the sixteenth century. One notable example was Alexander Graham Bell, who adopted his middle name for his eleventh birthday. He went on to invent the telephone. As an American name, Graham ranked most years since 1880. It rose in the 1970s and 1980s and again from the mid-2000s. Graham is now at its peak in the top 200.
Graham has seen use in other English-speaking nations in the past. It was especially common in midcentury Australia and New Zealand.
Graham makes for a sweet-spot name. The surname-name is not tied to any era nor has it ever been too popular in America. Yet, Graham's British and Celtic feel along with its sweet-spot style are making the name more popular today.
NAME STYLES:
Celtic, English, Neutral
SISTERS:
Claire, Fiona, Juliet, Megan, Simone, Veronica
BROTHERS:
Brooks, Duncan, Gavin, Jude, Miles, Reid
ALTERNATIVES:
Callum, Grant, Griffin, Heath, Malcolm, Vaughn
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