The story behind Budd
From Old English Budda, a nickname of uncertain meaning.
Pronunciation
US English (ARPAbet): B AH1 D
This is a US English dictionary reading of the spelling; personal pronunciations may differ. Digits mark stress: 0 is unstressed, 1 is primary, 2 is secondary. Pronunciation source and notation.
Popularity
Budd ranked #7294 in US for 1990.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Budd
Chad
From Middle English Chadde, from Old English Ċeadda, of obscure meaning; name of a seventh-century Anglo-Saxon saint, revived in the 20th century. The sense of “alpha male”…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends D
- same syllable count
- similar length
Bond
* As an English occupational surname, from the noun bond, bondman, reinforced by Old Norse bóndi (“peasant, farmer”). Also as a variant of Band. * As a Swedish surname, variant…
- Gender
- neutral
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends D
- same syllable count
- similar length
Boyd
From Scottish Gaelic, either buidhe (“blond, yellow, fair”), or a habitational surname from the Isle of Bute in Scotland.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends D
- same syllable count
- similar length
Buck
* For both the English surname and given name, originally a nickname for someone who resembled a buck. * Also as an English topographic surname, from Middle English buk (modern…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends K
- same syllable count
- similar length
Bernd
Borrowed from German Bernd.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends D
- same syllable count
- similar length
Bríd
From Old Irish Brigit, from Proto-Celtic *Brigantī (“high, exalted”). Cognate with Scottish Gaelic Brìghde and Manx Breeshey.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends D
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Budd
Eda
From Old English ead (“riches”), also short for compound given names beginning thus, particularly Edith.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Ada
Short form of Germanic names beginning with adal (“noble”), such as Adelaide. Also Latinized form of Hebrew Adah. The programming language takes its name from Ada Lovelace. a…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Alden
From Old English Ealdwine, from eald (“old”) + wine (“friend”); equivalent to Alwin. In some cases a variant of Haldane.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Budd
Eda
From Old English ead (“riches”), also short for compound given names beginning thus, particularly Edith.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- compatible short style
- shared origin connection
Lee
From Old English lēa, the dative case of lēah (“meadow”), originally to denote someone who lived near a meadow.
- Gender
- mixed
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- compatible short style
- shared origin connection
Scot
From Old English Sċottas (“people from Ireland, Irishmen”), from Late Latin Scōttī (see Scōtī for more). See Scoti.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends T
- compatible short style
- shared origin connection