Legend
Legend is a boy name of English origin, meaning A celebrated story; a renowned one.
What Legend means
A celebrated story; a renowned one.
Legend sits at 6 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Legend comes from
English names come from a long layering of Anglo-Saxon, Norman French, and biblical sources. Many began as surnames, place names, or occupations before they were ever used as first names.
Legend is recorded as English in origin. Browse other English names.
How popular is Legend?
Legend does not currently chart in the top 100 boy names. Rankings move constantly, and names can spend decades out of the lists before returning — so this says more about the present moment than about the name itself.
The character of Legend
The thread we file Legend under is Celebrity — worth following if that association is what caught your attention in the first place.
Themes: Celebrity
Names like Legend
These share Legend's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Banks — Dweller by the riverbank.
- Bear — Strong and brave as a bear.
- Bronx — From the New York borough.
- Brooklyn — From the borough; broken land.
- Egypt — From the land of the Nile.
- Future — The time yet to come.
- Golden — Made of gold; precious.
- Reign — Sovereign rule; royal power.
- Saint — A holy and revered person.
- Seven — The sacred number seven.
- Sir — A title of honour and respect.
- Sparrow — The small, lively bird.
More English names
- Lavender — The fragrant purple flower.
- Lily — The lily flower — purity and beauty.
- Lark — The singing songbird.
- Lincoln — Town by the pool.
- Landon — From the long hill.
- Linden — The linden tree.
- Lake — A still body of water.
- Mabel — Lovable and dear.
- Kulture — Culture; heritage and art.
- Maisie — Pearl; child of light.