Do you consider any of these names American in origin?

[Wilderwood]

Girls:
Harper
Lainey
Autumn
Madison
Delaney

Boys:
Hudson
Cooper
Hunter
Grayson

And not that it’s a bad thing! But husband says my choices are quite American 🇺🇸 so please help settle this debate.
Open to suggestions

thank you ☺️

Boys often had surnames as first names in 19th century.

I think they all have an American vibe. I quite like Lainey and Cooper. Dislike Autumn and Hunter (that will always be a Gladiator to me!)

There's a significant chunk of MNetters who have a strong aversion/snobbery against anything that sounds vaguely American. They think all children should be called Edith or Percival. It's ok not to agree with this! 😂

Of your husband's choices I like Kasia and Thea (I'd expect Kasia to be Polish though). Octavia is horrific.

To me all except Autumn sound very American. My DH is american and he was horrified the name Hunter is on the list LOL.

All very American. The whole surname as a first name is typically American. I’ve never met a kid with any of those names in the U.K. in real life whereas most of those names were in one or other of my DD’s classes in the USA.

I like Thea, how about a trad first name and more modern middle name, or a trad first name that can be shortened to a more modern nickname?

I hate surnames as first names.

I agree they all sound more American than traditional British. However, in Scotland surnames are often used as first names, usually with some family connection, so I know a Wilson, Sutherland, Lyall, Innes and McNab. Then there was Menzies (pronounced something like Mingis) Campbell.

I know dogs called Hudson and Cooper.

Grayson made me think of Grayson Perry.

If you like Madison how about Madeleine? Which is, of course, French...

Yes they are indeed very American OP.

@Grendel7 Yes, all 349 million of them have no imagination.
Talk about a sweeping statement!

@Wilderwood I've known a few girls called Lainie. In Scotland it's a pet name for Elaine.
The rest are either Surnames or US names.

Kassia sounds invented, too try-hard.
Octavia sounds a bit pretentious and as if she’s your eighth child.
I like Thea. How about Theo for a boy?

all of them

Sorry that you’re getting judgy comments.

Personally I don’t see Harper as an American name. There are a few around here but it’s not overused. They do all seem to have younger DPs though so I’d just assume you were a young Mum if I didn’t know you.

I like your husband’s suggestions.

Cooper is a British occupational surname, it was given to a village barrel maker!

Yes however the trend of giving baby boys surnames is very common in America, far more than in England (though it still does happen).

Edit: Geography.