Money making monikers: names to make you rich

Rich lists usually reflect the most popular names of their generation.  It seems that simple straightforward names that don’t stand out in any particular way from their peers, are an advantage in the world of commerce. 

If you want your child’s name to appear in The Sunday Times list of wealthiest people in the country some day, pick a name such as Thomas, William, Emily or Sophie, one of the ten most popular names today.

Among the top 50 richest men and women in the world, the most popular name is Michael or Mikhail, with second position held jointly by David and Vladimir.  The letter ‘A’ is the most popular first name initial, closely followed by the initials: ‘L’, ‘M’ and ‘S’.

Here are some traditional names whose meanings relate to wealth and riches:

Name	Gender	Origin	Meaning
Alda	Girl	Teutonic	rich and wise
Ashira	Girl	Hebrew	wealthy
Daria	Girl	Greek	wealthy
Darius	Boy	Persian	wealthy
Edina	Girl	Anglo-Saxon	wealthy
Edlyn	Girl	Old English	rich gentlewoman
Edmund	Boy	Anglo-Saxon	wealthy defender
Edward	Boy	Old English	rich guardian
Edwina	Girl	English	wealthy friend
Hadley	Boy	Old English	landowner
Henrietta	Girl	Teutonic	ruler of the estate
Henry	Boy	Teutonic	ruler of the estate
Iden	Boy	Old English	the prosperous one
Josephine	Girl	Hebrew	abundance
Lydia	Girl	Greek	rich, cultured woman
Odell	Boy	Hebrew	wealthy
Odella	Girl	Anglo-Saxon	little wealthy one
Ophira	Girl	Greek	gold
Otto	Boy	Teutonic	rich or prosperous
Prospero	Boy	Spanish	wealthy
Richmond	Boy	German	rich benefactor
Spencer	Boy	Old French	dispenser of riches
Wellington	Boy	Anglo-Saxon	from the wealthy estate