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Fielding

FEEL-ding

Rare & Uncommon ✦ Vintage

✦ Meaning

“Old English surname meaning 'dweller in the open field,' connecting to pastoral heritage and open landscapes.”

Popularity Over Time

Fielding US popularity rank over timeRank 12065 in 2008 to rank 1700 in 1912. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#1700#6883#12065191219401960198020002024

Fielding is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

Old English

Syllables

2

Nicknames

Field

Style

ClassicElegantTimelessLiterary

Famous Bearers

  • Henry Fielding (author of Tom Jones)
  • Fielding Yost (football coach)

Collections

Literary Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Old Money Names → Preppy & Surname Names → Two Syllables → Vintage Revival →

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People Also Ask

Old English surname meaning 'dweller in the open field,' connecting to pastoral heritage and open landscapes.

Fielding is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's making a comeback as part of the vintage name wave.

Popular nicknames for Fielding include Field.

Names that pair beautifully with Fielding include Dashiell, Peregrine, Edmund, Alistair, Thaddeus.