Struggling to think of a name for your little one? Or just curious to find out what my favourite baby boy names are? Here’s my A-Z of favourite baby boy names and their origins.
You can read my A-Z of Favourite Baby Girl names here & read about how we chose our daughters names here.
A – Aiden
ORIGIN
Irish: Fiery one
B – Bobbie
ORIGIN
English: Abbreviation of Robert.
C – Charlie
ORIGIN
English ‘ceorl‘ meaning man.
D – Dexter
ORIGIN
Latin: Right
E – Ellis
ORIGIN
English: The Lord is my God; variant of Elijah
F – Freddie
ORIGIN
German: Peaceful ruler; variant of Frederick
G – George
ORIGIN
Greek: Farmer
H – Harry
ORIGIN
English: Familiar form of Herald or Henry.
I – Isaac
ORIGIN
Hebrew: He laughs
J – James
ORIGIN
Hebrew: Supplanter, heel-grabber
K – Kameron
ORIGIN
American: Crooked
Scottish: Crooked nose
L – Lucas
ORIGIN
English: Light giving; a form of Luke
French: Light; form of Luke
Gaelic: Light
M – Magnus
ORIGIN
Danish: Great
Latin: Great; the name of several kings of Norway and Sweden
Norse: Great
Swedish: Great
N – Nathan
ORIGIN
Hebrew: Gift from God
O – Olly (Oliver)
ORIGIN
English: Peaceful or the olive tree
Latin: Peaceful or the olive tree
Norse: Affectionate
P – Parker
ORIGIN
English: Park keeper
Q – Quentin
ORIGIN
English: From the Queen’s place, town
Latin: Born fifth; Quentin is the name of numerous religious and political leaders throughout history.
R – Ralph
ORIGIN
English: Wolf counsel; An old name from Scandinavian and Germanic elements.
S – Samuel
ORIGIN
Hebrew: Told by God
T – Tommy (Thomas)
ORIGIN
German: Medieval short form of all German male names beginning with the prefix Diet (as in Dietrich)
Teutonic: People’s rule
U – Ungus
ORIGIN
Latin: One, unity, together
Native American: Remember
Welsh: White wave
V – Valentino
ORIGIN
Italian: Strong; valiant.
Latin: Brave
W – William
ORIGIN
German: Resolute or brilliant
X – Xander (Alexander)
ORIGIN
Greek: Defender of the people
Y – Yavin
ORIGIN
Arabic: Easy, simple, homely, small; masculine version of Taysir
Z – Zacharias
ORIGIN
Greek: The Lord has remembered
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