Names Ending in -ian for Boys

  1. Silvian
    • Origin:

      Dutch, German, Romanian, English
    • Meaning:

      "of the forest"
    • Description:

      Modern form of Latin Silvanus, and an appealing -ian ending option if Julian or Adrian feel too popular for you.
  2. Savian
    • Tilian
      • Stelian
        • Origin:

          Romanian
        • Meaning:

          "pillar"
        • Description:

          Romanian form of Stylianos, the name of a 7th-century hermit from Adrianopolis in Asia Minor who is regarded as a patron saint of children.
      • Larian
        • Josian
          • Maksymilian
            • Midian
              • Origin:

                Hebrew
              • Meaning:

                "strife"
              • Description:

                In Genesis, this is the name of a son of Abraham and Keturah, and it's also a place name. Negative meaning aside, Midian is an attractive name with deep roots that's exceedingly rare. They call that a Trifecta.
            • Adian
              • Claudian
                • Javian
                  • Felician
                    • Jacian
                      • Tristian
                        • Origin:

                          Variation of Tristan
                        • Description:

                          Combination of Tristan and Christian that is beginning to catch on.
                      • Symphorian
                        • Origin:

                          Latin
                        • Meaning:

                          "to bring together"
                        • Description:

                          This obscure 2nd-century saint’s name belonged to the first Christian martyr in Gaul. The saint also lent his name, in a roundabout way, to the village of Veryan in Cornwall.
                      • Mixolydian
                        • Origin:

                          Greek
                        • Meaning:

                          "half-Lydian"
                        • Description:

                          This musical mouthful was chosen for the middle name of one of Nick Cannon's twin sons, Zion. It refers to the Mixolydian mode, a type of ancient Greek musical scale with distinctive harmonic and melodic characteristics. The literal meaning of the word is "half-Lydian," in reference to the Lydian mode.
                      • Ryian
                        • Rhian
                          • Zadrian
                            • Nathian