650+ Boy Names That End in -en

Writer Bill Bryson may have played some role in popularizing this surname-name, which might be considered a latter-day Brian (or Bryan). We prefer Bryson.

See TADEN.

Ximen is not, as many think, the Spanish variation of Simon. It is derived from the medieval Basque name Semen (emphasis on the second syllable, but still completely unusable in the English-speaking world). It eventually gave way to many familiar Spanish names of today, including Jimeno and Ximena.

The en ending is so fashionable these days, a lot of people prefer it even when the alternative as with Brandon has more heft.

Zuben el Hakrabi (literally "claws of the scorpion") is the traditional name for Gamma Librae, a star system in the constellation of Libra but previously considered part of Scorpio.