930+ English Names for Boys
- Morton
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"town near the moor"Description:
An English family name used a few generations ago as an Anglicization of Moses, but hardly heard since th 1950s.
- Quint
Origin:
English from Quintus; diminutive of QuintonDescription:
Clint with a glint; used for flinty characters in old TV westerns and soap operas.
- Manny
Origin:
English, diminutive of EmmanuelDescription:
He can get it for you wholesale.
- Loyal
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"faithful, loyal"Description:
Loyal is one of the few virtue names suitable for boys, an honorable and principled Boy Scout-esque appellation with a surprisingly long and distinguished history.
- Kelby
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"dweller at the farm by the stream"Description:
This British last-name-first-name could make a more masculine alternative to Shelby.
- Bancroft
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"field of beans, dweller near the bean farm"Description:
An upper-crusty-sounding name with humble origins.
- Skipper
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"captain"Description:
Sure, and we hope he has a good time playing with Buster and Buddy.
- Brenton
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"town near the burnt land"Description:
Name hovering near the bottom of the Top 1000 that may move higher with the fashion for two-syllable surnames. You could do worse...but you probably could also do better.
- Bliss
Origin:
English word nameMeaning:
"intense happiness"Description:
If you use this for a boy, it had better be a family name, hidden away in the middle.
- Dallin
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"from the valley"Description:
A fresh Dale relative that finds place amongst similar names like Cullin and Hamelin as well as the more common Allen and Dylan.
- Ladd
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"manservant, young man"Description:
Seems like a redundant name for a lad.
- Talbot
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"command of the valley"Description:
Upscale and upstanding.
- Fielding
Origin:
English topographical surnameDescription:
Fielding isn't an occupational name, exactly, though it does relate to someone who works in or lives in a Field. Although there have been a handful of people, real and fictional, with the first name Fielding, the most famous Fielding is eighteenth century writer Henry Fielding, author of Tom Jones.
- Rand
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"living on riverbank"Description:
The new Randy -- though a bit commercial, as in Rand Corporation, Rand McNally, et al.
- Brand
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"firebrand, sword"Description:
Rugged and straightforward brand-new name, though you might not like the idea of branding your son.
- Vice
Origin:
English word nameMeaning:
"moral depravity or corruption"Description:
This scary word name was given to five baby boys in the US in 2013, entering the lexicon for the first time. Are the boys named Vice destined for a life of crime, or the creation of a media empire?
- Dayton
Origin:
English, variation of DeightonMeaning:
"place with a dike"Description:
If Dayton, like Trenton and Camden, is finding favor with parents, it's more because of its popular two-syllable surname feel and -on ending than the industrial city in Ohio.
- Barric
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"grain farm"Description:
Perfect choice if your baby has grandpas named Barry and Eric, but also a bit military.
- Wainwright
Origin:
English occupational nameMeaning:
"wagon maker"Description:
Some surnames should stay surnames.
- Berkeley
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"where birches grow"Description:
The Brits say BARK-lee, but we pronounce it the same as the name of the California college: either way it's quite pretentious and of another era.