930+ English Names for Boys

Surname of Declaration signer sure to present playground complications.

Patterson is an upscale name worth considering if you're looking to continue a line of Peters, but soundalike Paterson is a downscale city in New Jersey.

A twist on Darwin with the same friendly meaning. Its lovable-nerd feel is given a cool edge by several football players with the name.

Over the top for even the most ardent Anglophile. Sacheverell Sitwell was a member of the prominentliterary Sitwell family.

The name of the teenaged son on the dear departed television show "Huff."

Averill is an ancient name, most properly spelled Averil, that has a Boston Brahmin air – probably due to the image of statesman Averill Harriman. It's of the rare English surname names that originally derived from a female given name: Eoforhild (Everild), meaning "boar battle".

Of the names derived from titles, this is one of the least obvious (unless you are of German extraction). Chancellor also has the attraction of offering the exciting - and very on-trend - nickname Chance.

This could be a possible replacement for the overused Tyson, though it has something of a commercial feel related to the brand of vacuum cleaners.

Associated all through the swing years with bandleader brothers Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey.

Powerful surname choice with many distinguished bearers, fresher sounding than Parker.

Some definite downsides: Massive, Messy.

Most people's sole association with this name is Oprah companion Stedman Graham -- cool and sophisticated.

One of several surnames beginning with New that nevertheless sound anything but.

Streamline it to Marsh, Mason, or Carson.

A rare place name and surname, with possible potential as an alternative to Jaxon. Famous wearers of the surname include biologist brothers Charles Edward and Walter Faxon, and composer Nancy Plummer Faxon.

Comes with a monocle.

Patsy has been rarely heard for half a century, for either gender, and we're not expecting that to change in the near future..

The mute, horn-honking Marx Brother's real name was Adolph -- so Harpo represented a huge step up. Also, it's Oprah's production company (her name spelled backward).

One of the most distinguished names in literature could become a hero name in a family of poetry-lovers -- or be seen as a trendy new occupational name.

Has diverse links to a Groucho Marx character, a bouncing ball, and late performance artist Spalding Gray.