UK Boy Names

If you want to go waaaaay beyond William, consider this Welsh form, which can also be spelled Gwilym, Gwilim, or Gwillym.

Soft and mellifluous nature-surname name, situated miles away from the dated Marshall.

Clint with a glint; used for flinty characters in old TV westerns and soap operas.

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.

Strongly associated with the mega-popular single-named singer, who was actually the fourth Usher Raymond in his family. He could start a fad.

The Welsh form of Tristan, and the name of a counselor to King Arthur.

He can get it for you wholesale.

An English family name used a few generations ago as an Anglicization of Moses, but hardly heard since th 1950s.

This occupational surname could find new life with those wishing to honor someone in their heritage who was connected to the tough-as-nails breed that was the pre-modern coal miner. Coll and Collie are some sweet nickname options to tone down the formality of this name.

Boo as a first name first achieved notoriety as the name of the child-man in Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird. Arthur "Boo" Radley was meant to be frightening, but only in a simple, non-threatening way. More recently, Boo has been used as the middle name of one of chef Jamie Oliver's children and the nickname in the middle of television's Honey Boo Boo. Boo is also the name of the world's cutest dog and of the adorable little girl in Monsters Inc. In a more basic way, Boo is a term of endearment.

Peaked in the 1940s, but still an amiable classic, a la Joe and Tom -- though rarely used on its own.

An uncommon surname name with that energetic -er ending. Might appeal especially to baseball fans.

This name of the largest river in Scotland, renowned for its salmon fishing, is usually thought of as a nickname for Taylor.

No low self-esteem for this kid, or so his parents hope.

If you use this for a boy, it had better be a family name, hidden away in the middle.

This British last-name-first-name could make a more masculine alternative to Shelby.

A surname style name that could make an alternative to Wayne or Wyatt.

Prissy, no matter how you spell it.

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.

Sure, and we hope he has a good time playing with Buster and Buddy.