Names Ending in D for Boys

Our kids laughed when they saw this name. Enough said.

Rugged and straightforward brand-new name, though you might not like the idea of branding your son.

Also spelled Sigfrid, this hefty German name has an appropriately majestic meaning: "victorious peace". Fittingly, a famous bearer was the English World War I poet and pacifist Siegfried Sassoon. Sassoon was named after the hero of a Wagner opera, which in turn was based on a tragic hero from German legend.

The new Randy -- though a bit commercial, as in Rand Corporation, Rand McNally, et al.

A dated fifties surname name that led to the nickname SAndy.

Serious surname choices, the latter form known via award-winning author Reynolds Price.

Pitt is the prototypical blond Brad.

This name of famed philosopher, mathematician and Nobel laureate Bertrand Russell becomes slightly more plausible with the French pronunciation, bare-TRAHN. Another noted bearer is French director and screenwriter Bertrand Tavernier.

The name of several rulers of Parthia and of the ill-fated admirer of the princess of Persian Armenia, Shirin. The story of Farhad's love for Shirin is one of the most famous stories in Persian literature.

In the US, Rashad is one of the most popular and best-known Arabic names, through several sports and entertainment celebrities.

Simple and serious Arabic name which debuted in the US Top 1000 in 2016.

If you're looking for a presidential first name, keep looking.

British habitational surname that calls to mind the Connecticut capital

In Slavic cultures, Saint Vitus is called Sveti Vid, making this a saintly appellation.

For die-hard Fleetwood Mac fans, though Fleet is definitely a cool short form.

Unfashionable surname, best left in the forest with Robin Hood and his Merry Men.

A cross-cultural possibility, but a bit heavy and somber.

An English surname derived from multiple place names, which ranked in the Top 500 for boys in the US until the turn of the 20th century.