Names Ending in D for Boys

This name may be related to the Latin Maximus, which means "the greatest," or to a British landowner's name, but for most modern parents, it's one of several ways to get to short form Max.

Luxe baby name that could easily fit in among children named Onyx and Emerald. Goldie is a rising choice for girls.

Preferable to its parent name, Arnoud, in the Netherlands.

One of the five hundred plus variations on Muhammad, this is a favorite Muslim choice.

The son of Lancelot and Elaine in Arthurian legend, Galahad is the purest and most chivalrous of the Knights of the Round Table, and one of the three achievers of the Holy Grail. The derivation of his name is unclear. It may come from Welsh Gwalchafed (hawk of summer) or "gwalch" + "cad" (hawk of battle), or it may be an anglicization of the place name Gilead in Palestine. Certainly a bold and brave choice for a baby boy!

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

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

An old English redhead name -- one of the few that doesn't begin with the letter r -- with references both to a famous French knight and a magical horse.

As wooden as its second syllable.

With Yale and Brown in the mainstream, why not this upscale college name and surname as well.

Swam into style and quickly out again, on Chad's fish- er, coat-tails.

A beautiful English surname that's also a type of richly colored timber, Rosewood makes an interesting spin on the Rose names for a boy. It is also the surname of Dr Beaumont Rosewood, Jr from the Fox police drama series Rosewood.

Asking for trouble.

Brad in a Brooks Brothers suit.

Even if you're a loyal alumnus, consider something less ultraupright, like Yale or Cal.

Way out.

Related to the Arabic Warda, Vered is a strong sounding nature name with a sweet floral meaing.

This form got noticed as the first name of long-reigning Russian president Brezhnev; other bearers include playwright and short-story writer Andreyev, Leonid the Magnificent,a Russian performance artist on America's Got Talent, and Leonid McGill, the protagonist of a Walter Mosley private eye series. All in all, though, Leonid is not the most likely to join the pride of lion-related names here.

A cool and straightforward Vietnamese name, which resembles the increasingly popular Hawaiian name Koa.