2400+ Boy Names That End with E
- Paine
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"villager, country-dweller"Description:
While patriot Thomas Paine is a worthy honoree, the mere association with the word 'pain' knocks this name out of bounds.
- Wylde
Origin:
Variation of Wild; English surnameMeaning:
"wild"Description:
The Wylde spelling puts an old-school, surnamey spin on hot modern word name Wild.
- Elie
Origin:
Yiddish diminutive of Elijah and Eliezer, HebrewMeaning:
"Yahweh is God; God helps"Description:
Strongly connected to Elie Wiesel — Holocaust survivor, Nobel laureate, and author of the influential book Night.
- Lafe
Origin:
Variation of Leif, Diminutive of Lafayette, Scandinavian, FrenchMeaning:
"heir, descendant; faith"Description:
In the 18th century, Lafe was the common short form of the French surname name Lafayette. A notable bearer was Lafe McKee, who acted in over 400 films during the first half of the 19th century.
- Romare
Description:
African American collagist Romare Bearden was the foremost bearer of his unique name. It would make a wonderful middle, if not first name, for the child of art-loving parents.
- Azzedine
Origin:
unknownDescription:
Tunisian fashion designer Azzedine Alaia's singular first name seems to belong to him alone.
- Ville
Origin:
Finnish, Swedish diminutive of WilliamMeaning:
"resolute protection"Description:
A great choice for a native Swedish speaker, but not as user-friendly as some of the other international short forms of William — Pim (Dutch), Gwil (Welsh), and of course, Liam (Irish).
- Carlyle
Origin:
Variation of Carlisle, EnglishMeaning:
"from the walled city"Description:
Carlisle is more popular than Carlyle for both genders, and in both spellings more widely used for boys than for girls. It's a name we see on the rise in either spelling.
- Yasuke
Origin:
Japanese, meaning unknownDescription:
Yasuke was the first African samurai in Japan, who served as a retainer under Oda Nobunaga. He arrived in Japan in 1579 with Portuguese Jesuits and Italian Jesuit missionary Alessandro Valignano. Nobunaga took a special interest in Yasuke, who joined his force.
- Boyce
Origin:
Scottish, from FrenchMeaning:
"lives by the woods"Description:
CEO name.
- Elzie
Origin:
Diminutive of Eliezer, HebrewMeaning:
"God helps"Description:
The male nickname Elzie originated as a short form of Eliezer. Neither are coming back into fashion anytime soon.
- Hoke
Description:
Hoke is a surname name with a Southern feel, thanks to Morgan Freeman's character in the Oscar-winning movie Driving Miss Daisy. Parents may have passed this name by because of the similarity to hokey and hokum, slang for exaggerated or contrived. But there's at least one distinguished bearer: Chicago journalist Hoke Norris, famous for his coverage of the Civil Rights movement.
- Gilmore
Origin:
Irish and ScottishMeaning:
"devoted to the Virgin Mary"Description:
For better or worse, this name is still firmly attached to the TV series Gilmore Girls. It's one of a number of Scottish and Irish surname names beginning with Gil, meaning "servant". In this case, it's "servant of Mary", making it a subtle male Marian name.
- Vyse
- Jae
- Deandre
Origin:
Modern invented nameMeaning:
"son of Andre"Description:
A popular choice amongst the African American naming community in the 90s, Deandre has been falling out of style in favor of more contemporary choices.
- Jelle
Origin:
Dutch and FrisianMeaning:
"sacrifice, value"Description:
Originally a Frisian short form of names beginning with the element gild "sacrifice, value". It is also used as a Dutch short form of William.
- Verse
Origin:
English word nameMeaning:
"verse"Description:
Page, Poet, and Story all get used as names, so why not Verse? Teen Mom's Kailyn Lowry used it as a name for one of her sons.
- Roarke
- Magne
Origin:
NorwegianMeaning:
"great"Description:
Variation of Magni or Magnus, popular throughout modern Scandinavia. In mythology, Magni was a son of Thor.