Names Ending in G for Boys

All names connected with royalty have become increasingly popular in recent years, and King variation Kyng is no exception. Some parents may feel that the Kyng spelling makes it more of a name and less of a royal title, but both names sound the same and have identical meanings, so why endlessly complicate spelling and pronunciation?

This name, which may also be Bintang in Indonesia, would have a difficult time transitioning to the Western World.

If you like the Irish surname feel, there are loads of more congenial options.

Loring lives as a first name thanks to the Kansas doctor Loring Miner who first sounded the alarm on what became known as the Spanish Flu.

The Kellogg surname — these days associated with cereal and the Northwestern University business school — has rather grotesque origins. It is derived from the Middle English word kellen, meaning "to kill" or "to slaughter," and hog, "pig." Thus, it was an occupational name for a pork butcher.

An unlikely place name today, but one that was found among enslaved people in the 1800s.

Thanks to associations with Prince Charming, this name has only ever been recorded for boys. It first made the charts in 2015.

Though the usual U.S. spelling is Sterling, this is the authentic Scottish family name version.

A unisex Chinese name with a multitude of different meanings, depending on the characters used.

Like Stian, a more manageable short form of the unwieldy Srigandr, but with a less euphonic sound. Stig Larsson is a successful Swedish novelist, not to be confused with the even more successful late Swedish novelist Stieg Larsson (born Karl Stig-Erland LArsson), author of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo</>..

Famously the name of a Pilgrim aboard the Mayflower.

A big name to bestow upon a baby, but in line with word names that are becoming increasingly fashionable, such as Legend and Royal.

Nollaig is a unisex Irish name created in the 20th century. It is a translation of the French name Noel, meaning "Christmas".

Cantonese surname that is occasionally heard as a first. The lack of vowels would make this one hard to wear in English-speaking countries.

Variant of Cadoc, a Welsh saint's name.

The Welsh form of Maurice.