Names Ending in H for Boys
- Athaliah
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"God is exalted"Description:
Unisex name from the Old Testament, perhaps an underused alternative to Isaiah.
- Shah
- Westleigh
- Macbeth
Origin:
ScottishMeaning:
"son of life"Description:
Although appearing as a patronym (nope, it doesn't mean "son of Elizabeth"), Macbeth originated as a given name. It is derived from the Gaelic MacBeatha, describing a religious man.
- Vansh
- Alarich
- Fish
- Jedah
Origin:
Invented nameDescription:
The -ah ending makes Jedah read feminine, but it was actually created for a male character in the video game Darkstalkers. One of the many unique baby names inspired by the gaming world.
- Iziah
- Araunah
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"agile"Description:
The name of a Jebusite who owned a threshing floor on the summit of Mount Moriah which was purchased by David to be used as the site for assembling an altar to God. Later texts render his name as Ornan.
- Bardolph
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"bright wolf"Description:
Bardolph is an antiquated German name that was used by Shakespeare for several minor characters. Short form Bardo, a Buddhist term for a Limbo-like state, would be more familiar and more fashionable today.
- Bradach
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"beard"Description:
The name of a river in South Wales would make an interesting Celtic update to Bradley.
- Yehudah
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"to praise"Description:
Anglicized as Judah, this name of a biblical patriarch is given symbolically to boys born on Chanukah; a form of it was spotlighted by violin virtuoso Yehudi Menuhin.
- Ayush
- Tiarnach
- Fridrich
- Epoch
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"age, period of time"Description:
An Enoch for our times?
- Pesah
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"spared"Description:
The Hebrew name for Passover, making this the Jewish version of naming your child Christmas or Easter.
- Carthach
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"loving"Description:
An Irish form of Caractacus or Caradoc, borne by two Irish saints.
- Tiich
Origin:
Choctaw, Native American, meaning unknownDescription:
A name given among the Choctaw tribe of Mississippi and Oklahoma.