5000+ Boy Names That End in N

This popular Turkish male name derives from the personal name Mete + khan, meaning "ruler, leader". Mete is the Turkish form of Modu, referring to the ancient military leader Modu Chanyu. Born in present-day Mongolia around 234 BCE, he was the founder of the Xiongnu Empire, and an important figure in the history of the Turkic-speaking peoples. The name Modu is from Chinese, and may derive from an Old Chinese form of a Turkic title meaning "hero".

If you can't decide between Ethan or the original Hebrew form, Eitan, you may arrive at Eithan.

Possible Gaelic alternative to Kevin and Devon.

A saint’s name, Anglicized from Adomnán or Ádhamhnán, which may derive either from Ádhamh (Adam) or from Gaelic adomnae "great fear". St Eunan was a 7th century abbot of Iona best known for his "Law of Innocents", which protected women, children and non-combatants.

Holston is a uniquely Southern place name — that of a river, lake, and mountain in Tennessee, as well as a town in Virginia. Holston was first used for the river, previously called the Cherokee River. It was adapted from the surname of pioneer Stephen Holstein, who resided alongside the river. Holstein was the name of a Saxon tribe and is now a region in Germany.

The Welsh form of Tristan, and the name of a counselor to King Arthur.

Part Jason, part Jayce, this name has been among the Top 500 names for boys near-consistently since the late 1960s. While it's a reasonable spelling especially if you're naming your son after someone named Jay or another name that starts with the letter J, it's one of those names that will eternally need to be spelled out for people. But then again, so are classics like Elisabeth and Sara and Jon.

A distinctive alternative to Conan.

About 50 baby boys wee named Oaklyn in the US last year, vs. 600 baby girls. For girls, the Oaklynn spelling is three times more popular; for boys that's reversed.

A popular name in France that we count among the unique I names for boys in the US.

An Asian name that would be easily understood in this country.

See CARSTEN.

An English family name used a few generations ago as an Anglicization of Moses, but hardly heard since th 1950s.

Caedmon is considered the first English poet -- a nice literary tie-in to the streamlined version.

Too tied to those well-publicized twins.

Often stands alone in Israel, but rarely here.

We all know K is a very trendy letter right now, but what was wrong with Corbin?