1310+ Boy Names That End in R

  1. Landor
    • Dozier
      • Origin:

        French surname
      • Meaning:

        "from willow"
      • Description:

        Dozier means a person who lives near the willows or reeds. It may be an occupational name referring to a basket maker.
    • Fowler
      • Broder
        • Origin:

          Scandinavian
        • Meaning:

          "brother"
        • Description:

          One of the more unfamiliar Nordic choices, a perfect set-up for the nickname Brody.
      • Ammar
        • Lardner
          • Origin:

            Occupational name
          • Meaning:

            "servant in charge of a larder"
          • Description:

            The surname of humorist Ring is a new entry in the trendy occupational class -- but watch the lard.
        • Audr
          • Fedar
            • Cezar
              • Shamur
                • Harwinder
                  • Origin:

                    Sikh
                  • Meaning:

                    "God of heaven; brave warrior of God"
                  • Description:

                    An Indian boy name most commonly used amongst Sikh families — also spelled Harvinder.
                • Wouter
                  • Origin:

                    Dutch, variation of Walter
                  • Meaning:

                    "army ruler"
                  • Description:

                    This Dutch variation of Walter is pronounced vow-ter, although Americans will likely default to wooter or wowter.
                • Springer
                  • Origin:

                    English surname
                  • Meaning:

                    "jumper, leaper"
                  • Description:

                    This lively, springy, rarely used surname name has an interesting history. For the English, German, Dutch and Ashkenazic Jews it was a nickname for a lively person or traveling entertainer, deriving from the words springen/springhen/shpringen, and in English it's also a topographical name for someone living near the source of a stream. An unusual option if you're seeking an out-of-the-ordinary 'er'-ending name. Though for some it might bring to mind Jerry Springer, or a Spaniel.
                • Bir
                  • Origin:

                    Punjabi
                  • Meaning:

                    "brother; hero"
                  • Description:

                    Sikh name with two appealing meanings, derived from the Sanskrit vīra, meaning "brave, heroic".
                • Wrecker
                  • Origin:

                    Word name
                  • Description:

                    Wrecker is a new entry to the newly trendy group of badass baby names -- names mostly for boys that sound wild (or Wilder) and summon the kind of kid that races around (Racer), breaking things (Breaker), and yeah, why not, being a Wrecker while he's at it. Actor Cam Gigandet introduced this one, with a more phonetic spelling, when he named his son Rekker.
                • Hollier
                  • Origin:

                    French, English
                  • Meaning:

                    "holly tree"
                  • Description:

                    An intriguing surname option with ties to the natural world and to cool names like Hollis and Holland. But beware: another origin of the surname is from Old French horier meaning "pimp, brothel keeper".
                • Tuur
                  • Origin:

                    Dutch variation of Arthur
                  • Meaning:

                    "bear"
                  • Description:

                    Once a diminutive for Arthur, now used in its own right. Tuur is a Top 100 name in Belgium and a Top 300 name in the Netherlands.
                • Whistler
                  • Origin:

                    English occupational name
                  • Meaning:

                    "one who whistles"
                  • Description:

                    A new entry is the fashionable new occupational name category -- and a jolly job it must be -- with the added attraction of relating to the great early 20th century American artist James Abbott McNeill Whistler, of "Whistler's Mother" fame.
                • Oleksandr
                  • Origin:

                    Ukrainian variation of Alexander, Greek
                  • Meaning:

                    "defending men"
                • Waker
                  • Origin:

                    English
                  • Meaning:

                    "watchful vigilant"
                  • Description:

                    A unique and intriguing occupational name that may be a suitable alternative to the popular Walker. Author J.D. Salinger's character Waker Glass is featured in several of his short stories.