1310+ Boy Names That End in R

  1. Dunbar
    • Origin:

      Irish
    • Meaning:

      "castle headland"
    • Description:

      Clear and strong, if a little heavy.
  2. Moor
    • Traylor
      • Origin:

        Modern invented name
      • Description:

        Okay, it's a little bit like Trey, and a little bit like Taylor, but exactly like....trailer?
    • Dimitar
      • Origin:

        Bulgarian variation of Dmitri
      • Description:

        Dimitar is the Bulgarian (and Macedonian) version of Dmitri, which is itself a variation of the name of the Greek goddess Demeter, whose name means earth mother.
    • Balfour
      • Origin:

        Scottish
      • Meaning:

        "the village by the pasture"
      • Description:

        Historically interesting via the 1917 Balfour Declaration, which supported the creation of a Jewish state in Palestine.
    • Rekker
      • Origin:

        Variation of Wrecker
      • Meaning:

        "a person or thing that wrecks or damages something"
      • Description:

        Rekker comes to us thanks to actor Cam Gigandet, who gave his son this phonetic spelling of badass word name Wrecker. Use at your own peril.
    • Gardiner
      • Shemar
        • Origin:

          Modern invented name
        • Description:

          Though not technically a one-person name, since 30 baby boys were named Shemar in 2016, Shemar stems from one specific person, prolific actor Shemar Moore. He has said that his parents came up with it by combining the first three letters of each of their first names, Sherrod and Marilyn.
      • Heir
        • Origin:

          English word name
        • Meaning:

          "one who inherits"
        • Description:

          Heiress has been recorded as a baby name since 2004, but the male version, Heir, took longer to catch up. It debuted in 2019 with just five uses but appears to be rising quickly. One factor that will likely help its case: star power. Nick Cannon named one of his twin sons, born in 2021, Zillion Heir (that's right, Zillionaire), drawing attention to this new addition to the class of money-related names. In 2022, it was chosen by parents for 13 baby boys.
      • Drover
        • Origin:

          English occupational surname
        • Meaning:

          "driver of sheep or cattle"
        • Description:

          Drover, an ancient occupational surname, is right in step with today's styles and would make a distinctive choice. Drover and brothers are fresh updates of such now-widely-used names as Carter and Cooper.
      • Bouvier
        • Origin:

          French occupational name
        • Meaning:

          "herdsman"
        • Description:

          So tied to being Jacqueline Kennedy's maiden name that it's best saved for a girl.
      • Fajar
        • Origin:

          Indonesian, from Arabic Fajr, meaning "dawn"
        • Meaning:

          "dawn"
        • Description:

          Good choice for a baby born in a hopeful time.
      • Currier
        • Origin:

          English occupational surname
        • Meaning:

          "person who dressed leather after it was tanned"
        • Description:

          Has a fresh occupational name feel, combined with old-fashioned Currier & Ives charm.
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          • Bachelor
            • Origin:

              French
            • Meaning:

              "unmarried man"
            • Description:

              Bachelor feels more like a prediction than a name.
          • Bakar
            • Origin:

              Basque
            • Meaning:

              "alone"
            • Description:

              A somewhat solemn name for a child. The feminine version is Bakarne.
          • Yasir
            • Origin:

              Arabic
            • Meaning:

              "wealthy, prosperous"
            • Description:

              In this country, very much tied to PLO leader Arafat.
          • Radomir
            • Origin:

              Slavic
            • Meaning:

              "famously happy; happy world"
            • Description:

              Radomir is derived from the Slavic elements rad, meaning "happy" or "joy," and mir, "world," "peace," or "fame."
          • Tiller
            • Origin:

              English word name
            • Description:

              Most familiar as a nautical term -- for the part of a boat that facilitate steering -- but also has an occupational sense (someone who tills the soil) and can refer to a part of a crossbow.