2000+ Boy Names That End in S
- Airamis
Description:
One of the middle names of Dwayne Wade's son Zion.
- Hawkins
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"hawk"Description:
A surname that originated as a diminutive of Hawk.
- Hastings
Origin:
EnglishDescription:
English place name derived from the Anglo-Norman personal name Hasten or Haesta, made famous by the battle of 1066.
- Greatness
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"greatness"Description:
Modern virtue name with both spiritual and secular significance.
- Irenaeus
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"peace"Description:
Sometimes used as the masculine form of Irene / Eirene, Irenaeus is a name seen in the Early Christian church (for example, Saint Irenaeus who is considered to be one of the Church fathers). Other forms of this name are Irenaus and Eireneus.
- Kidus
- Barabbas
Origin:
AramaicMeaning:
"son of the father"Description:
In the Christian bible, Barabbas was a murderer that Pontius Pilate freed while condemning Jesus to die. The name is ironic, given that Christian belief promotes Jesus as the son of the Father. The name is difficult for this reason, as well as the fact that in Spain it is used as slang for a bad person.
- Kyriakos
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"of the lord"Description:
Kyriakos was derived from the Greek word kyrios, meaning "lord."
- Pinchas
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"dark-skinned"Description:
Famous violinist-conductor Pinchas Zuckerman is the most famous modern bearer; the biblical Pinchas was the son of Eleazar and the grandson of Aaron -- both preferable name choices.
- Crispus
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"curly-haired"Description:
A potential hero name: Crispus Attucks, an African and Native American man, was the first colonist to die for independence in the Boston Massacre.
- Cyriacus
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"of the lord"Description:
A name rarely heard these days, it was the moniker of several early saints.
- Proteus
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"first"Description:
The name of an early Greek god of the sea, after whom a moon of Neptune is named.
- Exodus
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"departure"Description:
The second book of the Bible provides a dramatic name that's more distinct than Genesis and simpler than Leviticus.
- Tallis
Origin:
English, Old FrenchMeaning:
"clearing of woodland"Description:
An English surname derived from the Old French taillis, this nature inspired choice could be an alternative to Wallis or Travis. Tallis appears as the surname of the central characters in Ian McEwan's book, Atonement and the subsequent film.
- Doss
Origin:
Surname name and British English word nameDescription:
Diehard World War II buffs may be interested in this name as a reference to American combat medic Desmond Doss, the first conscientious objector to be awarded the metal of honor. But it carries a host of negative connotations in the U.K., especially in Scotland, related to laziness and the shirking of work.
- Aemilius
Origin:
RomanMeaning:
"rival"Description:
A Roman family name, the origin of Emil.
- Damaris
- Takis
Origin:
Greek nickname nameDescription:
A common Greek nickname, coming from the affectionate -akis suffix. Most often used as a nickname for Stamatios (from the affectionate nickname Stamatakis) or Panagiotis (from Panagiotakis), but it can work for many more Greek boy names.
- Success
Origin:
English word nameMeaning:
"accomplishment"Description:
A conceptual word name that is currently unisex, although girls hold the lead in gender distribution.
- Dionysus
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"god of Nysa"