2000+ Boy Names That End in S

A preppy English surname. Newscaster Megyn Kelly used it as a middle name for her son in 2009.

God of war in Lithuanian mythology. According to legend, worshippers of Kovas would sacrifice black horses to him.

There are ordinary folk named Prince, Earl, and Duke, so why not this rank of nobility as well? Many spellings compete, the most common being Marquis, Marquise, and Marquez. Rapper 50 Cent chose the Marquise version for his son; David Caruso chose Marquez.

The Welsh way to spell Price, which is more complicated but elevates it beyond the monetary realm.

As Ezra becomes more popular, so is Esdras being rediscovered. Los Angeles chef Esdras Ochoa was recently named one of the top chefs in the US.

Quirinus is the Roman god of thunder and lightning, believed by some to be the Sabine god of war. While this is an intriguing and distinctive classic name, it also might provoke some middle school teasing.

The name of the great French novelist, author of the timeless The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers, would make a surprising middle name choice.

Never as well known as that other Roman numeral name, Octavius, Tertius just might hold some appeal for the parent seeking a really obscure name with the patina of antiquity for her third son.

This was the name of a 6th-century BC Greek philosopher and mathematician.

Unusual and unappealing.

The name of a 5th century Athenian general during the Peloponnesian War, fittingly derived from Greek nike "victory". He was largely responsible for the negotiations which led to the Peace of Nicias in 421 BC.

The final s turns a nature name into a Waspy surname.

See SEAMUS.

Costas is a much better nickname than Connie for the somewhat-forbidding Constantine. Kostas is the Greek form.

Pronounced klaus, this spelling of the name is associated in this country with the major Pop Art sculptor Swedish-born Claes Oldenburg, known for his colossal public sculptures of everyday objects such as lipsticks and binoculars, and the "Happenings" performance art of the 1960s. Variations include CLAUS, KLAUS, KLAES, and CLAAS.

Turkish word name commonly seen in the doubled-barreled first name Ömer Halis.

Boreas was the Greek god of the north wind, deriving from the same root as the Latin name of the Northern Lights, aurora borealis.

Variation of Tavish, a Scottish form of Thomas, that's associated with radio/TV personality Tavis Smiley.