Names Ending in X for Boys

Ajax was the strong and courageous Greek hero featured in Homer's "Iliad," known as Ajax the Great. But it's also the name of a foaming cleanser, and if you find that reference too strong, you might try the shortened Jax instead.

Nyx is the name of the Greek goddess of the night. It's used for baby boys in small numbers.

A scientific word name that would work wonderfully as a given name, given its similarity to Felix.

One of the fierce new animal names new to name lists, helped by its strong x-ending.

Pronounced "crwa", this unusual name was chosen by Cedric the Entertainer for his son.

An unusual name related to the willow family.

Swashbuckling name worthy of a hero in a romance novel. Deveraux or Devereaux is drawn from the River Eure in France. Mick Jagger has a son named Deveraux.

Dex, the nickname for Dexter that is sometimes used on its own, has lots of energy and dynamism. It was chosen by comedian Dana Carvey for his now grown son. With the growing popularity of Dexter, we may be seeing more of Dex.

Castor's twin in the constellation Gemini. That final x makes this name modern and cool.

Despite its rakish western charm, still remains a cowboy costume without a real persona inside.

Bix is a cool and jazzy nickname name, thanks to that final x. It's largely associated with the legendary and influential cornet player (and inspiration for the novel Young Man With a Horn), Bix Beiderbecke. He was born Leon Bismark Beiderbecke and his nickname derived from his middle name.

A fancy way to spell Beau.

Devereaux is familiar to many English speakers as a surname but not as a first. It's a habitational name related to the River Eure in France. Mick Jagger has a son with this name in a different spelling, Deveraux.

A cup-shaped flowerhead in botany, which could lead to the super cool nickname Cal.

A dramatic nature-inspired possibility for either sex.

A paradox is a statement that while seeming true contradicts itself. With the less-than-pleasant "Doxy" as an obvious nickname, Paradox is perhaps a better name for a cat than a baby.

Brixi was a Saxon lord thought to have erected a stone boundary of an ancient meeting place on the site that is now Brixton, a suburb in south London. Brixton is a newly fashionable boys' name and shortened form Brix was used for more than 40 baby boys in the US last year.

In demonology, Morax leads legions of demons. He teaches astronomy and other liberal sciences.

Lennox is one of the hottest unisex names of recent years, and this spelling retains the appealing surname vibe and cool -x ending. This form does distance the name slightly from the literary and boxing associations of the original, linking it instead to a tableware manufacturer, a 17th naval ship, and several American places.