1330+ Boy Names That End in Y
- Romany
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"Romani"Description:
Romany is a melodious name referring to the Roma or Romani community and their culture, which makes it a potentially controversial choice for a baby not of that heritage. Romany Malco is an actor who appeared on the television show "Weeds." Other similar ideas: Roman, Romano, or Romeo.
- Albany
Origin:
Place-nameDescription:
A capital place-name possibility.
- Connolly
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"fierce as a hound"Description:
Connolly, an alternate spelling of Connelly, could make a livelier and less common substitute for Connor.
- Fitzroy
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"son of the king"Description:
An English surname originally given to the illegitimate sons of a monarch. Might be a nice middle name choice to honor an ancestral Roy.
- Dynasty
Origin:
English word nameMeaning:
"family group, line of descent"Description:
A bold, powerful word name used for girls since 1981 (when the TV show of the same name first aired), and more recently for boys too.
- Riely
- Mulberry
Origin:
Nature nameDescription:
As a name, it's linked to Sir Mulberry Hawk, a character in Charles Dicken's Nicholas Nickleby.
- Parry
Origin:
WelshMeaning:
"son of Harry"Description:
Parry is quite common in Wales, often as a surname, but would inevitably be misunderstood as Perry or even Harry.
- Quarry
Origin:
Nature nameDescription:
Has the offbeat quality and macho feel -- like Stone and Flint -- that appeals to increasing numbers of modern parents.
- Findlay
- Buckley
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"meadow of the deer"Description:
Mama's boy.
- Malloy
Description:
More obscure Irish surname-name, also spelled Molloy, that's prime for use.
- Exupery
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"excel, surpass"Description:
Antoine Marie Jean-Baptiste Roger, comte de Saint-Exupéry was a French writer and aviator, most famous for the children's classic novella The Little Prince.
- Caraway
Origin:
Nature nameDescription:
An edible plant used in seed and spice form.
- Khy
Origin:
Variation of Kai, HawaiianMeaning:
"sea"Description:
Kylie Jenner has proven herself to be a baby name influencer after single-handedly launching her children's names — Stormi and Aire — far up the popularity charts. Can she do the same with Khy, the name of her new fashion brand?
- Kroy
Origin:
Variation of Croix, FrenchMeaning:
"cross"Description:
Variation of Croix.
- Happy
Origin:
English word nameMeaning:
"joyful"Description:
Many emotional, virtuous word names are coming back into style, but Happy feels unlikely to be revived. This could be because it doesn't have a solid history of being popularly used (in comparison to Joy) and because it's such a familiarly used word in day to day life (unlike Valor).
- Foy
Origin:
Surname, from FrenchMeaning:
"faith"Description:
This once-popular surname name (rhymes with Roy) has since faded away, but we think it has a simple, stylish charm.
- Corky
Description:
A bouncy midcentury TV nickname name.
- Romey
Origin:
Variation of Romilly, Rumi, Jerome, or RomeroMeaning:
"citizen of Romilly; citizen of Rome; sacred name; rosemary"Description:
Romy may well be on the rise for girls but Romey entered the UK Top 1000 for boys in 2023. With its gentle sounds, similar to Roman, Remy, and Rowan, and its surname-style appearance, similar to Rooney or Ramsay, it has a lot going for it.