Names That Mean Son

This would make an interesting name for a boy, if it weren't for the fact that the two most well known Fergies are female.

McCarthy is one of the most common Irish surnames, all fair game as first names for American babies, especially baby girls!

Cosmopolitan European form of the Greek name Aristides, as worn by an ancient statesman and an early saint.

McCarthy is one of a wave of new Irish surname-names, one of the most popular last names of Irish origin now translated to a first name. Mac is an attractive nickname.

Traditional Japanese name for the fifth-born son makes for a unique baby name in the West.

A case in which the son is now more attractive than the father. There have been Colonial settlers surnamed Dennison on this side of the Atlantic since 1623.

You might think of Jeffers as Jefferson's much rarer younger brother, or maybe Jeffrey's. unconventional son. Surname-names ending in S -- Brooks, Ames -- are trending now, though Jeffers is reminiscent of Jeeves.

This common English surname is rarely used as a first. The S ending makes it a preppy way to update Andrew.

This highly recognizable surname means "son of Artan," an Irish derivative of the name Art. It's most closely tied to Beatle Paul McCartney — we'd be willing to bet that some of the parents who give this name to their children each year are fans.

Possible middle name to honor an ancestral Philip.

Sune was derived from the Old Norse word sunr, meaning "son".

A simple, easily-translated Maori name that coincides with a stormy Meskwaki name (also spelled Taimah) used as a country and city name in the US.

Shows some promise via its connection to the growing interest in Ewan.

A respelling of Bowen that gives the option of cozy nickname Wyn/Wynnie as well as Bo.

Runyon is an Irish surname with considerable flair; some will connect it with Guys and Dolls writer Damon Runyon.

A rare Mc surname used for both girls and boys in the US. It ultimately derives from Laurentius, as does Lawrence.

The feminine form of Jernej, the Slovene variation of Bartholomew.

While Carson and its spelling variations lean masculine, many parents still see the appeal of this surname name for girls each year.

Common Japanese name for second sons. Kenjiro Shirabu is a character in the anime series Haikyu!!, and Kenjiro Tsuda is a well-known voice actor who has lent his talents to numerous anime series.

Eldarion is the son of Aragorn and Arwen in Tolkien's legendarium, who goes on to become a High King himself.