Names That Mean Son

A possible nod to grandpa Roger, though somewhat stuffy.

This surname was used by Grant Show and Katherine La Nasa for their daughter Eloise's middle.

Traditionally given to the eighth son in Japan. It can also be spelled Hachiro.

Alternative to Taro, which is the more common Anglicized spelling.

Try Simon. Or Homer.

A variant of Jameson or Jamison, borne by the first Black woman in space, former NASA astronaut Mae Jemison.

One of the most usable of the fashionable O'Names.

Common surname in the US and UK. Stephens is notably the legal last name of John Legend.

A patronymic surname deriving from the traditional nickname Wat, from Walter. Watson appeared on the female baby name list for the first time in 2020, when it was given to 5 baby girls in the US. Actor Emma Watson is a famous surname bearer.

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.

Like the other O' names, this is a wonderful way to pass down a family name.

The Turkish translation of the classic Hebrew name Benjamin.

Form of the English surname Armison, borne by Airmyne Jenney (Harpur-Crewe), of Calke Abbey in England.

Magee has a broad and bouncy appeal for the sons of anyone from Adam to Zachary.

Actress Brie Williamson chose this spin on MacGregor for her son in 2010.

A rare member of the "surnames-ending-in-S" crew that could honor a Patrick.

Fitzgibbon comes from the obsolete name Gibbon, a diminutive of Gib, which is a medieval short form of Gilbert. That makes Fitzgibbon a subtle way to honor an ancestral Gilbert — you could always call him by the more modern nickname Fitz.

Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick used Hodge as the middle name of their daughter Tabitha.

Ryan Murphy used the name McAfee on a supporting character in his TV series The Politician, which introduced it as a usable baby name.