Bold Boy Names (with Meanings & Popularity)

  1. Adventure
    • Origin:

      English word name
    • Meaning:

      "an exciting experience or undertaking that is typically bold or risky"
    • Description:

      Word name are as popular as ever—why not add Adventure to the pool?
  2. Dinand
    • Origin:

      Short form of Ferdinand
    • Meaning:

      "bold voyager"
    • Description:

      Dinand is popular in the Netherlands thanks to a local singing sensation. Dinand is one of many Dutch short forms that come from the middle or end of a name -- think Bas for Sebastian or Hans from Johannes -- rather than from the beginning as is more usual in the U.S. and UK, though we're catching on.
  3. Bawden
    • Origin:

      Cornish, English
    • Meaning:

      "bold friend"
    • Description:

      An English surname and occasional first name deriving from the same root as Baldwin, "bold or brave friend".
  4. Gunter
    • Hardee
      • Origin:

        Variation of Hardy, German
      • Meaning:

        "bold, brave"
      • Description:

        This spelling variation of Hardy is associated with the American fast-food chain.