50+ Compound Boy Names

Elroi can be considered a variation of Leroy, which uses the Spanish "El" instead of the French "Le", and the Roi spelling over the Roy option, either to make the pronunciation clearer, to mirror French Eloi, or just to be different. In this case, the name would mean "the king".

A combination of the Hebrew Dov, and Yiddish Ber — both of which mean "bear".

George R.R. Martin named lovable Game of Thrones character Samwell Tarly, Jon Snow's closest friend in the Night's Watch, after Samwise Gamgee, Frodo's companion in The Lord of the Rings. Both characters are earthy, kind and rotund.

Kaylor is a faux surname name. It doesn't have an occupational meaning, unlike soundalike names Taylor ("tailor") and Baylor ("one who delivers goods"). It may be considered an Anglicization of surnames such as Keillor or Kohler, but its use typically arises from a combination of the names Kay and Taylor.

Oakwell is an English name, most often used as a surname. An alternative to the popular Oakley with a hint of cool Wells and classic Maxwell.

An Old English name that went out of style in the 11th century, but has been brought back into style, perhaps by Edrick Lee, the Australian Rugby player. Given to 84 boys in 2023, Edrick is sometimes used as a smoosh name of Edward and Patrick or Edward and Frederick, and its spelling variant, Edric, has been used by George R.R. Martin in his A Song of Fire and Ice series.

Leodore is a modern English combination of Leo, meaning "lion", and Theodore, meaning "gift of god".

Combine the charm of Beau with the strength of Ford and you’ll get Beauford, an attractive French surname waiting to be discovered. The most notable bearer is Beauford Delaney, a modernist painter who participated in the Harlem Renaissance.

In Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene, Marinell is a knight and the son of a water nymph. He is wounded in battle against the valiant female knight Britomart.

Adarius is an invented name combination name, created from the A- prefix - or from Adam - and the name Darius. This could give it the meaning, "man possessing goodness". This name is most common in the African American community.

Hot on the heels of names like Bryson, Ryan and Rylan comes this mix'n'match of cool sounds.

Daymond, with many different spellings most prominently Dayman, is an ancient English occupational surname and personal name, taken from the word deye which denotes someone who tended animals.

A rare smoosh of Dontae and Octavius, also spelled Dontavious.

Jerick is a rare-but-rising smoosh name for boys, combining the somewhat old-fashioned Jerry and Derick (or Derek). We can see its value as an honor name.

Eliandro is a Brazilian name. It can be combination of any Eli- name with any name ending in -andro, for example Elisabete and Leandro or Eliana and Alexandro. The meaning could be "man of God".

Though not technically a one-person name, since 30 baby boys were named Shemar in 2016, Shemar stems from one specific person, prolific actor Shemar Moore. He has said that his parents came up with it by combining the first three letters of each of their first names, Sherrod and Marilyn.

A spelling variation of Ladarius (also written as LaDarius or Ledarius), Ladarrius could be a compound name, created by combining the name Darius with the prefix la, gving it the meaning "the possessor of goodness". Alternatively, it could come from the Greek element lados and the Latin word arius meaning "princely" or "noble".

A compound name used occasionally in Spanish speaking countries, which blends Jose with Daniel to create something new. In English, it could also be considered a smoosh of John and Daniel, giving it the meaning "God is a gracious judge". Given to around 30 boys each year in the US, Joniel also ranked in Puerto Rico.