50+ Compound Boy Names

Khyrein first appeared in the US statistics in 2022 and is a name with several possible origins. On one hand, it could be a spelling variation of either the Irish name, Kieran, meaning "little dark one", or of the Greek and Persian Cyrus, meaning "sun" or "lord".

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".

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Krishiv is a modern Indian boys name, which feels both familiar and fresh.

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".

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.

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

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 rare smoosh of Dontae and Octavius, also spelled Dontavious.

Parents wanting to move beyond Jason and Mason, not to mention Taylor, have created Tayson. But like many smoosh baby names, this choice is less than the sum of its parts.