50+ Compound Boy Names

A mix-and-match unisex name inspired by Taylor.

The habitational -brook suffix sends Hazel to gender-neutral territory, giving it a last name as a first name vibe. It feels in tune with outdoorsy and adventurous names, such as Hawthorne, Peregrine, Forrest, Fisher, and Sorrell. Yet to be used in the US, it's a bold compound name that combines popular sounds into one unexpected name.

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

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.

Rhyett is a respelling of the word name Riot with a name-centric spin combining the popular Rhett and Wyatt. While rising in popularity, Rhyett might prove confusing on spelling and pronunciation, spawning a lifetime of "Riot? Wyatt? How do you spell that, anyway?"

An unusual compound name related to Aiden, which can also spelled Aodhfionn.

Giambattista is an Italian combination name, used to honor John the Baptist.

Kirkpatrick is an Irish name, originally used as an honor for a church called St. Patrick's church. It could also be see as a combination of the name Kirk, meaning "church", and Patrick, meaning "noble, patrician".

An attractive twist on an Arabic classic, with further twists being Zamari, Jamari, and Jamarion. It was a popular choice from the 70s onwards in the US but has fallen out of favor in recent years, replaced by Jamir.

Seabrook is a habitational surname denoting a person from the town of Seabrook, Buckinghamshire in England. The name of the town was derived from the Old English river name Sorge, meaning "trickling," along with the root broc, "stream."

Jeanluc, most often written as Jean-Luc, is a French smoosh name combining Jean, a form of John meaning "god is gracious", and Luc, meaning "man of Lucania".

Anne Hathaway and Adam Shulman invented this name for their son Jonathan's middle. It's a combination of Anne's paternal grandfather's name, Roseline, and Adam's mother's maiden name Banks.

This Scottish surname is a fresh alternative to Weston or Westley.

Elinoam is a Hebrew, gender neutral (though masc leaning) combination name with an uplifting, pleasant meaning.

A combination of hei "crown" and moana "ocean".

Jamarion is found primarily in the African American community. It may be related to the name Jamar, in use since the 1970s.