International Baby Boy Names
- Dayo
Origin:
YorubaMeaning:
"joy arrives"Description:
A joyful Yoruba name which would be perfect for a long-awaited baby.
- Nur
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"light"
- Johari
Origin:
Arabic and Swahili from PersianMeaning:
"jewel"Description:
Johari is derived from the Arabic word jawhar, which evolved from the Persian word gouhar, both referring to gemstones.
- Fabiano
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"bean"Description:
One of the many rhythmically appealing Italian names newly up for consideration, with more substance than the modelly FABIO. Variations: FABIO, FABIAN, FABRIZIO
- Usain
Origin:
Arabic, possible variation of HusseinMeaning:
"beautiful"Description:
There will probably be lots of little namesakes after the fastest man in the world, Jamaican Olympic runner Usain Bolt--middle name St. Leo.
- Kerem
Origin:
Turkish variation of Karim, ArabicMeaning:
"noble, generous"Description:
A Top 10 name in Turkey, seen again in the Top 100 in the double-barreled combination Kerem Ali.
- Sigurdur
Origin:
Icelandic from NorseMeaning:
"guardian of victory"Description:
Top 50 Icelandic name with the charming nickname Siggy.
- Ogun
Origin:
African, YorubaMeaning:
"god of war"Description:
Militaristic.
- Bayar
Origin:
MongolianMeaning:
"joy"Description:
A strong unisex option with an uplifting meaning.
- Tomasz
Origin:
Polish variation of Thomas. "a twin"Meaning:
"a twin"Description:
Though it makes the name more distinctive, we'd advise dropping the 'z'.
- Selim
Origin:
Turkish variation of Salim, ArabicMeaning:
"safe"
- Zsoka
Origin:
HungarianMeaning:
"my god is oath"Description:
A sparky diminutive of Erszébet, the Hungarian form of Elizabeth.
- Kelechi
Origin:
IgboMeaning:
"glorify God"Description:
A common unisex name in Nigeria. Kerry Washington used it as the middle name for her son Caleb.
- Iskender
Origin:
Turkish variation of Alexander
- Qadir
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"capable, powerful"Description:
Qadir is a classic Muslim name that represents one of the ninety-nine attributes of Allah. Since the initial Q is pronounced as K, this handsome name is sometimes Anglicized as Kadir.