International Baby Boy Names

  1. Dayo
    • Origin:

      Yoruba
    • Meaning:

      "joy arrives"
    • Description:

      A joyful Yoruba name which would be perfect for a long-awaited baby.
  2. Nur
    • Origin:

      Arabic
    • Meaning:

      "light"
  3. Johari
    • Origin:

      Arabic and Swahili from Persian
    • Meaning:

      "jewel"
    • Description:

      Johari is derived from the Arabic word jawhar, which evolved from the Persian word gouhar, both referring to gemstones.
  4. Fabiano
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "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
  5. Usain
    • Origin:

      Arabic, possible variation of Hussein
    • Meaning:

      "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.
  6. Kerem
    • Origin:

      Turkish variation of Karim, Arabic
    • Meaning:

      "noble, generous"
    • Description:

      A Top 10 name in Turkey, seen again in the Top 100 in the double-barreled combination Kerem Ali.
  7. Sigurdur
    • Origin:

      Icelandic from Norse
    • Meaning:

      "guardian of victory"
    • Description:

      Top 50 Icelandic name with the charming nickname Siggy.
  8. Ogun
    • Origin:

      African, Yoruba
    • Meaning:

      "god of war"
    • Description:

      Militaristic.
  9. Bayar
    • Origin:

      Mongolian
    • Meaning:

      "joy"
    • Description:

      A strong unisex option with an uplifting meaning.
  10. 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'.
  11. Selim
    • Origin:

      Turkish variation of Salim, Arabic
    • Meaning:

      "safe"
  12. Zsoka
    • Origin:

      Hungarian
    • Meaning:

      "my god is oath"
    • Description:

      A sparky diminutive of Erszébet, the Hungarian form of Elizabeth.
  13. Kelechi
    • Origin:

      Igbo
    • Meaning:

      "glorify God"
    • Description:

      A common unisex name in Nigeria. Kerry Washington used it as the middle name for her son Caleb.
  14. Iskender
    • Origin:

      Turkish variation of Alexander
  15. Qadir
    • Origin:

      Arabic
    • Meaning:

      "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.