Names Ending in D for Boys
- Rishad
- Dovid
Origin:
Yiddish variation of David, HebrewMeaning:
"beloved"Description:
An entirely Jewish form of David, with the handsome nickname Dov.
- Orland
- Byrd
Origin:
English word nameMeaning:
"bird"Description:
The name of the teenaged son on the dear departed television show "Huff."
- Florimond
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"flowery mount"Description:
In the early 20th century, an average of 40 baby boys were named Florimond each year. Today, however the name has fallen out of use. We think Florimond is ready for a revival along with a cohort of other Flor names.
- Reinwald
- Dafydd
Origin:
Welsh variation of DavidDescription:
Extremely common in Wales and England, Dafydd would likely leave some non-Welsh speakers confused at first. But we love the soft, lispy quality this variation offers.
- Aethelred
Origin:
Anglo-SaxonDescription:
Older variant of Ethelred
- Blanford
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"gray man's ford"Description:
Comes with a monocle.
- Osvald
- Jedd
- Beauford
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"beautiful fort"Description:
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.
- Read
Description:
See REED.
- Armistead
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"hermit's place"Description:
This dignified Old English surname was brought into the modern consciousness by author Armistead Maupin, who wrote the San Francisco stories Tales of the City. There was also a Civil War general named Lewis Armistead.
- Atwood
Origin:
English surnameMeaning:
"from the place by the wood"Description:
Family surname or feminist statement name? Either way, this literary surname has a cool, current sound.
- Fairchild
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"fair-haired child"Description:
Only if it's a family name, and even then, better in the middle.
- Radford
- Angad
Origin:
Indian, Sanskrit, SikhMeaning:
"of my own body, an ornament"Description:
This Punjabi boy's name is used in India.
- Gottfried
- Bairtliméad