1310+ Boy Names That End in R
- Eisenhower
Origin:
German occupational surnameMeaning:
"iron cutter"Description:
Eisenhower is derived from Eisenhauer, a German surname composed of the elements eisen, meaning "iron," and hauer, "hewer." In modern English, that translates to "iron cutter." It's best known as the surname of President Dwight D., "Ike" Eisenhower, making Ike an appropriate nickname (and you might need one, with a name this stately!)
- Liodor
Origin:
Variation of Iliodor, Russian from GreekMeaning:
"gift of the sun"Description:
Liodor is the Leo and Theodore mash-up you didn't know you needed — with authentic Russian roots! It ultimately derives from the Greek name Heliodoros.
- Fedor
- Walther
- Belcher
Origin:
English from FrenchMeaning:
"pretty face"Description:
Try telling the kids it really means "pretty face" and not "burper".
- Landor
- Dozier
Origin:
French surnameMeaning:
"from willow"Description:
Dozier means a person who lives near the willows or reeds. It may be an occupational name referring to a basket maker.
- Mariner
Origin:
Occupational name from LatinMeaning:
"sea-farer"
- Fedar
- Cezar
- Balfour
Origin:
ScottishMeaning:
"the village by the pasture"Description:
Historically interesting via the 1917 Balfour Declaration, which supported the creation of a Jewish state in Palestine.
- Dimitar
Origin:
Bulgarian variation of DmitriDescription:
Dimitar is the Bulgarian (and Macedonian) version of Dmitri, which is itself a variation of the name of the Greek goddess Demeter, whose name means earth mother.
- Rekker
Origin:
Variation of WreckerMeaning:
"a person or thing that wrecks or damages something"Description:
Rekker comes to us thanks to actor Cam Gigandet, who gave his son this phonetic spelling of badass word name Wrecker. Use at your own peril.
- Osher
- Gašper
Origin:
Slovene variation of Jasper, PersianMeaning:
"bringer of treasure"Description:
Former Top 10 choice in Slovenia, now outside of the Top 50. The unaccented version, Gasper, ranked in the US Top 1000 in 1911 and 1917. The accent over the S specifies an SH pronunciation.
- Maor
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"a light"Description:
A little-known Hebrew name which ranks in the Top 100 in Israel.
- Jer
- Guðmundur
Origin:
Icelandic variation of Guðmundr, Old NorseMeaning:
"protection of God; good protection"Description:
The modern Icelandic form of Guðmundr, an Old Norse name derived from gud, which meant both "good" and "god," and mund>, "protection." Guðmundur is currently a Top 10 boy name in Iceland.
- Mahir
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"skilled"Description:
A dynamic Arabic name with a strong meaning.
- Xabier