2000+ Boy Names That End in S
- Dionysus
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"god of Nysa"
- Ambrus
Origin:
HungarianMeaning:
"immortal"Description:
Hungarian form of Ambrose
- Mitros
- Euros
Origin:
WelshMeaning:
"gold"Description:
Derived from the Welsh word for gold, pronounced differently from the European currency.
- Antonius
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"priceless"Description:
This is the original Roman form of Anthony, and it might just be ready for revival, now that Latin names like Maximus and Atticus have hit the big time. Antonius is also a form used in the Netherlands. The Roman general Mark Antony (as in Antony and Cleopatra) was born Marcus Antonius.
- Nickolas
Origin:
Spelling variation of NicholasDescription:
Nouveau spelling remained in the US Top 300 for all of the 1990s. With the traditional spelling still a highly popular choice, a child bearing the Nickolas version could be accused of misspelling his own name.
- Success
Origin:
English word nameMeaning:
"accomplishment"Description:
A conceptual word name that is currently unisex, although girls hold the lead in gender distribution.
- Wikus
Origin:
Diminutive of Lodewikus, AfrikaansDescription:
Short form of the Afrikaans name Lodewikus.
- Praxis
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"practical"Description:
In mythology, another name for Aphrodite -- but the rare feminine name that sounds better for a boy.
- Takis
- Demus
Origin:
Swedish and Icelandic diminutive of Nicodemus, GreekMeaning:
"victory of the people"Description:
In Iceland, there is an official government list of baby names you must choose from. Demus was officially recognized as an Icelandic name in August of 2002.
- Naos
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"ship"Description:
Name of the star Zeta Puppis, which originally belonged to the former constellation Argo Navis, depicting the mythical ship of the Argonauts.
- Sims
Origin:
English surname derived from SimonMeaning:
"the listener"Description:
Sims is a medieval English surname, also found in Ireland and Scotland, that has many variations all deriving from the Hebrew Biblical name Simon. Sims is a simple, straightforward, yet proper-sounding name that works well as a first, whether you find it in your family tree or pluck the idea from someone else's. It was used for only five boys in the US in 2013.
- Rasalas
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"the northern (star) of the lion's head"Description:
The dramatic-sounding name of a star in the constellation Leo that can be adapted as a unique Arabic name for boys. The similar-sounding Rasselas is the name of an allegorical fable by Samuel Johnson and its lead character.
- Mateus
Origin:
Portuguese variation of Matthew, HebrewMeaning:
"gift of God"Description:
Portuguese variation of Matthew.
- Optimus
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"best"Description:
Extremely rare, but seen as a baby boy name every once in a while, influenced by Transformers character Optimus Prime.
- Erazmus
- Azarias
Origin:
Hebrew, variation of AzariahMeaning:
"God has helped"Description:
This is another form of the name the angel Raphael assumes for himself when he becomes human. One of the few attractive Biblical names that has not yet been discovered by modern parents, Azarias is certainly ripe for the taking.
- Velnias
Origin:
Lithuanian deityDescription:
God of the underworld in Lithuanian mythology, known as "the phantom of the dead". He is a one-eyed, prophetic trickster capable of raising whirlwinds and leading the host of the dead through the skies.
- Laurens