2000+ Boy Names That End in S

In the biblical parable of the rich man and the beggar Lazarus, the rich man was sometimes given the name Dives (literally "rich" or "the rich one" in Latin). He turns up in literature and folk song from the middle ages onwards, and very occasionally on birth certificates.

An even more dramatic derivative of the Latin name Maximus, which belonged to a Roman emperor as well as a 6th century French saint. An adventurous route to Max.

From the land that brought us Viggo, we now have Villads. Not as punchy as the romantic sounding Viggo, but infinitely better than the name it derives from: Willehadus.

Greek variation of Joseph used in the New Testament.

An ancient Roman family name, best known from the orator and author Marcus Tullius Cicero.

See SEAMUS.

A weighty Greek name borne by several early saints and patriarchs of Alexandria.

After Dallas, Austin, and Houston, the new cowboy on the block. Old-school Western nickname: Tex.

Variation of Timaeus.

Modern Greek form of Arion

Parthenios, the name of a Greek river god, is draped in a toga.

In Greek legend Patroclus was one of the heroes who fought against the Trojans. His death at the hands of Hector drew his friend Achilles back into the war.