2000+ Boy Names That End in S
- Rawlins
Origin:
British surnameDescription:
Easy (Ezekiel) Rawlins is the hard-boiled detective created by Walter Mosley.
- Arliss
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"pledge"Description:
Best remembered as one of the boys in "Old Yeller" and the title of a late 1990s HBO sitcom, "Arliss," featuring sports agent Arliss Michaels. Also sometimes heard as a girl's name and a surname (as in early film star George Arliss).
- Elyas
- Orris
- Jervis
- Moises
Origin:
Spanish and Portuguese variation of MosesDescription:
This variation on Moses got a boost from Moises Alou, a Dominican-American baseball player who spent 17 seasons in the National League.
- Anaximander
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"master of men"Description:
This extravagant name of a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher could make for a bold alternative to Alexander.
- Firth
Origin:
Scottish nature nameMeaning:
"estuary or arm of the sea"Description:
Highly unusual water name -- and actor Colin surname -- with a Scottish burr. Firth derives from the Old Norse word fjord.
- Barnabus
- Viserys
Origin:
LiteratureDescription:
A powerful king in George R. R. Martin's Song of Ice and Fire series, played in the GOT prequel House of the Dragon by Paddy Considine.
- Stas
- Kitts
Origin:
Diminutive of ChristopherMeaning:
"bearer of Christ"Description:
Derived from Kitt as a diminutive of Christopher, Kitts is known as the larger of the two islands making up the nation St. Kitts and Nevis.
- Jadis
Origin:
French or PersianMeaning:
"long ago or magic, witch"Description:
Jadis the name of the main villain in The Chronicles of Narnia
, the queen called the White Witch who brings on the Hundred Year Winter.
- Cirrus
Origin:
LatinDescription:
Cirrus is a type of cloud formation characterized by thin, wispy strands (from the Latin cirrus "tendril; ringlet"). British cloudspotter Gavin Pretor-Pinney gave his eldest daughter the middle name Cirrus.
- Tiberinus
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"of the Tiber river"Description:
Tiberinus was the god of the Tiber in Roman mythology and appears as a character in Virgil's Aeneid. It's related to the name Tiberius, that of an Ancient Roman emperor. Tiberius may be the better choice between the two, if only because it's more familiar.
- Laius
Origin:
GreekDescription:
The father of Oedipus in Greek mythology, a king of Thebes and husband of Jocasta. After hearing a prophecy that he would be killed by his son, Laius left the infant Oedipus for dead. The boy survived and years later he killed Laius in a quarrel on the road.
- Tyus
- Denys
Origin:
French from Greek, vernacular form of Dionysius; "god of Nysa"Meaning:
"god of Nysa"Description:
Alternative spelling of Dennis, and the usual transliteration from Ukrainian. Used (though rarely) for both sexes.
- Fabius
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"bean"Description:
Though the Fabian or Fabio versions are more often heard today, Fabius is the Roman family name they originated from. The general Quintus Fabius Maximum was famous for his strategic delaying tactics, so this might be a good choice for a child who is born late!
- Yeranos