650+ Boy Names Ending in T
- Bancroft
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"field of beans, dweller near the bean farm"Description:
An upper-crusty-sounding name with humble origins.
- Talbot
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"command of the valley"Description:
Upscale and upstanding.
- Tarot
Origin:
French, fortune-telling cardsDescription:
A psychic mystique clings to this name of cards used in fortune-telling.
- Reinhardt
- Bret
Origin:
Spelling variation of BrettDescription:
There are 15 times as many baby boys named Brett than Bret, but this sleeker version is used and has some merits, namely, being sleeker.
- Benoit
Origin:
French variation of BenedictMeaning:
"blessed"Description:
Once you get past the pronunciation hurdle, a smooth and elegant choice. In French, it's spelt with a circumflex: Benoît.
- Benoît
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"blessed"Description:
A French form of Benedict that makes a smooth and elegant choice, although the pronunciation may trip people up in an English speaking environment.
- Joost
Origin:
DutchMeaning:
"just"Description:
Like many Dutch names, this one, pronounced 'yoost' has an upbeat sound. Also spelled Joos, as in sixteenth century Netherlandish master Joos van Cleve, one of the first to introduce background landscapes in his paintings.
- Wainwright
Origin:
English occupational nameMeaning:
"wagon maker"Description:
A surname style name that could make an alternative to Wayne or Wyatt.
- Abit
Origin:
Choctaw, Native AmericanMeaning:
"hunter"Description:
Name bestowed on Choctaw men after a hunting achievement.
- Vermont
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"green mountain"Description:
Place-name waiting to be discovered.
- Treat
Origin:
English word and nicknameDescription:
One of the magical words of childhood (and beyond), and associated with actor Treat (born Richard) Williams, whose nickname came from ancestor Robert Treat Williams, a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
- Cabot
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"to sail"Description:
Cabot is an attractive English surname associated with the daring early Italian-born British explorer known as John Cabot; his birth name was Giovanni Caboto.
- Albrecht
Origin:
German variation of AlbertMeaning:
"noble; bright"Description:
These days Albrecht is mostly seen as a surname, although it was historically a well-used first name in Germany. The surname was derived from the given name.
- Wout
Origin:
Diminutive of Wouter, Dutch from Old GermanMeaning:
"army ruler"Description:
The Dutch equivalent of Walt makes the Top 100 in Belgium, where Flemish parents love short, sweet names.
- Brant
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"sword"Description:
Brant, a no-nonsense one-syllable name, had some popularity in the early 1970s, but has been off the lists for a decade. Now, with similarly brisk names like Chase, Jace, Bryce, and Grant finding favor, Brant could make a comeback.
- Levent
Origin:
TurkishMeaning:
"naval soldier"Description:
Levent is a common name in Turkey, derived from Ottoman Turkish levend — a soldier in the Ottoman navy. The name also has connections to the Venetian navy in renaissance times.
- Ghost
Origin:
Word nameDescription:
With word names, almost anything goes. But maybe not Ghost, unless you're naming a white dog.
- Artist
Origin:
Word nameDescription:
About 40 baby boys were named Artist -- not Picasso, not Art -- in the US in one recent year. But not so odd, when you consider all the occupational names, from Sawyer to Sergeant, stylish today. The name Artist is also starting to register on the girls' side of the ledger, making Artist a name as gender-neutral as the occupation.
- Clément