1330+ Boy Names That End in Y
- Avory
- Derry
Origin:
Diminutive or Derek or Dermot or Irish place-nameMeaning:
"like an oak"Description:
With the fashions for tree names, place names, and nickname names, Derry is a three-way winner.
- Knightley
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"servant clearing"Description:
A courtly surname and place name that feels like it could be a successor to Kingsley. It has a British feel thanks to its most famous wearers: actress Keira Knightley, and Mr (George) Knightley, the love interest of Jane Austen's novel Emma.
- Loxley
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"lynx glade"Description:
An English place and surname with a fierce natural meaning. Loxley is a village and river name from Yorkshire, England, famous for being the purported birthplace of Robin Hood. Loxley Chase was an extensive historic forest bordering Sherwood Forest in the Middle Ages.
- Mandy
Origin:
Short form of ArmandoDescription:
In the US, Mandy may be a common girls' name, a Bobby Soxerish nickname for Amanda, but in the Latin community, it's a popular nickname for Armando, the Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese form of Herman. Actor Mandy Pantikin was born Mandel, another (though not recommended) possibility.
- Hilary
Origin:
Latin from GreekMeaning:
"cheerful, happy"Description:
The only version that works for boys anymore is the Latinate Hilario or Ilario. Better to look to Felix for a happy-meaning name.
- Forty
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"number name"Description:
A quirky character name from the Netflix series You, twin brother to the equally quirky Love.
- Manny
Origin:
English, diminutive of EmmanuelDescription:
He can get it for you wholesale.
- Kerry
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"dark, dark-haired"Description:
An Irish county name almost exclusively used for girls now. Kerrigan would be a more modern and masculine choice.
- Whitley
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"white meadow"Description:
An eighties favorite back on the rise for girls. It's used for boys approximately fifteen percent of the time.
- Kelby
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"dweller at the farm by the stream"Description:
This British last-name-first-name could make a more masculine alternative to Shelby.
- Christy
Origin:
Scottish and Irish diminutive of ChristopherMeaning:
"bearer of Christ"Description:
Common nicknames for Christopher in Ireland, we think Christy or Christie have a certain cheery charm, especially now that Chris is feeling less ubiquitous.
- Jetty
- Culley
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"the meadow"Description:
Cheerful and distinctive.
- Stacey
Origin:
Greek diminutive of EustaceDescription:
Became completely feminized in the unisex name revolution of the seventies.
- Koby
Origin:
Polish, diminutive of JacobDescription:
More distinctive nickname for the Number 1 boys' name than the ubiquitous Jake.
- Thackery
Origin:
Variation of Thackeray, EnglishMeaning:
"place with thatching"Description:
A streamlined spelling of the classical British Thackeray — no wonder this is the more common variation in the US. Thackery makes a preppier, more unusual alternative to Zachary.
- Kay
- Ajay
Origin:
SanskritMeaning:
"unconquered"Description:
A very common boys' name in South Asia, with a strong meaning. Some are bound to pronounce it AJ, as in Soprano.
- Taffy
Origin:
WelshMeaning:
"beloved friend"Description:
Taffy, in addition to being a diminutive of Dafydd, is a slang term for Welsh people in general – probably from the River Taff. Too candy-like to be used in the US.