50+ Compound Boy Names

  1. Pierluigi
    • Origin:

      Italian, combination of Piero and Luigi
    • Description:

      If one Italian name won't do.
  2. Pierpaolo
    • Origin:

      Combination of Piero and Paolo
    • Meaning:

      "small stone"
    • Description:

      Pierpaolo is an Italian smoosh name, combining Piero, meaning "stone", and Paolo, meaning "small". This name saw a surge of popularity in Italy in the early 2000s.
  3. Orlev
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "light and heart"
    • Description:

      A Hebrew combination name, created from Or and Lev
  4. Jamarion
    • Origin:

      Modern invented name
    • Description:

      Jamarion is found primarily in the African American community. It may be related to the name Jamar, in use since the 1970s.
  5. Westland
    • Origin:

      English, Scottish
    • Meaning:

      "west land"
    • Description:

      This Scottish surname is a fresh alternative to Weston or Westley.
  6. Damarion
    • Ramakrishna
      • Origin:

        Hindi, combination of Rama and Krishna
      • Meaning:

        "pleasing, beautiful, and dark"
      • Description:

        Ramakrishna is a Hindi combination name, blending the names of two deities, to mean "pleasing, beautiful, and dark". The name was notably borne by the religious teacher Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa.
    • Jessekiah
      • Origin:

        Romani form of Hezekiah
      • Description:

        This biblical compound was found on a Romani man in England around 1900, but wouldn't be out of place on a boy today.
    • Luisangel
      • Origin:

        Combination of Luis and Angel, Spanish
      • Meaning:

        "renowned warrior angel"
      • Description:

        Luisangel is a compound name for boys on the rise in the US. Still rare, it rose more than 1000 places last year.
    • Kimothy
      • Origin:

        Compound name, Kim + Timothy, English, Greek
      • Meaning:

        "honoring God"
      • Description:

        Kimothy is one of those clever names that can just sound silly. Timberly? Kim or Tim, pick a lane.
    • Sylvander
      • Origin:

        Variation of Silvanus, combination of Sylvester and Anders
      • Meaning:

        "man of the woods"
      • Description:

        Also spelled Silvander, this poetic and woodsy name was used in various works of literature throughout the 17th and 18th centuries. Deriving from the Roman and Biblical name Silvanus, Sylvander could also be considered a compound name, blending together Sylvester or Sylvan with Anders or Alexander.
    • Nessarose
      • Origin:

        Literary invention, combination of Nessa and Rose
      • Meaning:

        "butterfly + rose; gentle + rose; miracle + rose"
      • Description:

        A smoosh name used by Gregory Maguire in his book Wicked and the subsequent musical. It blends Rose with Nessa, which can be a short form of Vanessa (or other -nessa names), an anglicized variation of Irish Neasa, or a Hebrew name meaning "miracle".