930+ English Names for Boys
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Auberon
English, French, German
"elf ruler, bright elf; noble bear"
Rarely heard in the US, Auberon has a gentle autumnal feel rare in a male name. A Shakespeare-adjacent choice, Auberon started out as as a pet form of Auberi, the French form of German Alberich.…
Bradford
English
"wide river crossing"
Brad in a Brooks Brothers suit.
Bradbury
English
"dweller near the wood fort"
Possibility for fans of science fiction writer Ray.
Bassett
English, originally a nickname for a short person
Nothing but a hound dog.
Braydon
English
"wide valley"
Like its cousin Braden, Braydon has been falling in popularity in recent years, perhaps signaling a weakening of the 'aden'-name epidemic. There are thousands of young Bradens and Braydons out there,…
Braden
English
"wide valley"
One of the trendiest of the new two-syllable boys’ names that have swept the country in the past few years, including the rhyming Aidan, Caden, Kaden, and Jaden. It's been falling on the US Top 1000…
Barton
English
"from the barley settlement"
More user-friendly, though less substantial, than Bartholomew.
Aston
English
"eastern settlement"
Has an upscale aura, perhaps due to the luxury James Bond Aston Martin car.
Alfie
Diminutive of Alfred, English
"wise counselor"
Alfie is a Top 20 name throughout the British Isles, where retro nickname names are mega-popular, but it hasn't really been picked up in the US yet, given to around 70 boys in a recent year.…
Boyer
English and French
"bow-maker, cattle herder"
Two completely different images come from its national pronunciations -- BOY-err or boy-AY -- the latter giving it an effete French accent.
Burne
English
"the brook"
Has a certain fiery charm.
Bourne
English
"one who lives near a stream"
A surname with more force than most.
Barric
English
"grain farm"
Perfect choice if your baby has grandpas named Barry and Eric, but also a bit military.
Botham
English
"he who lives in a broad valley"
Hitting bottom.
Boswell
English
"well near the woods"
Waspy-sounding choice, well known in literature for Boswell's Life of Johnson .
Baron
English word name
"a lord of the realm"
If you're going to choose a noble word name, why not aim higher and pick Duke, Prince...or King. The Donald Trumps picked the Barron spelling for their little princeling.
Bosley
English
"meadow near the woods"
Another servile surname, this one connected to the go-between character in "Charlie's Angels."
Booth
English and Scottish
"small dwelling place, shed"
Short but not particularly sweet surname.
Barnum
English contraction of "baron's home"
"baron's home"
Inevitable circus association.
Ashley
English
"dweller near the ash tree meadow"
It may have peaked at #1 for girls in 1991 and 1992 in the US, but Ashley actually has a long history as a male given name, as evidenced by the sensitive Ashley Wilkes in Gone With the Wind . It's…