930+ English Names for Boys
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Pratt
English
"trick, craft"
In British slang, a "prat" is an idiot -- enough said.
Prentice
English
"apprentice"
Long-used surname name that's up for promotion to greater popularity.
Prescott
English
"priest's cottage"
Prescott is one of several distinguished, upper-crusty surnames beginning with P. There are several historical surnamed Prescotts, including William, a Massachusetts Minuteman and commander at the…
Presley
English
"priest's meadow"
More universal than Elvis...and more conventionally attractive, too. Cindy Crawford used it for her son, though it's on the rise mainly for girls. The last time Presley ranked in the Top 1000 for…
Putnam
English
"dweller by the hollow"
Perhaps if there's a Putnam in your background.
Quantavius
English, modern combination of Quan and Octavius
One of the more imposing and intriguing of the combo names.
Quiller
English
"scribe"
Heard in a sixties spy movie, The Quiller Memorandum , this uncommon occupational name has an offbeat charm.
Quint
English from Quintus; diminutive of Quinton
Clint with a glint; used for flinty characters in old TV westerns and soap operas.
Quixley
English
"clearing"
Only if you don't mind hearing yourself saying, "Come quickly, Quixley."
Rad
English, Arabic
"advisor; red; cool, extremely good; thunder"
The cool and edgy Rad might just work as a fresh spin on the likes of Brad, Chad, Rod, and Randy. Used as a word to describe something exciting and extremely good, it's a synonym for cool, awesome,…
Radburn
English
"reedy stream"
Upper-crusty surname name.
Radcliff
English
"red cliff"
Harvard's sibling.
Radley
English
"red meadow"
Radical Bradley. Radley is also the surname of one of the heroes of To Kill a Mockingbird . Boo Radley is a reclusive and mentally challenged neighbor who saves the Finch children.
Ralph
English from German
"wolf-counsel"
Ralph has two diametrically different images: there's the suave Ralph Fiennes-type Brit (often pronounced Rafe), and then there's the Jackie Gleason blue-collar, bowling blowhard Ralph Kramden bus…
Raines
English
"from Rayne or Rennes"
The final s turns a nature name into a Waspy surname.
Ralston
English
"Ralph's settlement"
Down-to-earth surname name with a drawl, also associated with cereal and dog food.
Ramsay
English
"low-lying land"
A surname occasionally used as a first, as in former attorney general Ramsey Clark. This spelling is now closely associated with the psychopathic Game of Thrones villain Ramsay Snow (later Ramsay…
Rand
English
"living on riverbank"
The new Randy -- though a bit commercial, as in Rand Corporation, Rand McNally, et al.
Randall
English
"shield-wolf"
Medieval name without much of a future.
Randolph
English
"shield-wolf"
Randolph is a timeworn classic that had its last hurrah in the 1940s, when Randolph (born George) Scott was starring in westerns, but then was probably done in by its tricky nickname Randy (which,…