930+ English Names for Boys
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Bell
English and Scottish occupational name
"ringer of the bell"
Simplicity and pleasant associations give the word Bell real possibility as a first name -- but somehow it seems better for a girl, a la Belle.
Bellow
English occupational name
"bellows maker"
Might be an honorific for novelist Saul Bellow, although bellowing is not the gentlest of sounds. Consider Saul instead.
Beresford
English
"ford where barley grows"
Upper-crusty hotelish surname.
Berold
English
"bear rule"
Berold is one of the more obscure boy names meaning bear, which also include Arthur, Orson, and (in a different vein) Teddy.
Berton
English
"fortified town"
Burton
English
"fortified enclosure"
Burton originated as a habitation surname that now feels like a appropriate first. Actor Richard Burton, two-time husband of Elizabeth Taylor, was the most famous bearer. Burtie makes an adorable…
Berwin
English
"bright friend"
One step up from Irwin, and that's not nearly enough.
Bickford
English
"axman's ford"
Surname doomed to remain a surname.
Bill
English, diminutive of William
"resolute protection"
Most Bills today are dads...or grandpas. The younger Williams are usually nicknamed Will, or called by their full names.
Billy
English, diminutive of William
"resolute protection"
Cute kid with freckles, bouncing a Spalding ball. Cool couple Helena Bonham Carter and Tim Burton put the name Billy Burton on their son's birth certificate. While the classic William, name of the…
Birkett
English
"birch coastland"
Birch or even Burke is better.
Birley
English
"meadow with the cow shed"
A surname with a decidedly burley image.
Burleigh
English
"meadow belonging to a manor"
Let's hope he's "burly".
Birney
English surname
"island with the brook"
Bernie, with airs.
Burney
English
"island of the brook"
Though they sound exactly alike, this spelling makes it much more elegant than Bernie.
Birtle
English
"hill of birds"
Brittle.
Bishop
English occupational name
"senior member of the church"
Occupation names and spiritual names are in style, so it's hardly surprising that Bishop has been making appearances in the Top 1000. Popular back in the late 19th and early 20th century, it…
Blackburn
English
"black brook"
Somewhat dashing surname, but with serious teasing potential.
Blackwell
English
"black well or stream"
Dark.
Blakely
English
"dark wood or clearing"
A decade or two ago, we might have stopped with Blake, but today the surname Blakely or Blakeley sounds more modern as a first name.