930+ English Names for Boys
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Blakeley
English surname
"dark wood or clearing"
Blakeley is one of the many -ley ending surnames that is being adopted as a first name, taking the 80s unisex darling Blake into the new millennium.
Blanford
English
"gray man's ford"
Comes with a monocle.
Bligh
English variation of Blythe
Too tightly associated with the real-life villainous Captain Bligh of The Mutiny on the Bounty.
Bliss
English word name
"great happiness"
Bliss might once have seemed a far-out choice, but it has been on the rise for girls in recent years, alongside similar options such as Dream, Heaven, Halo, and Blessing. Associated with a state of…
Bob
English, diminutive of Robert
"bright fame"
Kids love Bob the Builder, but do they want to be Bob the Builder? Bob and Bobby have been out of style since the 1960s, but as vintage nickname-names -- Fred, Archie -- come back into vogue, Bob may…
Bobby
Diminutive of Robert
"bright fame"
Bobby is the quintessential mid-century nickname, the name of the son on Mad Men and overused to the point of cliche. Though Robert is still a highly popular choice, most Roberts today are called by…
Bolton
English
"dwelling in an enclosure"
Severe surname choice.
Bond
English
"peasant farmer"
For 007 fans, a great middle name choice -- or even a first.
Booth
English and Scottish
"small dwelling place, shed"
Short but not particularly sweet surname.
Bosley
English
"meadow near the woods"
Another servile surname, this one connected to the go-between character in "Charlie's Angels."
Boswell
English
"well near the woods"
Waspy-sounding choice, well known in literature for Boswell's Life of Johnson .
Botham
English
"he who lives in a broad valley"
Hitting bottom.
Bourne
English
"one who lives near a stream"
A surname with more force than most.
Burne
English
"the brook"
Has a certain fiery charm.
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.
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…
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,…
Bradbury
English
"dweller near the wood fort"
Possibility for fans of science fiction writer Ray.
Bradford
English
"wide river crossing"
Brad in a Brooks Brothers suit.
Bradshaw
English
"broad forest"
Currently connected to football Hall of Famer turned actor Terry Bradshaw.