9 Letter Boy Names

Edgecombe

English surname

"a village on the edge of a valley"

There were various villages called Edgecombe (and Edgcumbe and Eggcumbe) in Old England, particularly in present-day Cornwall and Devon. Local families adopted it as a surname — habitational surnames…

Calendion

Greek

The name of a late-5th-century Patriarch of Antioch.

Zephaniel

Hebrew

"god hides"

This intriguing Z name belongs to an angel in medieval Jewish mysticism.

Cléimeans

Cléimeans is a masculine name that appears to be a unique variant of Clement, with Irish or Gaelic-inspired spelling. The original name Clement comes from Latin 'clemens' meaning 'merciful' or…

Cristovão

Cristovão is a masculine Portuguese name equivalent to Christopher, ultimately derived from the Greek 'Christophoros,' meaning 'bearing Christ.' This name has deep historical roots in…

Greatness

English

"greatness"

Modern virtue name with both spiritual and secular significance.

Robinette

Feminization of Robinet, French

"bright fame"

The R in Joseph R. Biden Jr. stands for Robinette, the President's paternal grandmother's maiden name. In Medieval France, Robinette was used as a feminine given name derived from the male form…

Arrington

English habitational surname

"Earna's settlement"

Names ending in -ton (meaning "settlement") are white-hot, and Arrington is one of the freshest on the scene.

Trevelyan

Cornish

"homestead on the hill"

Cornish habitational surname turned occasional upper-crusty first name, also belonging to one of the colleges of Durham University in England.

Théophane

French, Greek

"manifestation of God"

French form of Theophanes

Vespasian

Latin

"west, evening, wasp"

This bold name may derive either from Latin vesper "west, evening" or vespa "wasp". It was borne by a 1st-century Roman emperor, Titus Flavius Vespasianus, the founder of the Flavian dynasty.

Hortensio

Spanish

"of the garden"

Hortensio was derived from the Ancient Roman cognomen Hortensius, as were the more familiar names Hortensia and Hortense. In Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew , Hortensio is a suitor of Bianca.

Brilliant

English word name

"bright light; exceptionally intelligent"

A new aspirational name with two shining meanings.

Etheridge

Englsh

"wealthy ruler"

Etheridge is a surname derived from the English name Edric. As a first name, it's most commonly associated with American poet and civil rights activist Etheridge Knight.

Patroclus

Greek

In Greek legend Patroclus was one of the heroes who fought against the Trojans. His death at the hands of Hector drew his friend Achilles back into the war.

Theodotus

Latin from Greek

"given to God"

Rare but intriguing saints' name that offers an unconventional way to get to Theo.

Gearóidin

Gearóidin is an Irish masculine name that represents a diminutive form of Gearóid, the Irish equivalent of Gerald. The name has Gaelic origins, with the root name Gerald derived from Germanic…

Heremoana

Tahitian

"beloved ocean"

Moana may be the best-known South Sea Islander name thanks to Disney. This puts a male spin on the appealing nature name.

Cymbeline

Celtic

"sun lord or sun hound"

The title of a Shakespeare play based on legends featuring the early Celtic King Cunobelinus, whose name derives from the Gaulish sun god Belenus.

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