Names Ending in M for Boys

  1. Putnam
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "dweller by the hollow"
    • Description:

      Perhaps if there's a Putnam in your background.
  2. Karem
    • Yoram
      • Origin:

        Hebrew
      • Meaning:

        "exalted by God"
      • Description:

        A variation of Joram, a name featured in the Old Testament.
    • Barnum
      • Origin:

        English contraction of "baron's home"
      • Meaning:

        "baron's home"
      • Description:

        Inevitable circus association.
    • Elyseum
      • Origin:

        Variation of Elysium, Latin from Greek
      • Meaning:

        "home of the blessed after death"
      • Description:

        The Greek mythological Elysium, or the Elysian Fields, was the home of blessed mortals after death. It's been coopted as a modern baby name for both sexes, although the Elyseum spelling has never been given to more than five children of a single sex in any one year.
    • Durham
      • Origin:

        English
      • Meaning:

        "hill peninsula"
      • Description:

        Gentle and southern-inflected, redolent of the North Carolina landscape.
    • Haim
      • Origin:

        Sanskrit or variation of Chaim, Hebrew
      • Meaning:

        "gold; life"
      • Description:

        As an Indian name, Haim is an epithet of Lord Shiva. In the US, it was once more common as a variation of the Jewish name Chaim.
    • Kasim
      • Yakim
        • Origin:

          Hebrew
        • Meaning:

          "he will establish"
        • Description:

          One of many Hebrew Y names kept alive in Israel and in American religious communities.
      • Gershom
        • Origin:

          Hebrew
        • Meaning:

          "stranger, exodus"
        • Description:

          Old Testament name of a son of Moses used by the Puritans, and now by Orthodox Jews.
      • Calm
        • Origin:

          Word name
        • Description:

          A modern virtue name, particularly desirable in this pressure-cooker world.
      • Siâm
        • Origin:

          Welsh variation of James
        • Description:

          We don't think a boy would want to be called a sham.
      • Avshalom
        • Hisham
          • Origin:

            Arabic
          • Meaning:

            "generous"
          • Description:

            The meaning derives from the traditional Arab act of crushing bread into crumbs in order to share it. Recently heard in the hit French Netflix series Call My Agent in its French form Hicham.
        • Nicodem
          • Jam
            • Grantham
              • Byram
                • Origin:

                  English variation of Byron
                • Description:

                  Why not stick with the original.
              • Avraham
                • Origin:

                  Variation of Abraham, Hebrew
                • Meaning:

                  "father of multitudes"
                • Description:

                  A more scriptural way to spell Abraham.
              • Mayhem
                • Origin:

                  English word name
                • Meaning:

                  "chaos, disorder"
                • Description:

                  You're really asking for it with this one.