Names Ending in M for Boys

Tim is a boyish short form very rarely given on its own.

This Arabic name is rare in English-speaking countries, but with its accessible pronunciation and majestic bird meaning, it's worth consideration.

This form of Liam ranks in Puerto Rico's Top 100, and is also popular with French-speaking parents in Europe and Canada.

This unusual, in the US at least, Turkish name has an attractive sound and a modern meaning. We can imagine it becoming much more widely known and used, the way the Irish Declan has over the past generation.

A bit slight to put directly on the birth certificate, but Dom is a pleasant nickname for a boy or a girl.

In demonology, Raum is a Great Earl of Hell, depicted as a crow, who rules over thirty legions of demons.

With Brooklyn, Trenton, and Camden on the rise, Harlem can't be far behind -- it's already been picked by one celebrity, and it certainly has a stronger historical and cultural identity.

An underused Biblical name borne by a New Testament prophet, Nahum feels like a good option for parents looking for a rare but traditional name that fits in with current trends.

Familiar as the most common form of greeting in Hebrew, but also associated with top female model Shalom Harlow.

Shorter, more palatable form of Vladimir, best known as the surname of French director Roger.

Wisdom is a rare modern virtue name that might increase in use as this whole category becomes more mainstream. Wisdom is one of the gender-neutral names now on the table for both boys and girls.

Associated with Erdem Moralioglu, the Turkish-Canadian-British fashion designer.

Popularized in Scotland by Tam O'Shanter, the hero of one of Robert Burns' most famous poems, it's associated in the U.S. with the plaid cap he gave his name to.

One of Noah's biblical grandsons, making it a natural to honor a relative with the name of the ark builder.

Pom is a shortened word name that's not much used in France, but cute and familiar here as one of Babar (the Elephant's) triplets. Pom, pommy and pommie are (non-derogatory) terms sometimes used by Australians, New Zealanders and South Africans to denote a person of English heritage. 

Along with Shem and Japheth, a son of Noah with a name that's almost never used -- for more obvious reasons than those of his brothers.

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.

One of the least known of the Ken names, though could make an intriguing namesake for an outdated Kenneth.

A musical word name with a lot of strength behind it