Names Ending in R for Boys

Oceander is a modern creation, spinning cool words name Ocean and Océane into a name in the style of Leander, Evander, Alexander, and similar. As such, it may be said to mean "ocean man", pairing the nature-name with the Greek ander element.
 
You may choose to pronounce the name as o-see-AN-der, O-shan-der, or O-shuhn-der, and alternatively may consider it a compound name. In that case, meanings could include "ocean defending man" (from Ocean and Alexander) and "bow man from the sea" (from Ocean and Evander).
 
A currently very rare choice, used just a handful of times in South America, Oceander would certainly be a one-of-a-kind option.

Oceander

Oconner

Oconnor

Oder

Ofir

Ohmer

Olander

Oldair

Olester

Oliber

Olivar

Ómar is an Icelandic name of multiple possibilities, used as a form of the Hebrew Omar ("eloquent, speaking"), the Arabic Umar ("flourishing, thriving"), and as an Old Norse name, meaning "famous", from the element mærr. As such, it could also be a contracted form of Ottomar or Otmar, a Germanic name meaning "famous and wealthy".
 
A notable bearers include Ómar Ragnarsson, an environmental activist and former news reporter and rally driver, and Ómar Ingi Magnússon, a handball player and Icelandic Sportsperson of the Year in both 2021 and 2022. 
 
The name is pronounced similarly to Omar in English, but the "r" would be rolled in Icelandic.

Ómar

Omeir

Onir

Onkar

Orlander

Oscarjr

Oscer

Oscor

Boy names that end in R are one of the style leaders of the current baby-naming era, with many r-ending names for baby boys topping the popularity lists in the US and around the world.

 today in the US and many other English-speaking, ranking in the US Top 10. Alexander and Asher are runners up. Theodore, though it doesn't technically end with R, is also very popular.

 include Carter, Asher, Hunter, Connor, Xavier, Parker, and Sawyer.



Many of the boys' names that end in R originated as surnames drawn from

 — Carter carts things for a living, Hunter hunts, and Sawyer is a carpenter.

Unique and appealing boys names ending in R

 are plentiful, both in the occupational class and not. Our favorites include Booker, Abner, Eleazar, Gardener, Sayer — the list goes on and on.



If you're looking for a name ending in R for your baby boy, here's a complete collection of our hundreds of choices, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry.

Baby boy names that end in the letter R with meanings, origins, and popularity, including top boy names ending in Ro such as Oliver and Cooper and unique R-end boy names such as Burr and Jupiter. (Page 110)

1310+ Boy Names That End in R