Names Ending in U for Boys
- Amazu
Origin:
Nigerian, IboMeaning:
"no one knows everything"Description:
Conveys a sense of amazement.
- Simu
Origin:
Romanian variation of SimonDescription:
This cute as a button variation of Simon could easily blend with other fresh vowel-ending boys names, such as Arlo, Milo, Keanu and Elihu.
- Claudiu
- Nuru
Origin:
SwahiliMeaning:
"born in daylight"Description:
Evocative African choice.
- Bardou
Origin:
Old EnglishMeaning:
"ax-wielding wolf"Description:
Bardou is a bright-as-a-button name that despite its zippy, modern feel is actually as old as the earth.
- Atu
Origin:
GhananMeaning:
"born on Saturday"Description:
Typical African day-of-the-week name.
- Anaru
Origin:
MaoriMeaning:
"man, masculine"Description:
Energetic Maori form of Andrew.
- Abu
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"father"Description:
Most names with the Ab beginning, including the more familiar Abigail and Abner, mean father, as does this streamlined Arabic choice. American children might recognize Abu as the name of Aladdin's pet monkey in the Disney film.
- Tariku
Origin:
AmharicMeaning:
"his story"Description:
Tariku is a traditional Ethiopian name as well as that of a river in Indonesia.
- Caillou
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"pebble"Description:
A sweet French pet name from the name of a popular cartoon character.
- Subaru
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"to bunch together, to unite"Description:
Subaru is a Japanese astronomical name used for the Pleiades star cluster. The constellation was named as such for Subaru's meaning, "to bunch together," since the stars are crowded together. Subaru is used as a given name for boys in Japan.
- Juneau
Origin:
Place-nameDescription:
Juneau could go either way as a name. The newfound fame of the movie heroine Juno knocks this unrelated though identical-sounding Alaskan name out of consideration for boys, for the moment. Though (male) writer Junot Diaz may put the sound-alike name back in the running for boys.
- Shizuku
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"waterdrop"
- Cousteau
Origin:
French surnameMeaning:
"coast dweller"Description:
Charismatic surname name borne by French explorer, conservationist, scientist, inventor and author Jacques-Yves Cousteau, who devoted his life to the study of the sea and all forms of life in water.
- Dustu
Origin:
CherokeeMeaning:
"spring frog"Description:
Cherokee option for a spring-born child.
- Alimayu
Origin:
EthiopianMeaning:
"in honor of God"Description:
Wesley Snipes chose this distinctive East African name for his son.
- Bartholmieu
- Éowyn
Origin:
LiteratureMeaning:
"horse lover"Description:
A literary name created by J. R. R. Tolkien for a Lord of the Rings noblewoman of Rohan. It would make an interesting choice for literature lovers or fans of names like Elowen and Evelyn.
- Ballou
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"from Bellou"Description:
This surname-name comes with some great connotations: Addie Ballou the American feminist, Kurt Ballou — guitarist with the band Converge, or Adin Ballou — abolitionist and pacifist. It has a trendy, whimsical sound that sets it apart from more traditional surnames like Cooper, Hunter, and Archer and puts it more in the camp of the softer international names like Aaru, Bayou, and Finlo.
- Zankoku
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"cruel"Description:
Zankoku has two ties to anime: as a character in Naruto and in the song Zankoku na tenshi no tēze (A Cruel Angel's Thesis), which was used as the theme song for the anime Neon Genesis Evangelion.