Names Ending in W for Boys

With Crew having entered the Top 1000 in 2010, it was only a matter of time before variants started popping up.

Gives Carlo a place-name/surname spin.

A rare surname name that could follow in the footsteps of Harlow, Marlow, Winslow et al.

A friendly sounding surname name reminiscent of the increasingly popular Marlow and Harlow. British musician Gary Barlow is a notable namesake.

Currently connected to football Hall of Famer turned actor Terry Bradshaw.

Welsh for "lion", or a nickname for Llewelyn. Could make a cooler substitute for the blander Lou.

Should only be used when singing Christmas carols.

Howl joins the wild new gang of names with attitude to spare: We're talking Rebel, Rogue, Wilder, and Wiley. Howell makes it much more genteel.

Noted bearers of this surname include a metaphysical poet, a Nobel Prize winner, and a baseball Hall of Famer, so there's plenty of hero-name inspiration.

The Akan people of Ghana and the Ivory Coast frequently name their children after the day of the week they were born and the order in which they were born. Most Ghanaians have a name using this system (think Kofi Annan, whose name means born on a Friday).

The ancient Polish name Mieczysław was derived from Slavic elements — mechi, meaning "sword," and slava, glory.

A family of plants traditionally used for their relaxing properties.

This word name is an archaic form of "morning", as in the phrase "on the morrow". It's been very occasionally used for boys, probably from the surname. With a good temporal meaning and with word names like Meadow on the rise, it could have potential.

This variation of the surname Loeb works even better than the original as a first name, though any child named Loew will inevitably have to endure a lifetime's worth of "high and...." jokes. Other leonine options: Leopold or Lionel.