Names That Mean Son
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Mclaren
Gaelic
"son of Labhrainn"
A rare Mc surname used for both girls and boys in the US. It ultimately derives from Laurentius, as does Lawrence.
Airmyne
English surname
"son of Armin"
Form of the English surname Armison, borne by Airmyne Jenney (Harpur-Crewe), of Calke Abbey in England.
Atreyus
Variation of Atreus or Atreyu
"fearless; son of all"
One part fantastical literary invention and one part Ancient Greek, Atreyus is a new and rising name for boys. It's could be viewed as a combination of Atreus, an Ancient Greek name, and Atreyu,…
Atari
Israeli surname; Japanese
"son of the chemist; I'm about to win"
Atari debuted for girls in 1980, a year after it appeared on the charts for boys. It's not a Japanese given name, instead, the name was influenced by the video game company. Atari named themselves…
Looney
Irish and Manx
"the son of Giolla Dhomhnaigh"
The Gaelic name Giolla Dhomhnagh ("servant of Donagh") turned into the patronymic Mac Giolla Dhomhnagh, which was whispered down the alley until it became MacGillowney, and eventually Looney.…
Atari
Israeli surname; Japanese
"son of the chemist; I'm about to win"
Atari the baby name is directly correlated with Atari the company. It joined the baby name charts in 1979 when the popular video game Space Invaders was released. It was given to small numbers of…
Greyson
English
"son of the steward"
Names ending in son are by definition male, but that hasn't stopped Madison and Allison from being widely used for girls. Greyson is one of the latest choices to join the migration across gender…
Rawlings
English surname
"son of Raul"
Rawlings was a surname with ties to the name Raul, which means "wolf counsel." Rawlings is used as a first name for one of the girl sextuplets on TV's Sweet Home.
Jopling
English surname
"son of Job"
Bouncy surname name from the same origins as Joplin, which may be easier to convert to a first name.
Roe
English, Scottish, Irish, Norwegian, or Korean surname
"roe deer; wise protector; son of Ruadh; red; clearing; ability"
In the US, the multicultural surname Roe is primarily associated with the landmark Supreme Court case Roe vs. Wade, which granted the federal right to abortion, though elsewhere it might be…
Maguire
Irish surname
"son of the beige one"
Easy nickname Maggie makes Maguire an appealing option for girls.
Mckellar
Irish and Scottish surname
"son of Ealair"
A modern update to Hilary, which is related to Gaelic Ealair.
Watson
English
"son of Walter"
A patronymic surname deriving from the traditional nickname Wat, from Walter. Watson appeared on the female baby name list for the first time in 2020, when it was given to 5 baby girls in the US.…
Jemison
English
"son of James"
A variant of Jameson or Jamison, borne by the first Black woman in space, former NASA astronaut Mae Jemison.
Edison
English
"son of Edward"
Thomas Edison’s surname is an inventive take on Addison when used for girls. It's an English surname deriving from either Adam or Eda, a medieval diminutive of Edith.
Benjamin
Hebrew
"son of the right hand"
Yes, there are baby girls named Benjamin — typically between 10-20 recorded in a given year. These numbers are likely inflated due to data entry error, but you still could encounter a female Benjamin…
Neja
Diminutive of Jerneja, Slovene
"son of the furrow"
More common in Slovenia than its mother name, Jerneja. Neja peaked in 2015 when it ranked at Number 15 on the Slovene Top 100.
Jerneja
Feminine variation of Jernej, Slovene
"son of the furrow"
The feminine form of Jernej, the Slovene variation of Bartholomew.
Dawes
English surname
"son of David"
There are lots of grandpa Daves and Davids out there, and Dawes can make an original honor name. It's right in step with the current craze for surname names that end in S: Brooks, Wells, Rhodes etc.…
Pierce
English
"son of Piers"
Actor Pierce Brosnan made his sharp-sounding name famous, and now it's given to a couple dozen baby girls per year too.