The name Byron is a boy's name of English origin meaning "barn for cows". Byron is ranked #648 on our popularity charts and is often added to lists like Vintage Boy Names and discussed in our forums with posts like "Would you rather?".
From the experts:
For centuries, this name had a romantic, windswept image due to its strong connection to the poet Lord Byron, who inspired its use as a first name. It is one of those surprise names that's appeared on the Top 1000 every year since 1880.
William Faulkner used Byron for characters in two of his novels--Light in August and The Town' It was seen as a character on Arrested Development (the real name of Buster), is the appellation of several high-scoring athletes, was given to his son by Lost 's Matthew Fox in 2001 and--trivia tidbit bonus--was James Dean's middle name.
Comments
danirose01 Says:
headintheclouds Says:
Byron does have that dashing romantic-poet vibe to me because of Lord Byron the poet, but that's the only thing I like about this name. I don't like Bryan as a name, and this just looks like a misspelled Bryan to me. Also the meaning "barn for cows" is not one I'd want to give my son. Lord Byron was also known to be quite a dissolute character too, so he's not that great of an association/namesake.
Guest Says:
This name makes me think of a nerdy bald-headed old man accountant or something. And bunions. I prefer Bryan.
But Lord Byron sure does have a nice ring to it! :)
Aligator_xxx Says:
Love the history behind this, but can't get over that it looks like Bryan misspelled.
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I had a really weird coworker named Byron years ago, so there's not even a slight chance of me using it. But I do think it has a nice sound, and I disagree about the too-closeness to Bryan.