Boy Names

  1. Buddy
    • Origin:

      English, nickname name
    • Description:

      Until recently it was rarely used as a proper name; Buddy Holly, for example, was christened Charles, and Salinger's Buddy Glass was born Webb. Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver did name his fourth child Buddy Bear Maurice--a fittingly named brother to Poppy Honey Rosie, Daisy Boo Pamela and Petal Blossom Rainbow, and singer Tom Fletcher has a double-nicknamed Buddy Bob.
  2. Beezus
    • Chane
      • Deandre
        • Origin:

          Modern invented name
        • Meaning:

          "son of Andre"
        • Description:

          A popular choice amongst the African American naming community in the 90s, Deandre has been falling out of style in favor of more contemporary choices.
      • Haley
        • Origin:

          English
        • Meaning:

          "hay meadow"
        • Description:

          Young actor Haley Joel Osment to the contrary, this name in all its variations has become too popular for girls to survive as a boys' choice. Hailey, Haily Halley, Hallie, Hayley.
      • Jozef
        • Origin:

          Slovak; Dutch, from Hebrew
        • Meaning:

          "Jehovah increases"
      • Mortimer
        • Origin:

          English
        • Meaning:

          "dead sea"
        • Description:

          Other kids might see a teasible connection to mortician or mortuary. Mortimer is an English family name used a few generations ago as an Anglicization of Moses; it was Walt Disney's original choice for the name of his mouse, until his wife talked him out of it.
      • Roberto
        • Origin:

          Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese variation of Robert, English from German
        • Meaning:

          "bright fame"
        • Description:

          Standard Latin classic that brings some flair to the basic boy name Robert. Nearly 4000 baby boys are still named Robert in the US each year, many of them undoubtedly named for a father or grandfather, while about 550 are named Roberto.
      • Stone
        • Origin:

          Word name
        • Description:

          Though some may find such names rather harsh and severe, increasing numbers of parents are gravitating toward this kind of flinty, steely, stony single-syllable name.
      • Verde