1076 English boy names with meanings

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English boy names with meanings

English boy names that start with A:

1. Ackerley: dweller in the oak tree meadow
2. Acton: from the settlement with oak trees
3. Addison: son of Adam
4. Adney: dweller of the island
5. Afton: from Afton, England
6. Aiken: made of oak
7. Al: a form of Alan; Albert; Alexander
8. Alcott: old Stone house
9. Alden: old and wise friend
10. Alder: alder tree
11. Aldis: old house
12. Aldwin: old and wise friend
13. Alec: helper or defender of humankind
14. Alfred: wise judge; elf counselor
15. Allard: noble; brave
16. Allison: Alice’s son; noble birth
17. Alston: from the old village; from the noble town
18. Alton: of the old town
19. Ansley: from the meadow
20. Anson: Ann’s son
21. Archer: bowman
22. Arden: dwelling place; valley of the eagles
23. Ardley: ardent meadow
24. Aric: brave ruler
25. Arley: of the hare’s meadow
26. Arnett: little eagle
27. Arundel: eagle valley
28. Ascot: of the eastern cottage
29. Ash: from the ash tree
30. Ashford: ash tree ford
31. Ashley: from the meadow; from the grove of ash trees
32. Ashton: of the ash tree town
33. Aspen: flower from Brittany; aspen tree
34. Atherton: town by the stream; spring
35. Atley: at the meadow
36. Atwell: at the spring; well
37. Atwood: at the wood
38. Atworth: at the farm
39. Aubrey: elf ruler
40. Auburn: reddish-brown colour
41. Auden: old friend
42. Audric: wise ruler
43. Averill: slayer of the boar; boar like
44. Avery: elf ruler
45. Axton: sword sharpener’s stone
46. Ayers: heir to a fortune
47. Aylmer: noble; famous
48. Aylwin: noble friend

English boy names that start with B:

1. Bailey: Bailiff; one who keeps guard
2. Baker: baker
3. Bancroft: bean field
4. Bandit: robber
5. Banner: flag bearer
6. Barclay: meadow of the birch tree
7. Barden: barely valley
8. Barnard: bold as a bear
9. Barnes: bold as a bear
10. Barnett: nobleman; leader
11. Barney: bold as a bear
12. Barnum: noble one’s stone house
13. Baron: nobleman; baron
14. Barric: grain farm
15. Barrington: fenced town
16. Bart: son of the ploughman
17. Bartram: bright raven
18. Bassett: little person
19. Bat: son of the ploughman
20. Baxter: baker
21. Bay: evergreen tree
22. Bayard: red-brown hair
23. Bayley: Bailiff
24. Beacher: near the beach trees
25. Beale: handsome one
26. Beaman: bee-keeper
27. Beamer: trumpeter
28. Beasley: pea field
29. Beaver: beaver
30. Bede: prayerful
31. Beldan: pretty valley
32. Bell: Bell ringer
33. Bennett: little blessed one
34. Benson: son of Benjamin
35. Bentley: moor; grass meadow
36. Benton: Ben’s town; town of the moors
37. Beresford: from the barely Ford
38. Berkeley: birch meadow
39. Berl: tree with a knot
40. Berton: brilliant’s one town
41. Bertram: bright raven
42. Berwick: barely farm
43. Beval: windy
44. Beverly: from the stream of the beaver
45. Bickford: axeman’s Ford
46. Bink: dweller at the slope
47. Birch: birch tree
48. Birkitt: birch tree headland
49. Birley: birch tree meadow
50. Birney: birch tree island
51. Birtle: hill with birds
52. Bishop: bishop
53. Blade: sword of good fortune
54. Blaise: flame
55. Blakeley: dark meadow
56. Blaze: flame
57. Blythe: happy; cheerful
58. Bob: famous; brilliant
59. Bond: soil tiller
60. Booker: one who reads books
61. Booth: hut
62. Borden: valley of the boars
63. Bosley: Grove of trees
64. Boswell: boar enclosure next to the stream
65. Bosworth: boar enclosure
66. Bourne: stream
67. Brad: broad meadow
68. Braden: broad valley
69. Bradley: broad meadow
70. Bradshaw: broad forest
71. Braedan: broad valley
72. Brand: torch; firebrand
73. Brant: proud one
74. Brawley: hill on the meadow
75. Brent: steep hill
76. Brett: from Britain
77. Brick: bridge
78. Bridger: bridge builder
79. Bromley: brushwood meadow
80. Buckley: deer meadow
81. Bud: friend
82. Burchard: strong; fortified castle
83. Butl: tree with a knot
84. Burr: prickly plant
85. Butcher: butcher

English boy names that start with C:

1. Cable: maker of rope
2. Cadby: warrior’s settlement
3. Cairbre: strong man
4. Calder: river of stones
5. Caldwell: cold well
6. Calvert: herder of calves
7. Camden: winding; windy Valley
8. Carl: strong; courageous
9. Carleton: Carl’s town
10. Carlton: Carl’s town
11. Carrington: town where goods are loaded; rocky town; town of the marsh
12. Carson: son of Carr
13. Carter: cart maker
14. Cartwright: cart maker; cart builder
15. Carver: sculptor; wood carver
16. Cater: supplier of household goods
17. Cecil: blind
18. Cedar: evergreen tree
19. Chad: warlike; warrior
20. Chadwick: town of the warrior
21. Chance: luck; fortune; chance
22. Channing: wise
23. Chapman: merchant
24. Charles: strong; courageous; manly
25. Charlie: strong; courageous; manly
26. Charlton: Charles’s town
27. Chatham: warrior’s cottage; house
28. Chaz: strong; courageous
29. Cherub: little angel
30. Chester: fortified camp
31. Chilton: children’s farm by the spring
32. Churchill: Church Hill
33. Clay: clay; earth
34.
35. Clayborne: made from clay
36. Clayton: town established on clay
37. Cleveland: land close to cliffs
38. Clifford: cliff at the river ford
39. Clifton: town by the cliff
40. Clinton: hill town
41. Clive: cliff
42. Coburn: meeting place of two streams
43. Coby: replacer
44. Cody: cushion; pillow
45. Colby: coal town; dark-haired
46. Cole: black; dark; swarthy
47. Collier: miner
48. Colt: young horse
49. Colter: colt herder
50. Colton: black-coat town
51. Cook: chef; cook
52. Cooper: barrel maker
53. Courtland: dweller in court
54. Courtnry: from the court
55. Cramer: full
56. Crandall: Valley of the cranes
57. Crane: crane bird
58. Crawford: Ford of the crows
59. Creighton: town near rocks
60. Cromwell: winding spring
61. Crosby: dweller near the town crossing
62. Crosley: meadow with the cross
63. Culver: gentle dove
64. Cuthbert: famous; brilliant
65. Cyan: blue colour

English boy names that start with D:

1. Dack: from the French town of Dax
2. Dale: valley
3. Dallin: people’s pride
4. Dalton: from the town in the valley
5. Danby: from the Dane’s settlement
6. Dane: a man from Denmark
7. Danny: God is my judge
8. Darek: the ruler of the tribe
9. Darnell: from the hidden place
10. Darold: the ruler of the army
11. Darren: a gift from God
12. Darrin: rocky hill
13. Darton: deer estate or town
14. Darwin: beloved friend
15. Dave: beloved
16. Davis: the son of David
17. Dawson: the son of David
18. Dayton: from the sunny town
19. Daen: from the valley
20. Deandre: combination of Dean and Andre
21. Dedrick: the ruler of the tribe
22. Dein: one who lives in the valley
23. Delaware: from the state of Delaware
24. Delbert: bright as day
25. Dell: from the small valley; hollow
26. Delmon: a man of the mountain
27. Dempster: the judge
28. Dene: one who lives in the valley
29. Denham: homestead in the valley
30. Denley: from the meadow near the valley
31. Denman: one who lives in the valley
32. Dennison: the son of Dennis
33. Denton: from the valley estate
34. Derek: the ruler of the tribe
35. Dervin: a gifted friend
36. Derward: deer-keeper
37. Derwent: valley thick with oaks; oak river
38. Derwin: deer friend
39. Derwood: of the deer wood
40. Deverell: riverbank
41. Devon: from the beautiful farmland; poet
42. Dexter: dyer of cloth
43. Dick: powerful
44. Dickson: son of Dick
45. Dixon: the son of Dick
46. Doane: from the rolling hills
47. Dobbs: a fiery man
48. Dotson: the son of Dot
49. Drake: a dragon
50. Drostan: noisy one
51. Druce: the son of Drew
52. Dryden: from the dry valley
53. Dudley: from the meadow
54. Duke: a title of nobility; a leader
55. Dunley: from the brown hilly meadow
56. Dunstan: from the dark stone or hill
57. Dunton: from the town on the hill
58. Durham: hilly peninsula
59. Durrell: strong and protective
60. Durward: gatekeeper
61. Durwin: beloved friend
62. Dustin: from the dusty area
63. Dwade: a dark traveller
64. Dwight: blond
65. Dyer: a creative man

English boy names that start with E:

1. Eachan: horseman; works with horses
2. Earl: a nobleman
3. Earnest: sincere
4. Eastman: a man from the east
5. Easton: eastern place
6. Eaton: from the riverside village
7. Ed: a wealthy protector
8. Edbert: prosperous and bright
9. Eddie: edger
10. Edenson: son of Eden
11. Edger: a powerful and wealthy spearman
12. Edison: son of Edward
13. Edmund: a wealthy protector
14. Edred: rich counsel
15. Edric: prosperous ruler
16. Edsel: deep thinker
17. Edward: a wealthy protector
18. Edwardson: the son of Edward
19. Edwin: a wealthy friend
20. Egbert: bright sword
21. Eitan: strong; firm; enduring
22. Elbert: a well-born man
23. Eldan: from the valley of the elves
24. Eldon: from the sacred Hill
25. Eldred: an old, wise advisor
26. Eldrick: an old, wise ruler
27. Eldwin: old friend
28. Elgar: noble spearman
29. Elgin: noble; white
30. Elk: large deer
31. Ellery: from the elder-tree Island
32. Elliott: Jehovah is my God
33. Ellis: uplifting; the lord is my God
34. Ellison: son of Ellis
35. Ellsworth: from the nobleman’s estate
36. Elman: a nobleman
37. Elmer: famous nobleman
38. Elmo: a protector
39. Elmore: elm-tree moor
40. Elroy: a king
41. Elsdon: noble one’s hill
42. Elston: from the nobleman’s town
43. Elton: from the old town
44. Elvern: spring
45. Elvey: an elf warrior
46. Elvin: elf friend
47. Elwell: old stream
48. Elwin: friend of the elves
49. Elwood: old forest
50. Elzie: from the nobleman’s estate
51. Emmett: ant
52. Eric: brave ruler
53. Erland: nobleman’s land
54. Erling: noble one’s son
55. Ernest: one who is sincere and determined; serious
56. Erwin: friend of the sea
57. Esmond: wealthy protector
58. Estcott: from the eastern cottage
59. Evelyn: life
60. Everett: as strong as a bear
61. Everly: meadow where boars live
62. Ewert: shepherd
63. Ewing: friend of the law

English boy names that start with F:

1. Factor: a businessman
2. Fairbanks: from the bank along the path
3. Fairfax: fair-headed
4. Fane: joyful
5. Farlane: far lane
6. Farnell: from the fern hill
7. Farold: a mighty traveller
8. Farr: traveller
9. Farran: one who is adventurous
10. Farrar: a blacksmith
11. Felton: from the town near the field
12. Farrow: piglet
13. Fenn: from the marsh
14. Fielding: from the field
15. Filbert: brilliant one
16. Filmore: famous one
17. Findlay: fair-haired warrior
18. Fisher: a fisherman
19. Fiske: fish
20. Fitch: resembling an ermine
21. Fitz: son of
22. Fitzgerald: the son of Gerald
23. Fitzhugh: son of Hugh
24. Fitzpatrick: son of Patrick
25. Fitzroy: son of Roy
26. Fleming: from Denmark
27. Fletcher: one who makes arrows
28. Flint: stream; flint stone
29. Floyd: grey-haired
30. Foley: a creative man
31. Forbes: prosperous man of the fields
32. Ford: from the river crossing
33. Forest: dweller in the forest
34. Forester: dweller in the forest
35. Foster: guardian of the forest; environment
36. Fowler: gamekeeper of birds
37. Frank: free; from France
38. Franklin: free
39. Fraser: curly-haired
40. Frayne: stranger
41. Frazer: curly-haired
42. Freeborn: one who was born a free man
43. Frewin: free; noble friend
44. Frey: noble
45. Frick: bold
46. Fridolf: peaceful wolf
47. Fulbright: a brilliant man
48. Fullerton: from Fuller’s town
49. Fulton: field near the town

English boy names that start with G:

1. Gabbo: to joke or scoff
2. Gale: one who is cheerful
3. Galt: from the high, wooded land
4. Gann: one who defends with spear
5. Gar: a form of Gareth
6. Gared: one who is mighty with spear
7. Garfield: battlefield; field of spears
8. German: a spearman
9. Garren: guardian
10. Garrett: one who is mighty with a spear
11. Garrick: spear power; oak spear
12. Garroway: spear fighter
13. Garry: spear carrier
14. Garson: the son of Gar
15. Garton: triangular shaped town
16. Garvin: a friend with a spear
17. Gary: one who wields a spear
18. Geary: changes
19. Gene: a well-born man
20. Geoffrey: a man of peace
21. Gib: brilliant pledge; trustworthy
22. Gibson: son of Gilbert
23. Gig: horse-drawn carriage
24. Gil: brilliant pledge; trustworthy
25. Gilbert: trustworthy
26. Gildas: the golden one
27. Gilmer: a famous hostage
28. Gipsy: wanderer
29. Given: one who is given
30. Glade: from the clearing in the wood
31. Gladwin: cheerful; happy
32. Glanville: Village with oak trees
33. Glover: one who makes gloves
34. Goldwin: a golden friend
35. Goode: an upstanding man
36. Goodman: good man
37. Goodwin: good friend
38. Gordon: triangular shaped Hill
39. Gore: triangular shaped plot
40. Graham: from the gravelled area; from the gray home
41. Grand: a superior man
42. Grantland: from the grand land
43. Granger: a farmer
44. Grant: a tall man; a great man
45. Gray: a grey-haired man
46. Grayson: the son of grey-haired man
47. Greeley: grey meadow
48. Greenwood: from the green forest
49. Gridley: from the flat meadow
50. Grimsley: from the dark meadow
51. Grover: of the grove
52. Guerdon: a warring man
53. Guilford: Ford with yellow flowers
54. Gur: lion cub
55. Gypsy: a wanderer

English boy names that start H:

1. Hadden: from the heather-covered hill
2. Hadwin: a friend of war
3. Haines: from the vineyard cottage; from the hedged enclosure
4. Hal: the ruler of the house
5. Halford: from the hall by the ford
6. Halley: from the hall near the meadow
7. Halliwell: from the holy spring
8. Hallward: the guardian of the hall
9. Hamilton: from the flat-topped hill
10. Hampden: from the home in the valley
11. Hancock: one who owns a farm
12. Hanford: from the high Ford
13. Hank: the ruler of the house
14. Hanley: from the high meadow
15. Hanoch: one who is dedicated
16. Hare: resembling a rabbit
17. Harence: one who is swift
18. Harlaw: from the army on the hill
19. Harper: one who plays or makes harps
20. Harrington: from the Harry’s town; from the herring town
21. Harrison: the son of Harry
22. Hartford: from the stag’s Ford
23. Harvey: one who is ready for battle
24. Hawes: from the hedged place
25. Hawkins: resembling a small hawk
26. Hawthorne: from the hawthorn tree
27. Hayden: from the hedged Valley
28. Hazleton: from the hazel-tree town
29. Heath: from the untended land of flowering shrubs
30. Heaton: from the town on high ground
31. Hendrick: the ruler of the house
32. Henley: from the high meadow
33. Herne: resembling a heron
34. Hewson: the son of Hugh
35. Holcomb: from the deep valley
36. Holden: from a hollow in the valley
37. Hollis: from the holly tree
38. Holman: a man from the valley
39. Holt: from the forest
40. Horsley: from the horse meadow
41. Houston: from the town on the hill
42. Howard: the guardian of the home
43. Hudson: the son of Hogh; from the river
44. Hunter: a great huntsman and provider

English boy names that start with I:

1. Indiana: from the land of Indians; from the state of Indiana
2. Ingram: angel
3. Iram: shinning bright
4. Irving: handsome
5. Irwin: a friend of the wild boar
6. Isham: from the iron one’s estate
7. Ivy: resembling the evergreen vining plant

English boy names that start with J:

1. Jack: God is gracious
2. Jackson: the son of Jack
3. Jacobson: son of Jacob
4. Jaden: resembling a green gemstone
5. Jagan: one who is self-confident
6. Jagger: carter; teamster
7. Jake: he who supplants
8. Jameson: the son of James
9. Jarrell: spear carrier
10. Jasper: red, brown or yellow semi-precious stone
11. Jeff: divinely peaceful
12. Jeffrey: a man of peace
13. Jerald: one who rules with the spear
14. Jerry: sacred name of God
15. Jett: resembling the jet-black lustrous gemstone
16. Jim: he who supplants
17. Joe: God will add
18. Judson: son of Judd
19. Justice: one who upholds moral rightness and fairness

English boy names that start with K:

1. Kale: manly and strong
2. Kamden: from the winding valley
3. Karl: strong; courageous; manly
4. Karson: son of Carr
5. Karter: one who drives a cart
6. Kean: one who is sharp
7. Keaton: from the town of hawks
8. Keene: wise
9. Ken: handsome
10. Kendrick: a royal ruler
11. Kenley: from the king’s meadow
12. Kenneth: royal oath
13. Kent: from the edge or border
14. Kenton: from the king’s town
15. Kentrell: king’s estate
16. Kerrick: king’s rule
17. Kester: christ-bearer
18. Krestrel: falcon
19. Kidd: resembling a young goat
20. King: the royal ruler
21. Kingston: from the king’s town
22. Kinsey: the victorious prince
23. Kipp: small pointed hill
24. Kirkland: from the Church’s land
25. Kirkley: from the Church’s meadow
26. Kit: one who bears Christ inside
27. Knight: a noble soldier
28. Knox: from the rounded hill
29. Kody: one who is helpful
30. Konnor: a wolf lover; one who is strong-willed
31. Kordell: one who makes cords
32. Kyrone: from Owen’s land

English boy names that start with L:

1. Ladd: a servant; a young man
2. Laibrook: one who lives on the road near the brook
3. Laidley: path by the slushy meadow
4. Lake: lake; pond
5. Lakin: found treasure
6. Lamorak: in Arthurian legend, the brother of Percival
7. Lance: an attendant; a knight of the round table
8. Landan: lives on the open land
9. Lander: one who owns land
10. Landon: from the long hill
11. Landry: ruler of the land
12. Lane: one who takes the narrow bath
13. Langdon: from the long hill
14. Langford: from the long Ford
15. Langhorn: of the long horn
16. Langley: from the long meadow
17. Langston: from the tall man’s town
18. Langworth: one who lives near the long paddock
19. Larry: one who has been crowned with a laurel
20. Latham: district
21. Lathrop: barn
22. Latimer: one who serves as an interpreter
23. Latty: a generous man
24. Laurian: one who lives near the laurel trees
25. Lave: lord
26. Lawford: from the ford near the hill
27. Lawley: from the meadow near the hill
28. Lawson: son of Lawrence
29. Lawton: town on the hill
30. Leaf: leaf from a tree
31. Leal: royal; faithful friend
32. Leavitt: a baker
33. Leben: filled with hope
34. Lee: from the meadow
35. Leigh: meadow
36. Leighton: from the town near the meadow
37. Leland: from the meadow land
38. Len: brave like a lion
39. Lennon: son of love
40. Lennor: a courageous man
41. Lensar: one who stays with his parents
42. Leonel: little lion cub
43. Levin: beloved friend
44. Lewis: famous warrior
45. Lex: defender of humankind
46. Lias: rock
47. Liddon: shelter
48. Lincoln: from the village near the lake
49. Lindell: valley of the linden trees
50. Lindford: from the linden tree ford
51. Lindhurst: from the village by the linden trees
52. Lindley: from the meadow of linden trees
53. Lindman: one who lives near the linden trees
54. Lindon: hill of the hidden trees
55. Lindsay: linden trees by the water
56. Line: from the bank
57. Linley: from the field of flax; flax meadow
58. Linton: flax town
59. Lister: cloth dyer
60. Lleyton: meadow town
61. Llord: grey-haired
62. Locke: forest
63. London: from the capital of England
64. Lord: one who has authority and power
65. Lore: crowned with laurel
66. Louvain: vain
67. Lowell: loved
68. Loyal: faithful
69. Lucas: a man from Lucania
70. Lucky: a fortunate man
71. Ludlow: the ruler of the hill; hill of the prince
72. Lyndon: linden tree Hill
73. Lyndsay: linden tree Island
74. Lynley: from the field of flax
75. Lynn: a man of the lake
76. Lytton: town by the loud stream

English boy names that start with M:

1. Macfarlane: son of Farlane
2. Macon: to make
3. Madison: good; child of Maude or Matthew
4. Maitland: from the meadow land
5. Maldon: covered meeting place in the wood
6. Malin: little warrior
7. Manchester: from the city in England
8. Manford: small ford; river crossing
9. Manley: from the hero’s meadow
10. Manly: manly
11. Manning: son of Mann
12. Mansel: from the clergyman’s house
13. Mansfield: from the field near the small river
14. Manton: from the man’s town
15. Manville: hero’s village
16. March: boundary dweller
17. Marlin: deep sea fish
18. Marlow: from the lake by the hill
19. Marsden: marsh valley; warrior’s Valley
20. Marsh: from the marshland
21. Marshall: a steward
22. Marston: from the town near the marsh
23. Martell: one who wields the hammer
24. Marvin: famous friend; friend of the sea
25. Maryland: honouring queen Mary
26. Mason: one who works with stone
27. Massey: twin
28. Maverick: an independent man
29. Max: from Mack’s spring
30. Maxfield: from Mack’s field
31. Maxwell : from Mack’s spring; great spring
32. Mayes: field
33. Mayfield: from the strong one’s field
34. Mayhew: gift of God
35. Mead: from the meadow
36. Medric: flourishing meadow
37. Medwin: good and worthy friend
38. Mel: counsel friend
39. Melbourne: from the mill stream
40. Meldon: mill close to the hill
41. Meldrick: strong; powerful mill
42. Melton: from the mill town
43. Melville: from the mill town
44. Melvin: a friend who offers counsel
45. Merewood: from the forest with the lake
46. Merit: a great value
47. Merlin: hawk; falcon
48. Merrill: of the shinning sea
49. Merton: from the town near the lake
50. Merv: famous friend
51. Marvin: famous friend
52. Mick: who is like God?
53. Mike: like God
54. Milford: from the mill’s Ford
55. Miller: one who works at the mill; miller
56. Mills: mill keeper 
57. Milson: the son of Miles
58. Milward: mill keeper
59. Miner: a youth
60. Minster: of the Church
61. Mitchell: who is like God?
62. Mitford: river crossing
63. Monty: from Gomeric’s Mountain
64. Moreland: from the moors; marshland
65. Morley: from the meadow on the moor
66. Morrison: son of Morris

English boy names that start with N:

1. Napier: one who takes care of the royal linens
2. Nat: gift from God
3. Naylor: nail maker
4. Ned: prosperous guardian
5. Nelson: the son of Neil; the son of a champion
6. Newcomb: from the new valley
7. Newman: a new comer
8. Nick: of the victorious people
9. Niles: son of Neil
10. Nixon: son of Nicholas
11. Norm: man from the north
12. Normand: man from the north
13. North: a man from the north
14. Northcliffe: from the Northern cliff
15. Northrop: Northern farm
16. Northville: Northern Village
17. Norton: Northern town
18. Norwood: Northern forest
19. Norward: a guardian of the north
20. Nowles: grassy slope
21. Nye: one who lives on the island

English boy names that start with O:

1. Oake: oak tree
2. Oakley: field of oak trees
3. Obie: servant of the lord
4. Ocean: ocean; sea
5. Odam: a sons-in-law
6. Oder: from the river
7. Ogden: lives beside the oak tree
8. Ollie: olive tree
9. Olney: from the loner’s field
10. Oram: from the enclosure near the riverbank
11. Ormond: one who defends with a spear; from the mountain of bears
12. Orrick: at the old oak tree
13. Orrin: river
14. Orth: an honest man
15. Orton: from the settlement by the shore
16. Orvin: spear friend
17. Os: the divine
18. Osbert: divine; bright
19. Osborn: warrior of God
20. Oscar: a spear of the gods
21. Osgood: divinely good
22. Osman: servant of God
23. Osmar: wonderful; divine
24. Osmond: godly defence; divine protector
25. Osric: divine ruler
26. Oswald: the power of God
27. Oswin: a friend of God
28. Owen: well-born; noble
29. Oxford: where oxen cross the river
30. Oxley: meadow of the oxen
31. Oxton: from the oxen town

English boy names that start with P:

1. Pace: a peaceful man
2. Paden: warrior’s Town
3. Palamedes: a knight in Arthurian legend
4. Paley: a small or humble man
5. Palmer: a pilgrim bearing a palm branch
6. Parker: the keeper of the park
7. Parkin: little Peter
8. Parley: speaking
9. Parr: cattle pen; barn
10. Parrish: Church district
11. Parry: son of Harry
12. Pat: noble
13. Patton: from the town of warriors
14. Payton: warrior’s farm
15. Paxton: from the peaceful town
16. Pearce: rock
17. Pearroc: man of the forest
18. Pearson: son of Peter
19. Pelham: from the house of furs; from Peola’s home
20. Pell: a clerk or one who works with Skins
21. Pelton: from the town by the lake
22. Pendle: hill
23. Penley: from the enclosed meadow
24. Percy: pierce the valley
25. Perkin: little Peter
26. Perkinson: the son of Perkin
27. Perry: a form of Peter
28. Perye: from the pear tree
29. Pete: a rock
30. Peterson: son of Peter
31. Peton: warrior’s Town
32. Peyton: from the village of warriors
33. Phelps: Philip’s son
34. Philbert: brilliant; intelligent
35. Pickworth: from the woodcutter’s estate
36. Picton: town by the pointed hill
37. Pierce: as solid and strong as a rock; a rock 
38. Pitney: from the island of the stubborn man
39. Pitt: hollow
40. Pittman: a labourer
41. Pollock: small
42. Prentice: a student; an apprentice
43. Prescott: from the priest’s cottage
44. Preston: from the Priest’s town
45. Price: son of the ardent one
46. Prine: one who surpasses others
47. Pullman: one who works on a train

English boy names that start with Q:

1. Qayshaun: God is merciful
2. Quentrell: fifth
3. Quincy: the fifth-born child; from the fifth-son’s estate
4. Quinlan: thin; gently-shaped; athletic
5. Quintin: fifth-born child
6. Quintrell: an elegant and dashing man

English boy names that start with R:

1. Race: race
2. Rad: advisor
3. Radford: from the Red Ford
4. Rafferty: prosperous
5. Raine: lord; wise
6. Raleigh: deer meadow
7. Ralph: wolf counsel
8. Rama: male sheep
9. Rami: male sheep
10. Ramsden: valley of the rams
11. Ramsey: island of the rams ; from the island of wild garlic
12. Rance: one who has been crowned with a laurel
13. Rand: warrior
14. Randall: wolf; shield
15. Randolph: wolf; shield
16. Randy: the wolf shield
17. Rang: resembling a raven
18. Rangey: from raven’s island
19. Ravinger: one who lives near the ravine
20. Ransford: raven’s Ford
21. Ransom: son of the shield
22. Raven: raven; blackbird; black-haired
23. Rawdon: rough hill
24. Rawleigh: deer meadow
25. Ray: a wise protector
26. Rayburn: deer stream
27. Rayfield: from the field of roe deer
28. Rayhurn: from the roe deer’s stream
29. Raymond: wise protector
30. Reade: red-haired
31. Rebel: rebellious one
32. Redwald: strong counsel
33. Reeve: a Bailiff
34. Regenfrithu: a peaceful raven
35. Reid: a red-haired man; one who lives near the reeds
36. Remington: from the town of the raven’s family
37. Renfrew: still river
38. Rexford: from the king’s Ford
39. Reynold: the king’s advisor
40. Rice: rich; noble
41. Richard: a powerful ruler
42. Rick: a powerful ruler
43. Rickward: a strong protector
44. Ridgeway: one who lives on the road near the Ridge
45. Rigby: ruler’s valley
46. Rigg: one who lives near the Ridge
47. Riley: from the rye clearing
48. Ripley: from the noisy meadow
49. Rishley: from the untamed meadow
50. Risley: from the brushwood meadow
51. Riston: from the brushwood settlement
52. River: stream of water; river bank
53. Robert: famous; brilliant
54. Robin: small bird
55. Rochester: from the stone fortress
56. Rockford: from the rocky Ford
57. Roden: valley of reeds
58. Rodney: from the island’s clearing
59. Rook: resembling a raven
60. Roper: one who makes ropes
61. Roswell: a fascinating man
62. Rover: wanderer
63. Rowan: tree with red berries
64. Rowdy: a boisterous man
65. Rudd: red-coloured complexion
66. Rudy: famous wolf
67. Rudyard: from the red paddock
68. Rumford: from the broad Ford
69. Rupert: one who is bright with fame
70. Rushford: from the ford with rushes
71. Rusty: one who has red hair or a ruddy complexion
72. Rutherford: from the cattle’s Ford
73. Ryder: an accomplished horseman
74. Rylan: from the place where rye is grown
75. Ryland: from the place where rye is grown

English boy names that start with S:

1. Sagar: wise man
2. Saith: well-spoken
3. Sandburg: from the sandy village
4. Sandon: from the sandy Hill
5. Sanford: from the sandy crossing
6. Sawyer: one who works with wood
7. Saxon: a swordsman
8. Scadwielle: from the shed near the spring
9. Schelde: from the river
10. Scott: a man from Scotland
11. Seabury: from the village by the sea
12. Seaman: a mariner
13. Sedgwick: from the place of sword grass
14. Sellers: one who dwells in the marshland
15. Sexton: the Church’s custodian
16. Shade: a secretive man
17. Shane: God is gracious
18. Shaw: from the woodland
19. Sheen: a shinning man
20. Sheffield: from the crooked field
21. Sheldon: from the sheep valley
22. Shelley: from the meadow’s ledge
23. Shelton: from the farm on the ledge
24. Shepherd: one who herds sheep
25. Sherlock: a fair-haired man
26. Sherman: one who cuts wool cloth
27. Sherrerd: from the open field
28. Shipton: from the ship town; from the sheep town
29. Sigehere: victorious
30. Sinclair: man from Saint Clair
31. Slade: son of the valley
32. Smith: a blacksmith
33. Somerset: from the summer settlement
34. Southern: man from the south
35. Spark: a gallant man
36. Spencer: one who dispenses provisions
37. Squire: a knight’s companion; the Shield bearer
38. Stanford: from the stony Ford
39. Stanhope: from the stony hollow
40. Stanton: from the stone town
41. Steadman: one who lives at the farm
42. Steed: resembling a stallion
43. Sterling: one who is highly valued
44. Stockley: from the meadow of tree stumps
45. Stowe: a secretive man
46. Stratford: from the street near the river ford
47. Strider: a great warrior
48. Stuart: a steward; the keeper of the estate
49. Suffield: from the southern field
50. Sully: from the southern meadow

English boy names that start with T:

1. Tadeo: courageous
2. Tadleigh: poet from the meadow
3. Taft: river
4. Tait: cheerful; happy
5. Talen: claw
6. Taner: leather worker who tans hides
7. Tannin: tan-coloured
8. Tanny: leather worker who tans hides
9. Tanton: by the still river
10. Tarver: tower over the hills
11. Tate: cheerful one
12. Taylor: tailor of clothes
13. Teale: sea-green; water bird
14. Tearle: stern; severe
15. Teasdale: river dweller
16. Ted: a form of Edward; Theodore
17. Tedmund: protector of the land
18. Teller: story teller
19. Telmo: cultivator
20. Templeton: temple Town
21. Tennant: renter
22. Tennyson: son of Denis
23. Terry: smooth; earthly; tender
24. Tex: from Texas
25. Thane: attendant warrior
26. Thatcher: thatcher of roofs
27. Thaw: melting
28. Thel: upper story
29. Thompson: son of Thomas
30. Thorley: Thor’s meadow
31. Thorne: thorn
32. Thornton: Town of thorn bushes
33. Thorpe: Village
34. Thurlow: Thor’s hill
35. Thurston: Thor’s stone
36. Tieler: tile layer
37. Tilden: valley under cultivation
38. Tolman: tax collector
39. Tomkin: little Thomas
40. Topper: hill top
41. Torr: tower
42. Townley: meadow Town
43. Townsend: end of town
44. Trader: skilled worker
45. Tramaine: house of the Rock
46. Trant: clever; cunning
47. Tranter: wagon driver; wagon maker
48. Travell: traveller
49. Trayton: Town of many trees
50. Tremayne: house at the Rocks
51. Trenton: Town by the rapid stream
52. Trevelyan: mill place
53. Trevis: crossroads
54. Trilby: soft hat
55. Trip: traveller
56. Trot: trickling stream
57. Troy: water
58. True: faithful; loyal
59. Truitt: honest; little
60. Truman: faithful; true; trusted man
61. Trustin: able to be trusted
62. Tucker: tucker of the cloth
63. Turner: maker of wooden objects with a lathe
64. Twain: divided in two
65. Twitchell: narrow passage
66. Tyger: Tiger
67. Tyler: tiler or tile maker

English boy names that start with U:

1. Udell: from the valley of yew trees
2. Udolf: prosperous wolf
3. Uland: from the noble country
4. Unique: unlike others; the only one
5. Upchurch: from the upper church
6. Upshaw: upper wooded area
7. Upton: upper town
8. Upwood: upper forest

English boy names that start with V:

1. Vachlan: one who lives near water
2. Vance: from the marshland
3. Venn: marsh
4. Veston: Church town
5. Vian: gracious in life; lively; full of life
6. Vicar: priest
7. Vinny: a form of Calvin, Melvin, Vincent
8. Vinson: son of Vincent

English boy names that start with W:

1. Wade: to cross the river ford
2. Wadley: from the meadow near the ford
3. Wadsworth: from the estate near the ford
4. Wainwright: one who builds wagons
5. Wakeley: wet meadow
6. Wakeman: watchman
7. Walby: house by a wall 
8. Walbridge: from the Welshman’s bridge
9. Walcott: cottage by the wall
10. Walden: wooded valley
11. Wales: from Wales, England
12. Walford: ford of the Welshman
13. Walker: one who trods the cloth
14. Wallace: stranger; welsh
15. Waller: builder of walls
16. Wallis: foreigner from Wales
17. Walsh: stranger; Welsh
18. Walton: fortified town with walls
19. Walwyn: Welsh friend
20. Warburton: fortified town
21. Ward: guardian; watchman
22. Wardell: guardian’s hill
23. Wardley: guardian’s meadow
24. Ware: wary
25. Warford: from the ford near the weir
26. Warick: village hero
27. Warley: from the meadow near the weir
28. Warren: from the fortress
29. Warrick: a protective ruler
30. Warwick: from the farm near the weir
31. Washington: town near water
32. Watkins: son of Walter
33. Watson: the son of Walter
34. Waverley: from the windy meadow
35. Waylon: from the roadside land
36. Wayne: one who builds wagons
37. Webb: weaver
38. Webster: weaver
39. Welborne: spring-fed stream
40. Welford: ford near the wall
41. Wellington: wealthy one’s town
42. Wells: well; stream
43. Welton: town near the well; stream
44. Wenford: white ford
45. Wentworth: white one’s estate
46. Wesley: from the western meadow
47. Westby: from the western farm
48. Westcott: west cottage
49. Weston: from the western town
50. Whit: a white-skinned man
51. Whitby: from the white farm
52. Whitcomb: white valley
53. Whitelaw: white and small hill
54. Whitey: white-skinned; fair-haired
55. Whitfield: from  the white field
56. Whitley: from the white meadow
57. Whitman: a white-haired man
58. Wildon: wooded hill
59. Wiley: one who is crafty
60. Wilford: from the willow ford
61. Will: determined
62. William: determined guardian
63. Willow: of the willow tree
64. Windsor: riverbank with a winch
65. Winfred: friend of peace
66. Winslow: friendly hill
67. Winston: of the joy stone; from the friendly town
68. Winthrop: from the friendly village
69. Winton: from the enclosed pastureland
70. Woodruff: forest ranger
71. Wright: wagon maker
72. Wyatt: having the strength of a warrior
73. Wylie: charming
74. Wyndham: from the windy village
75. Wythe: willow tree

English boy names that start with Y:

1. Yale: old; elder
2. Yardley: enclosed meadow
3. Yates: gate keeper; guard of the gate
4. Yeoman: servant; attendant
5. Yorick: farmer
6. York: farm with yew trees
7. Young: young; youthful
8. Yovanny: God is gracious
9. Yukon: from the settlement of gold

English boy names that start with Z:

1. Zane: God is gracious
2. Zayne: God is gracious
3. Zeke: strengthened by God 
4. Zeth: one who has been appointed
5. Zubin: one with a toothy grin


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