Classic Boy Names
897 classic boy names with meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.
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Some names do not need to announce themselves. You hand one to a boy and it simply fits — at four, at fourteen, and on a business card thirty years later. That is the working definition of Classic boy names, and the short, blunt ones make the case fastest: Mark, a single confident syllable with no wasted motion; Paul, spare and steady and impossible to mispronounce; Martin, which has been quietly respectable in half a dozen languages for centuries. Add Walter, once firmly a grandfather name and now the sort of choice that makes other parents wish they had thought of it first, and you have a whole personality with almost no letters.
Push past the English-language shortlist and the category gets far more interesting. Omar, Ali and Muhammad are among the most enduring given names on earth, carried by millions and instantly readable almost anywhere you travel. Francisco and Jorge bring that same deep-rooted familiarity across the Spanish-speaking world, with rhythm to spare. And if you want a traditional name wearing slightly newer clothes, Mathias and Colin land right in the pocket — recognized on sight, still uncommon enough to feel chosen rather than inherited.
Every name below opens to its full page — a sourced meaning, its U.S. popularity, and a clear audio pronunciation so you can hear it before you fall for it.
Classic Boy Names
Eithan#97 in the U.S.Strong, enduring, firm▶Muhammad#239 in the U.S.Praiseworthy, commendable; one who is repeatedly praised▶Mark#245 in the U.S.Of Mars; consecrated to the god of war▶Walter#252 in the U.S.Ruler of the army; army commander▶Omar#260 in the U.S.Flourishing, long-lived; eloquent▶Paul#262 in the U.S.Small, humble▶Ali#306 in the U.S.High, exalted; lofty; noble▶Mathias#312 in the U.S.Derived from the Hebrew Mattityahu, meaning 'gift of Yahweh' or 'gift of God', transmitted thro▶Sullivan#314 in the U.S.Anglicization of the Irish surname O Suilleabhain, from 'suil' (eye) and a diminutive suffix, t▶Francisco#322 in the U.S.Spanish and Portuguese form of Franciscus, the Latinized name for a Frenchman or a member of th▶Jorge#323 in the U.S.Spanish and Portuguese form of George, from the Greek Georgios, composed of 'ge' (earth) and 'e▶Josue#330 in the U.S.Spanish form of Joshua, from the Hebrew Yehoshua, composed of 'Yeho' (a form of Yahweh) and 'sh▶Martin#335 in the U.S.From the Latin Martinus, a derivative of Mars, the Roman god of war. The name thus means 'of Ma▶Bryan#336 in the U.S.Variant spelling of Brian, from the Old Celtic 'bri' or 'brigh', meaning high, noble, or strong▶Brian#339 in the U.S.From the Old Celtic 'bri' or 'brigh', meaning high, noble, or strong. Made legendary by the Iri▶Colin#343 in the U.S.In Scottish Gaelic, Colin is a diminutive of Cailean (young dog, youth, or pup). In English usa▶Russell#345 in the U.S.From the Old French 'rousel', a diminutive of 'ros' (red), meaning 'little red one' or 'red-hai▶Ezequiel#348 in the U.S.Spanish form of Ezekiel, from the Hebrew Yechezkel, composed of 'chazak' (to be strong) and 'El▶Leonel#350 in the U.S.Spanish and Portuguese form of Lionel, from the Latin 'leo' (lion) with a diminutive suffix, me▶Franklin#359 in the U.S.From Medieval Latin 'francus' (free man) and Old French 'frankeleyn' — a franklin was a free la▶Spencer#360 in the U.S.From Old French 'despensier' (steward, one who dispenses provisions), from 'despenser' (to disp▶Cristian#362 in the U.S.Spanish, Italian, and Romanian form of Christian, from the Latin Christianus, meaning 'a Christ▶Erick#366 in the U.S.Variant spelling of Eric, from Old Norse Eirikr, composed of 'ei' (ever, always) and 'rikr' (ru▶Andre#368 in the U.S.French form of Andrew, from the Greek Andreas, derived from 'aner' (man, male) — meaning 'manly▶Marco#370 in the U.S.Italian form of Marcus, from the Latin Marticus or Martus, derived from Mars, the Roman god of ▶Manuel#371 in the U.S.Spanish and Portuguese short form of Emmanuel, from Hebrew Immanuel, composed of 'im' (with) an▶Matthias#372 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Mattityahu, meaning 'gift of Yahweh' (gift of God), transmitted through Greek a▶Desmond#376 in the U.S.From the Irish territorial name Deas-Mhumhan meaning South Munster; later used as a given name ▶Clark#377 in the U.S.Occupational name from Old English clerc, meaning a scribe, scholar, or clergyman, itself from ▶Hugo#378 in the U.S.From the Germanic element hug meaning mind, intellect, or spirit▶Ricardo#380 in the U.S.Spanish and Portuguese form of Richard, from Germanic elements ric meaning power and hard meani▶Winston#382 in the U.S.From the Old English place name Wynnstan, from wynn meaning joy or pleasure and stan meaning st▶Stephen#383 in the U.S.From Greek Stephanos meaning crown or garland, the symbol of victory and honor in classical ant▶Khalil#384 in the U.S.From Arabic khalil meaning friend or close companion, derived from the root kh-l-l meaning to p▶Kieran#389 in the U.S.Anglicized form of Irish Ciarán, from ciar meaning dark or black, with a diminutive suffix; the▶Jay#392 in the U.S.Used as a given name from the bird name jay (from Old French jai), or as a short form of names ▶Raymond#395 in the U.S.From Germanic Raginmund, combining ragin meaning counsel or advice and mund meaning protection ▶Jared#396 in the U.S.From Hebrew Yered meaning descent or to come down; a biblical patriarch in the Book of Genesis ▶Edwin#398 in the U.S.From Old English Eadwine, combining ead meaning wealth, fortune, or prosperity and wine meaning▶Marcelo#399 in the U.S.Spanish and Portuguese form of Marcellus, from Latin Marcellus, a diminutive of Marcus, connect▶Bradley#403 in the U.S.From Old English brad meaning broad and leah meaning woodland clearing or meadow; a topographic▶Hector#409 in the U.S.From Greek Hektor, possibly from ekhein meaning to hold fast or to restrain; the greatest Troja▶Eduardo#410 in the U.S.Spanish and Portuguese form of Edward, from Old English Eadweard combining ead (wealth, prosper▶Rylan#416 in the U.S.Variant of Ryland or Ryan, from Old English rye land meaning land where rye is grown; or an alt▶Conrad#417 in the U.S.From Old High German Konrad, combining kuoni meaning bold, brave or experienced and rat meaning▶Francis#420 in the U.S.From Latin Franciscus meaning Frenchman, derived from Francus meaning Frank (a Germanic tribe) ▶Julius#424 in the U.S.From the Roman family name Julius, connected to Greek ioulos meaning downy-bearded or possibly ▶Pablo#430 in the U.S.Spanish form of Paul, from Latin Paulus meaning small or humble; associated with the Apostle Pa▶Travis#434 in the U.S.From Old French traverser meaning to cross; an occupational surname for a toll collector at a b▶Frederick#435 in the U.S.From Old High German Frithuric or Friduric, combining fridu meaning peace and ric meaning ruler▶Mario#438 in the U.S.Italian and Spanish form of Marius, derived from the Roman family name linked to Mars, the god ▶Sergio#441 in the U.S.Italian and Spanish form of Sergius, a Roman family name of uncertain etymology, possibly from ▶Pedro#455 in the U.S.Spanish and Portuguese form of Peter, from Greek 'Petros' meaning rock or stone; the name was g▶Jake#457 in the U.S.Medieval English short form of Jacob or John; Jacob derives from Hebrew 'Yaakov' meaning 'suppl▶Johnny#458 in the U.S.Pet form of John, from Hebrew 'Yochanan' meaning 'Yahweh is gracious' or 'God is gracious'; use▶Esteban#461 in the U.S.Spanish form of Stephen/Steven, from Greek 'Stephanos' meaning 'crown' or 'garland'; the Greek ▶Soren#464 in the U.S.Scandinavian form of the Latin name Severinus, from 'severus' meaning strict or stern; also con▶Fabian#468 in the U.S.From the Roman family name Fabianus, derived from 'Fabius,' which comes from Latin 'faba' meani▶Noel#478 in the U.S.From Old French 'Noël,' derived from Latin 'natalis' (birth) or 'natalis dies Domini' (birthday▶Ruben#480 in the U.S.Spanish and Scandinavian variant of Reuben, from Hebrew 're'u ben' meaning 'behold, a son' or '▶Adan#482 in the U.S.Spanish form of Adam, from Hebrew 'adamah' (earth, ground) or 'adam' (man), meaning 'man' or 's▶Sean#489 in the U.S.Irish form of John, from Hebrew 'Yochanan' meaning 'Yahweh is gracious' or 'God is gracious'; o▶Collin#493 in the U.S.Variant spelling of Colin; from Scottish Gaelic 'Cailean' meaning young warrior or pup; also us▶Damon#501 in the U.S.From Greek Damon, related to the verb damao meaning 'to tame' or 'to subdue'; associated with t▶Cillian#507 in the U.S.From Old Irish Cellach or Cillín, derived from cill meaning 'church' with a diminutive suffix, ▶Johnathan#508 in the U.S.Variant spelling of Jonathan, from Hebrew Yehonatan composed of Yeho (a form of God's name Yahw▶Kyle#509 in the U.S.From Scottish Gaelic caol meaning 'narrow' or 'narrow strait,' referring to a narrow channel of▶Alonzo#511 in the U.S.Spanish form of Alfonso, from the Visigothic name Alfons composed of adal (noble) + funs (ready▶Alexis#513 in the U.S.From Greek Alexis, derived from the verb alexein meaning 'to defend' or 'to help'; a name of an▶Frank#514 in the U.S.From the Germanic tribal name Frank (the Franks), possibly derived from an ancient word for 'ja▶Moses#515 in the U.S.From Hebrew Mosheh, traditionally explained as meaning 'drawn out' (from Hebrew mashah, to draw▶Marcos#517 in the U.S.Spanish and Portuguese form of Marcus/Mark, from Latin Marcus, derived from the Roman god Mars,▶Lawrence#520 in the U.S.From the Latin Laurentius, meaning 'man from Laurentum,' an ancient city near Rome; the city na▶Gianni#524 in the U.S.Italian diminutive of Giovanni, the Italian form of John, from Hebrew Yochanan composed of Yeho▶Roy#525 in the U.S.From the Old French roi meaning 'king,' used as a nickname; alternatively derived from the Scot▶Mohamed#527 in the U.S.From Arabic Muhammad, derived from the root h-m-d meaning 'to praise,' giving a passive meaning▶Philip#528 in the U.S.From Greek Philippos, a compound of philos ('loving') and hippos ('horse'), meaning 'lover of h▶Troy#533 in the U.S.From the English surname Troy, derived from a French place name (Troyes in Aube, France) or fro▶Scott#534 in the U.S.From the English and Scottish surname Scott, meaning 'a Scot' or 'a person from Scotland,' deri▶Bruce#536 in the U.S.From the Scottish surname Bruce, derived from the Norman French place name Brix (or Brieuse) in▶Zachariah#538 in the U.S.From Hebrew Zekharyah, a compound of zakar ('to remember') and Yah (a shortened form of YHWH, t▶Cal#543 in the U.S.Short form of Calvin (from Latin Calvinus, meaning 'bald,' from calvus) or Caleb (from Hebrew K▶Augustine#545 in the U.S.From Latin Augustinus, a diminutive of Augustus, derived from augere meaning 'to increase' or '▶Erik#546 in the U.S.From Old Norse Eiríkr, composed of ei ('ever, always') and ríkr ('ruler, powerful'), meaning 'e▶Jeffrey#552 in the U.S.Variant spelling of Geoffrey, from Old French Geoffroi, itself from Old German composed of gawi▶Armando#556 in the U.S.Spanish and Italian form of Herman or Armand, from Old High German Hariman or Hartman, composed▶Garrett#564 in the U.S.Spear strength; an English surname and given name derived from the Germanic Gerard, meaning 'sp▶Andy#565 in the U.S.Manly; warrior — a short form of Andrew, from the Greek Andreas meaning 'manly' or 'of a man'▶Roberto#570 in the U.S.Bright fame; the Italian and Spanish form of Robert, from the Germanic Hrodebert meaning 'brigh▶Enrique#571 in the U.S.Ruler of the home; the Spanish form of Henry, from the Germanic Heimrich meaning 'home ruler' (▶Emanuel#574 in the U.S.God is with us; a variant of Emmanuel from the Hebrew Immanu'el meaning 'God with us,' a messia▶Jamie#577 in the U.S.Scottish and English diminutive of James, itself from the Late Latin Jacomus, a variant of Jaco▶Allen#578 in the U.S.Anglicised spelling of Alan, from Old Breton Alaun, possibly related to Celtic elements meaning▶Maximo#580 in the U.S.Spanish form of Maximus, from Latin maximus meaning 'the greatest' or 'greatest of all,' the su▶Seth#581 in the U.S.From Hebrew Sheth meaning 'appointed' or 'placed,' referring to the third son of Adam and Eve i▶Cassius#583 in the U.S.From the Roman family name Cassius, possibly derived from Latin cassus meaning 'hollow,' 'empty▶Camilo#585 in the U.S.Spanish and Italian form of Camillus, from the Latin camillus referring to a freeborn youth who▶Vicente#589 in the U.S.Spanish and Portuguese form of Vincent, from Latin Vincentius, derived from vincere meaning 'to▶Maximilian#590 in the U.S.From Latin Maximilianus, a blend of Maximus ('the greatest') and Aemilianus (from the Aemilii f▶Gregory#593 in the U.S.From the Late Latin Gregorius, derived from Greek Gregorios, from gregoreo meaning 'to be awake▶Mohammed#595 in the U.S.From Arabic Muhammad, from the root hamida meaning 'to praise,' with the intensive prefix produ▶Louie#596 in the U.S.Variant of Louis, from Old Frankish Hluodwig, composed of hlud ('fame,' 'renowned') and wig ('w▶Lachlan#606 in the U.S.From Scottish Gaelic Lachlann, originally a term for Scandinavia or the land of the lochs (fjor▶Gunnar#612 in the U.S.From Old Norse Gunnarr, composed of gunnr ('war,' 'battle') and arr/herr ('warrior,' 'army'), m▶Albert#614 in the U.S.From Old High German Adalbert, composed of adal ('noble,' 'of noble birth') and beraht ('bright▶Yahya#616 in the U.S.Arabic form of John (Yohanan), from Hebrew Yochanan meaning 'God is gracious' or 'God has shown▶Keegan#621 in the U.S.Anglicised form of the Irish Gaelic surname Mac Aodhagáin, meaning 'son of Aodhagán,' a diminut▶Dominick#622 in the U.S.Variant spelling of Dominic, from Latin Dominicus meaning 'belonging to the Lord' or 'of God,' ▶Gustavo#625 in the U.S.Spanish and Italian form of Gustav, from Old Swedish Göstaff or Germanic Gus (Geat people) and ▶Hassan#626 in the U.S.From Arabic ḥasan (حسن), meaning 'handsome,' 'good,' or 'beneficent.' A highly honored name in ▶Arturo#627 in the U.S.Spanish and Italian form of Arthur, from the Celtic roots possibly related to the Proto-Celtic ▶Danny#628 in the U.S.Diminutive of Daniel, from the Hebrew Daniyyel (דָּנִיֵּאל), meaning 'God is my judge.' Daniel ▶Nathanael#632 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Netanel (נְתַנְאֵל), meaning 'God has given,' from natan ('to give') + El ('God▶Zayd#633 in the U.S.From Arabic zayd (زيد), from the root z-y-d meaning 'to increase,' 'to grow,' or 'abundance.' Z▶Raul#634 in the U.S.Spanish and Portuguese form of Ralph/Raoul, from Old French Raoul, itself from Germanic Radulf ▶Shane#636 in the U.S.Anglicized form of the Irish Seán, itself derived from the Old French Jehan and ultimately from▶Leonard#637 in the U.S.From the Old High German Leonhard, composed of leo ('lion,' from Latin) + hard ('brave,' 'stron▶Ronald#638 in the U.S.From the Old Norse name Rögnvaldr, composed of regin meaning counsel or decision and valdr mean▶Julio#641 in the U.S.Spanish form of Julius, from the Latin gens name Iulius, possibly derived from Greek Ioulos mea▶Samir#643 in the U.S.From Arabic samara meaning to entertain or to converse in the evening; also found in Sanskrit a▶Chris#646 in the U.S.Short form of Christopher or Christian, from Greek Christophoros meaning Christ-bearer, or from▶Sam#647 in the U.S.Short form of Samuel, from Hebrew Shemu'el meaning heard by God or name of God, composed of she▶Phillip#651 in the U.S.From Greek Philippos, composed of philein meaning to love and hippos meaning horse; the name wa▶Wayne#655 in the U.S.From the Old English occupational surname waegn meaning wagon or cart, referring to a wagon mak▶Jaime#657 in the U.S.Spanish form of James and Jacob, ultimately from Hebrew Ya'aqov meaning supplanter or may God p▶Mauricio#664 in the U.S.Spanish form of Maurice, from Latin Mauritius, from Maurus meaning a Moor or inhabitant of Maur▶Ahmad#669 in the U.S.From Arabic Ahmad, the elative form of Hamid meaning praised, from the root h-m-d meaning to pr▶Benicio#672 in the U.S.Spanish elaboration of Benito or Benedetto, from Latin Benedictus meaning blessed or well-spoke▶Vincenzo#674 in the U.S.Italian form of Vincent, from Latin Vincentius, derived from vincere meaning to conquer or to w▶Zaid#677 in the U.S.From Arabic zayd or ziyad meaning growth, abundance, or increase; Zayd ibn Harithah was a compa▶Gerardo#678 in the U.S.Spanish form of Gerard, from Old High German Gerhard, composed of ger meaning spear and hard me▶Trevor#680 in the U.S.From the Welsh place name Trefor, composed of tref meaning homestead, town, or village and mawr▶Shawn#682 in the U.S.Anglicized form of Seán, the Irish form of John, from Hebrew Yochanan meaning God is gracious o▶Dereck#688 in the U.S.Ruler of the people; from Old High German Theodoric, combining theud (people) and ric (ruler)▶Donald#690 in the U.S.Ruler of the world; from Scottish Gaelic Domhnall, combining domhan (world) and all (rule, migh▶Tomas#691 in the U.S.Twin; from Aramaic ta'oma, meaning twin, transmitted through Greek and Latin as Thomas▶Mac#696 in the U.S.Son of; from Scottish Gaelic and Irish Mac, the prefix meaning 'son of' in Gaelic patronymic su▶Marvin#699 in the U.S.Sea fortress; from Welsh Merfyn or Old English Mærwine, combining mær (sea or great) and wine (▶Jayson#700 in the U.S.Healer; from Greek Iason, derived from iasthai (to heal), possibly also influenced by Hebrew Ye▶Kareem#702 in the U.S.From Arabic karīm (كريم), meaning 'generous,' 'noble,' or 'honorable'; also one of the 99 names▶Ahmed#703 in the U.S.From Arabic Ahmad (أحمد), the elative form of hamida (to praise), meaning 'most praiseworthy' o▶Robin#705 in the U.S.Medieval diminutive of Robert, from Old French Robin, itself from Old High German Hrodebert mea▶Dennis#707 in the U.S.From the Medieval Latin Dionysius, derived from the Greek Dionysios, meaning 'follower of Diony▶Julien#709 in the U.S.French form of Julian, from the Latin Iulianus, a derivative of the Roman family name Julius, p▶Aron#711 in the U.S.Variant spelling of Aaron, from the Hebrew Aharon (אַהֲרֹן), possibly meaning 'high mountain,' ▶Nikolas#719 in the U.S.Variant spelling of Nicholas, from the Greek Nikolaos (Νικόλαος), a compound of nike (victory) ▶Neithan#723 in the U.S.Variant spelling of Nathan, from the Hebrew Natan (נָתָן) meaning 'he gave' or 'God has given';▶Lee#727 in the U.S.From Old English leah meaning 'meadow,' 'clearing,' or 'woodland clearing'; one of the most com▶Dustin#729 in the U.S.From the Old Norse name Thurston or the Old English surname Dustin, possibly from the Norse Tho▶Marcel#731 in the U.S.French form of Marcellus, from the Latin Marcellus, a diminutive of Marcus, from the Roman god ▶Hugh#732 in the U.S.From the Old French Hugues, from Old High German Hugo or Hug, meaning 'heart,' 'mind,' or 'spir▶Yousef#745 in the U.S.Arabic form of the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף), meaning 'God will add' or 'God increases'; from the H▶Douglas#807 in the U.S.Dark water or black stream; from the Scottish Gaelic Dubhghlas, composed of dubh meaning dark o▶Alberto#819 in the U.S.Italian and Spanish form of Albert, from the Old High German Adalbert, composed of adal (noble)▶Alfredo#820 in the U.S.Italian and Spanish form of Alfred, from the Old English Aelfred, composed of aelf (elf, supern▶Ira#822 in the U.S.From the Hebrew ira, meaning 'watchful', 'awake', or 'full-grown'; a biblical name borne by one▶Nelson#825 in the U.S.English patronymic surname meaning 'son of Neil', where Neil derives from the Old Irish Niall, ▶Bjorn#829 in the U.S.From the Old Norse bjorn meaning 'bear', one of the most common and ancient elements in Norse m▶Ignacio#830 in the U.S.Spanish form of Ignatius, from the Roman family name Egnatius, later associated by folk etymolo▶Roger#834 in the U.S.From the Old High German Hrodger or Old Norse Hrothi-geirr, composed of hrod (fame, renown) and▶Alvin#838 in the U.S.From the Old English Aethelfine or Aelfwine, composed of aelf (elf) or aethel (noble) and wine ▶Alfred#840 in the U.S.From Old English Aelfred, composed of aelf (elf, a being associated with supernatural wisdom in▶Ben#843 in the U.S.Short form of Benjamin (son of the right hand) or Benedict (blessed); also used as a standalone▶Conor#845 in the U.S.Irish Gaelic Conchobhar, from con (hound, wolf) and cobhar (desiring, loving), traditionally in▶Derrick#850 in the U.S.Dutch and English form of Theodoric, from Old High German Thiudorich, composed of thiud (people▶Allan#851 in the U.S.Little rock; harmony; from Breton/Celtic Alan, possibly from ail (rock) or from a Breton tribal▶Neil#851 in the U.S.Anglicized form of the Irish Gaelic Niall, whose meaning is debated; most likely from an Old Ir▶Ramon#852 in the U.S.Spanish form of Raymond, from the Old High German Raginmund, composed of ragin (counsel, wise) ▶Rex#859 in the U.S.From the Latin rex (king), the direct Latin word for a monarch; used as a given name evoking ro▶Lance#862 in the U.S.Short form of Lancelot (Old French/Germanic, meaning 'land' or 'territory'), or directly from t▶Stanley#863 in the U.S.From the Old English place name Stanleah, composed of stan (stone) and leah (meadow, woodland c▶Conner#864 in the U.S.Variant spelling of Connor, from the Irish Gaelic Conchobhar, composed of con (hound, wolf) and▶Alessio#867 in the U.S.Italian form of Alexios or Alexis, from the Greek alexein (to defend, to protect) and laos (peo▶Carlo#869 in the U.S.Italian form of Charles, from the Old High German Karl, meaning 'free man' or 'strong man'; the▶Orlando#873 in the U.S.Italian form of Roland, from Old High German Hruodland, composed of hruod (fame, glory) and lan▶Joey#877 in the U.S.Diminutive of Joseph, from Hebrew Yosef meaning He (God) will add or increase; used as an indep▶Ernesto#878 in the U.S.Spanish and Italian form of Ernest, from Old High German Ernust meaning seriousness, vigor, or ▶Reuben#889 in the U.S.From Hebrew Re'uven, meaning behold, a son — from re'u (behold, look) and ben (son); the name L▶Alistair#897 in the U.S.Scottish Gaelic form of Alexander, from Greek Alexandros, composed of alexein (to defend, prote▶Lucien#899 in the U.S.French form of Lucianus, derived from Latin Lucius and ultimately from lux/lucis (light); meani▶Marcello#900 in the U.S.Italian diminutive of Marcello, from Latin Marcellus, itself a diminutive of Marcus; Marcus con▶Guillermo#902 in the U.S.Spanish form of William, from Old High German Willahelm, composed of wil (will, desire, determi▶Issac#915 in the U.S.Alternate spelling of Isaac, from Hebrew Yitzchak meaning he will laugh or he laughs; referring▶Dillon#930 in the U.S.Variant spelling of Dylan, from Welsh dy (great, large) and llanw (tide, sea); or from Irish Ga▶Maurice#930 in the U.S.Dark-skinned; from Latin Mauritius (Moorish, of Mauritania), from Mauri (the North African peop▶Massimo#938 in the U.S.Italian form of Maximus, from Latin maximus meaning greatest or largest, a superlative of magnu▶Khalid#940 in the U.S.From Arabic khalid meaning eternal, immortal, or everlasting, from the root kh-l-d meaning to b▶Eugene#943 in the U.S.From Greek Eugenios, composed of eu meaning good or well and genos meaning birth, race, or fami▶Kenji#944 in the U.S.Japanese name commonly written with kanji meaning strong and healthy or wise and second son, th▶Jon#951 in the U.S.Simplified spelling variant of John, from Hebrew Yochanan meaning Yahweh is gracious, one of th▶Darren#953 in the U.S.Great; or possibly from the Irish Gaelic Dara (oak) with the -en suffix; or an anglicization of▶Mitchell#954 in the U.S.Medieval English surname and given name, a variant of Michael from Hebrew Mikha'el meaning who ▶Felipe#955 in the U.S.Spanish and Portuguese form of Philip, from Greek Philippos composed of philos meaning lover or▶Gian#956 in the U.S.Italian short form of Giovanni, itself the Italian form of John, from Hebrew Yochanan meaning Y▶Aldo#960 in the U.S.Short form of Germanic names beginning with ald meaning old or noble, such as Aldous or Aldric,▶Shimon#963 in the U.S.Hebrew form of Simeon or Simon, from Hebrew Shim'on meaning he heard or God has heard, from the▶Mathew#975 in the U.S.One-t spelling variant of Matthew, from Hebrew Mattityahu meaning gift of Yahweh, composed of m▶Alec#977 in the U.S.Short form of Alexander, from Greek Alexandros composed of alexein meaning to defend and aner (▶Anders#984 in the U.S.Scandinavian form of Andrew, from Greek Andreas, derived from aner (genitive andros) meaning ma▶Curtis#985 in the U.S.From Old French curteis meaning courteous, polite, or well-bred, derived from curt meaning cour▶
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What makes a boy name classic?
Longevity and legibility. A classic name has been in continuous use across generations and does not have to be spelled twice at the pharmacy counter — think Paul or Martin.
Are old-fashioned boy names popular again?
Yes. Names that felt strictly grandfatherly a generation ago, such as Walter, are rising fast as parents move away from invented spellings and back toward names with history.