Saint Boy Names
355 saint boy names with meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.
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Handing a boy a saint name is a bit like handing him a compass. He may never think about it much, and then one day someone asks who he is named for and there is an actual answer. Families looking at Saint boy names usually begin with the household figures: Francisco for Francis of Assisi, plainspoken and beloved; Martin for Martin of Tours, the soldier who shared his cloak; Nikolas for the fourth-century bishop whose generosity became a worldwide legend; and Agustin for Augustine, the restless thinker who never stopped asking questions.
What surprises people is how rugged the rest of this list sounds. Rocco is pure Italian grit, honoring the pilgrim saint of the same name. Ambrose is stately and criminally underused, carrying the bishop of Milan behind it. Aidan comes from Irish monastic tradition and Aidan of Lindisfarne. Damien is forever tied to the priest who served the leprosy settlement on Molokai, and Malcolm means a devotee of Saint Columba. Add Ignacio, Maurice and Alessio and you have a shortlist with more character than most.
Every name below opens to its full page — a sourced meaning, the tradition behind it, its U.S. popularity, and a clear audio pronunciation so you can hear it before you fall for it.
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Norbert#6359 in the U.S.From Germanic nord, 'north', plus beraht, 'bright, famous'; 'bright north; famous in the north'▶Silvano#6395 in the U.S.The Italian/Spanish form of Silvanus — from Latin silva, 'a wood, a forest'; 'of the woods; a f▶Alexio#6455 in the U.S.A form of Alexios/Alexis — from Greek alexein, 'to defend, to help'; 'a defender, a helper'▶Avelino#6479 in the U.S.From the Italian place Avellino/Avella (honoring Saint Andrew Avellino); linked to Latin, possi▶Fidencio#6555 in the U.S.From Latin fidens, 'confident; trusting; faithful' (via the saint's name Fidentius)▶Josemaria#6612 in the U.S.A Spanish compound of Jose (the Spanish Joseph, 'God will add; he will increase') and Maria (va▶Mina#6680 in the U.S.A Coptic boys' name honoring Saint Mina (Menas), a beloved Egyptian martyr; also a Persian/femi▶Sinclair#6755 in the U.S.From the Scottish/Norman surname Sinclair — 'from Saint-Clair', a place named for Saint Clarus ▶Benoit#6937 in the U.S.Benoit (French Benoît) is the French form of Benedict, from Latin benedictus, 'blessed' — liter▶Bricen#7302 in the U.S.A spelling of Bryson/Brice — variously 'son of Brice' and from a saint's name (Brictius) often ▶Deklin#7331 in the U.S.A spelling of Declan — from the Irish saint's name Deaglan, of uncertain meaning, variously rea▶Joyce#7457 in the U.S.From the Norman Josce, from the Breton saint's name Iodoc/Judoc, 'a lord; a chief' (from iud, '▶Declen#7894 in the U.S.A respelling of Declan, an anglicized form of the Irish Deaglan; traditionally read as 'full of▶Froilan#7946 in the U.S.Froilan is a Spanish given name of Visigothic Germanic origin, understood to mean 'lord' or 'ma▶Santori#8187 in the U.S.A form of the Italian Santoro/Santori — from the Latin, 'of the saints; (the feast of) All Sain▶Saynt#8193 in the U.S.A spelling of Saint — from the English word saint, 'a holy person; one declared holy' (from Lat▶Cosmos#8438 in the U.S.From the Greek kosmos, 'order; the ordered universe.' Related to the saint's name Cosmas; also ▶Martino#8677 in the U.S.Martino is the Italian (and Spanish/Portuguese-adjacent) form of Martin, from Latin Martinus, a▶Sidi#8735 in the U.S.From the Arabic sidi, 'my lord' or 'my master,' a term of respect used across North and West Af▶Nicasio#8782 in the U.S.The Spanish form of Nicasius, from the Greek nike, 'victory' — a saint's name of the early Chur▶Ruan#8800 in the U.S.Variously a Portuguese form of Rohan (from Rowan/Ruadhan, 'little red one'), a Chinese surname ▶Sophia#8822 in the U.S.Sophia is Greek for 'wisdom' (sophia). It is one of the most popular girls' names in the world ▶Abanoub#8920 in the U.S.Abanoub is a Coptic Egyptian name most often explained from elements meaning 'father' and 'gold▶Zoel#8944 in the U.S.From the Greek zoe, 'life' — a masculine form (also an early-Christian saint's name)▶Candido#9095 in the U.S.From the Latin candidus, 'bright white; pure; sincere; candid' (an early-Christian saint's name▶Casian#9099 in the U.S.A spelling of Cassian — from the Latin Cassianus, 'of the Cassia family' (from cassus, 'hollow/▶Decklyn#9167 in the U.S.A spelling of Declan — from the Irish Deaglan, variously 'full of goodness' and 'a man of praye▶Gevorg#9259 in the U.S.An Armenian form of George — from the Greek georgos, 'a farmer; an earth-worker' (Saint Gevorg/▶Juandedios#9376 in the U.S.A Spanish devotional compound — Juan (John, 'God is gracious') + de Dios ('of God'), hence 'Joh▶Seanpatrick#9476 in the U.S.Seanpatrick joins two classic Irish names into one: Sean, the Irish form of John meaning 'God i▶Mclean#9534 in the U.S.A Scottish clan surname from the Gaelic Mac Gille Eathain — 'son of the servant/devotee of Sain▶Sergei#9544 in the U.S.Sergei is the Russian form of Sergius, an old Roman (Latin) family name of uncertain deeper mea▶Neven#9582 in the U.S.From the Slavic (Croatian/Serbian) neven, 'a marigold/calendula flower'; also linked to the Iri▶Paco#9618 in the U.S.A Spanish pet form of Francisco — from the Latin, 'a Frenchman; free', ultimately honoring Sain▶Parley#9619 in the U.S.From the word parley — from the French parler, 'to speak', hence 'a discussion; a conference/ne▶Seraphim#9698 in the U.S.From the Hebrew serafim, 'the burning/fiery ones' — the highest order of angels; a saint's name▶Thyago#9742 in the U.S.A Portuguese/Brazilian spelling of Tiago — a short form of Santiago (Saint James), from the Heb▶Blain#10008 in the U.S.A spelling of Blaine/Blane — from the Scottish Gaelic blan, 'yellow' or bla, 'slender'; from Sa▶Ernan#10170 in the U.S.Variously from the Irish Ernan/Ernin ('knowing; experienced; iron', a saint's name) and a Spani▶Juvenal#10335 in the U.S.From the Latin Juvenalis, 'youthful' (from juvenis, 'young'); the name of the famed Roman satir▶Juventino#10336 in the U.S.From the Latin/Spanish Juventino, 'youthful; of youth' (from juventus, 'youth'); a traditional ▶Loy#10362 in the U.S.Loy is a brief one-syllable name whose origin is uncertain. It most likely comes from the surna▶Moritz#10426 in the U.S.The German form of Maurice, from the Latin Mauritius, 'dark-skinned; Moorish' - the name of St ▶Nicolaas#10466 in the U.S.The Dutch form of Nicholas, from the Greek Nikolaos, 'victory of the people' (nike, 'victory,' ▶Luqa#10480 in the U.S.The Arabic form of Luke (Luqa), used for the Gospel writer Saint Luke; ultimately from the Lati▶Primitivo#10483 in the U.S.From the Latin primitivus, meaning first or earliest; the name honors San Primitivo, an early C▶Makarios#10494 in the U.S.From the Greek makarios, 'blessed; happy; fortunate' — the word opening the Beatitudes ('Blesse▶Foy#10528 in the U.S.Foy is a surname-turned-first-name from the Old French foi, 'faith,' originally a nickname or a▶Monico#10529 in the U.S.A Spanish masculine form of Monica, a name of debated roots — tied to the Greek monos ('alone; ▶Moroni#10531 in the U.S.From the Book of Mormon, the name of a prophet-general (and, in LDS belief, the angel Moroni wh▶Nephi#10561 in the U.S.A prophet-figure in the Book of Mormon, borne widely in Latter-day Saint families. The meaning ▶Roch#10660 in the U.S.From the French/Germanic Roch (Rocco), likely from a Germanic root for 'rest; repose' — the nam▶Rohnan#10663 in the U.S.A spelling of the Irish Ronan (Rónán), 'little seal' — a saint's name from Irish legend. Warm a▶Roko#10665 in the U.S.A Croatian form/short of Rok (Roch/Rocco), likely from a Germanic root for 'rest; repose' and t▶Sabino#10681 in the U.S.From the Latin Sabinus, 'a Sabine; of the Sabine people' (an ancient Italic people near early R▶Sante#10693 in the U.S.From the Italian Sante, 'holy; a saint' (from Latin sanctus). A warm, faith-flavored old Italia▶Sargis#10696 in the U.S.The Armenian form of Sergius (Serge), a Roman family name of debated meaning, often linked to '▶Senan#10703 in the U.S.From the Irish Senán (Seanán), 'little old one; little wise one' (from sen, 'old; wise') — a sa▶Sevenn#10704 in the U.S.A modern double-n spelling of Seven, the number word — long tied to luck and completeness. Also▶Seymour#10707 in the U.S.From the English/Norman surname Seymour, from Saint-Maur (a place in France; Maur, 'a Moor; dar▶Sharbel#10709 in the U.S.From the Aramaic/Syriac Sharbel, often read 'the story of God' — the name of Saint Charbel Makh▶Almon#10733 in the U.S.Almon is a biblical place-name in the Hebrew scriptures, from a root meaning 'hidden' or 'conce▶Stelios#10733 in the U.S.A Greek boy's name, a short form of Stylianos, from stylos, 'pillar, column.' Popular in Greece▶Xanti#10833 in the U.S.Xanti is a Basque short form of Santiago (Saint James), ultimately from Hebrew Yaakov ('supplan▶Xantiago#10834 in the U.S.Xantiago is a modern X-styled respelling of Santiago (Saint James), rooted ultimately in Hebrew▶Andrii#10996 in the U.S.Andrii is the Ukrainian form of Andrew, from Greek 'andreios' ('manly, brave'). It honors Saint▶Armell#11016 in the U.S.Armell is a form of Armel, a Breton and Welsh name from Celtic elements 'arth' ('bear') and 'ma▶Benno#11081 in the U.S.A German short form of names with the element bern ('bear'), such as Bernard - carried by a med▶Bryceson#11116 in the U.S.A modern American blend joining the name Bryce (from a Scottish surname, ultimately tied to Sai▶Brysan#11117 in the U.S.A modern American respelling in the Bryson family, itself a surname meaning 'son of Brice' (tie▶Cosmas#11170 in the U.S.From the Greek Kosmas, from kosmos, 'order; beauty; the world/universe.' Borne by Saint Cosmas,▶Facundo#11297 in the U.S.Facundo is a Spanish name from Latin facundus, 'eloquent, fluent, well-spoken'. It is well esta▶Eulogio#11305 in the U.S.Eulogio is the Spanish form of the Greek Eulogios ('good speech; well-spoken; blessing,' from e▶Germaine#11346 in the U.S.Germaine is a French name from Latin germanus ('brother; of the same parents; genuine'). Used f▶Helaman#11395 in the U.S.A name from the Book of Mormon, borne by a prophet and military leader; used chiefly in Latter-▶Jenaro#11516 in the U.S.Jenaro is a Spanish spelling of Genaro, from the Latin Januarius, 'of January; dedicated to the▶Kosmas#11544 in the U.S.Kosmas is the Greek form of Cosmas, from kosmos, 'order, beauty, the world.' It is honored as t▶Damiane#11719 in the U.S.A form of Damian, from the Greek damao, 'to tame; to subdue'; Saint Damian was an early physici▶Mclane#11823 in the U.S.From the Scottish/Irish surname McLane/MacLean, from Gaelic Mac Gille Eathain, 'son of the serv▶Mikhailo#11838 in the U.S.The Ukrainian form of Michael, from the Hebrew Mikha'el, 'who is like God?' A classic Slavic sa▶Olegario#11863 in the U.S.A Spanish name from a Germanic root, borne by Saint Olegarius (Oleguer) of Barcelona. Its Germa▶Narciso#11867 in the U.S.The Spanish and Italian form of Narcissus, from the Greek Narkissos — a flower (the daffodil) a▶Nikkolas#11885 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Nicholas, from the Greek Nikolaos, 'victory of the people' (nike + laos)▶Pavlo#11889 in the U.S.The Ukrainian form of Paul, from the Latin paulus, 'small; humble.' A traditional Ukrainian nam▶Odhran#11905 in the U.S.From the Irish Odhrán (Oran), a diminutive of odhar, 'pale green; dun; sallow.' Saint Odhrán wa▶Orbelin#11916 in the U.S.A given name seen in Mexican and Mexican-American families; its origin is unclear — possibly a ▶Patrik#11933 in the U.S.A Slavic and Scandinavian spelling of Patrick, from the Latin patricius, 'nobleman; patrician.'▶Pavle#11934 in the U.S.The Serbian (and South Slavic) form of Paul, from the Latin Paulus, 'small; humble.' A settled ▶Quentyn#11951 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Quentin, from the Latin Quintinus (quintus, 'fifth') — traditionally a f▶Rulon#12032 in the U.S.A name found especially in Welsh and Latter-day Saint (Mormon) heritage, sometimes linked to 'w▶Santanna#12063 in the U.S.Santanna reads as a spelling of Santana, from the Spanish/Portuguese Sant'Ana ('Saint Anne'), a▶Teancum#12149 in the U.S.A scriptural name from the Book of Mormon, borne by a courageous military captain who defended ▶Zeferino#12213 in the U.S.Zeferino is the Spanish form of Zephyrinus, a Latin name worn by an early pope and saint. It go▶Aniceto#12309 in the U.S.A Spanish name from the Greek 'Aniketos' ('unconquered, invincible'), through St Anicetus, an e▶Andreu#12426 in the U.S.Andreu is the Catalan form of Andrew, from the Greek Andreas, 'manly; brave; strong.' It honors▶Baudelio#12466 in the U.S.Baudelio is a Spanish given name honoring Saint Baudelio, also called Baudilus or Baudilio, an ▶Cresencio#12537 in the U.S.Cresencio is a Spanish form of Crescencio, from the Latin crescens, the present participle of c▶Biagio#12541 in the U.S.Biagio is the Italian form of Blaise, from the Latin blaesus ('lisping; stammering'). It honors▶Boniface#12550 in the U.S.Boniface comes from Latin Bonifatius, 'good fate' (later read as 'benefactor; doer of good'). B▶Damein#12566 in the U.S.A respelling of Damian, from the Greek damao, 'to tame; to subdue'; Saint Damian was an early p▶Donaciano#12629 in the U.S.Donaciano is the Spanish form of the Latin Donatianus, an elaboration of Donatus, 'given' or 'g▶Eleuterio#12698 in the U.S.Eleuterio is the Spanish and Italian form of Eleutherius, a Latinized form of the Greek Eleuthe▶Emeryk#12808 in the U.S.Emeryk is a Polish form of the Germanic Emmerich / Emeric, from elements meaning 'work; labor' ▶Exzavier#12840 in the U.S.Exzavier is a phonetic spelling of Xavier, from the Basque place name Etxaberri, 'new house,' s▶Finbarr#12864 in the U.S.Finbarr is an Irish name from Fionnbharr, 'fair-haired' or 'white head' (from fionn, 'fair; whi▶Haralambos#12925 in the U.S.From the Greek Charalampos, built on chara ('joy') and lampein ('to shine'), giving the sense '▶Inacio#12970 in the U.S.Inacio (Portuguese Inacio, with a cedilla in Portugal and Brazil) is the Portuguese form of Ign▶Iona#12974 in the U.S.Iona is the name of a small island in Scotland's Inner Hebrides, famous for the abbey founded b▶Isador#12978 in the U.S.Isador is a form of Isidore, from Greek Isidoros, 'gift of Isis' — Isis being the Egyptian godd▶Ives#12991 in the U.S.Ives is an English surname from the medieval given name Ivo, of Germanic origin from a word for▶Jacek#13004 in the U.S.Jacek is the Polish form of Hyacinth (Latin Hyacinthus, Greek Hyakinthos) — the flower of Greek▶Ildefonso#13067 in the U.S.Ildefonso is the Spanish form of a Visigothic Germanic name, from elements meaning 'battle' and▶Juvencio#13113 in the U.S.Juvencio is the Spanish form of the Latin name Juventius, from iuvenis, 'young' - so 'youthful'▶Kaylum#13215 in the U.S.A phonetic spelling of Callum, the Scottish form of the Late Latin Columba, 'dove' — a name lon▶Kienan#13303 in the U.S.A modern spelling of Irish Cianan (also Keenan, Kienan), a diminutive of Cian, from Old Irish c▶Krystopher#13341 in the U.S.Krystopher is a modern respelling of Christopher, from Greek Christophoros — christos ('Christ'▶Lamberto#13362 in the U.S.Lamberto is the Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Lambert, a Germanic name from land ('la▶Landri#13365 in the U.S.Landri is a modern respelling of Landry, a French surname from the Germanic name Landric — land▶Lonan#13407 in the U.S.Lonan is an Irish name from lon, 'blackbird', with the affectionate ending -an — so 'little bla▶Maclean#13426 in the U.S.Maclean is the anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic MacGilleEathain — 'son of the servant of Eath▶Kirian#13443 in the U.S.A variant spelling in the Kilian/Kieran family; by those routes it carries 'little dark one' (I▶Marcelus#13453 in the U.S.Marcelus spells Marcellus, the Latin diminutive of Marcus — 'little Marcus' — and Marcus itself▶Marcin#13455 in the U.S.Marcin is the Polish form of Martin, from Latin Martinus, a name derived from Mars, the Roman g▶Martyn#13467 in the U.S.Martyn is the Welsh spelling of Martin, from Latin Martinus, derived from Mars, the Roman god o▶Medardo#13500 in the U.S.Medardo is the Spanish and Italian form of Medard, a Germanic name from elements meaning 'stren▶Menas#13505 in the U.S.Menas is a Greek and Coptic name best known from Saint Menas, the Egyptian soldier-martyr whose▶Minas#13524 in the U.S.Minas is the Greek, Coptic and Armenian form of the saint's name Menas, borne by the Egyptian s▶Philbert#13535 in the U.S.Philbert comes from the Germanic name Filibert, joining filu ('much, very') with beraht ('brigh▶Niklas#13606 in the U.S.The German, Swedish and Finnish form of Nicholas, from the Greek Nikolaos — nike ('victory') pl▶Odilon#13642 in the U.S.A French name from Germanic Odilo, a diminutive of the element od/aud, 'wealth; fortune; inheri▶Patric#13646 in the U.S.Patric is a trimmed spelling of Patrick, from Latin patricius, 'nobleman, patrician.' The saint▶Serapio#13672 in the U.S.Serapio is the Spanish form of the Latin Serapion, a name built on Serapis, the Greco-Egyptian ▶Ozvaldo#13678 in the U.S.A spelling of Osvaldo, the Spanish and Italian form of Germanic Oswald — from os ('god') and we▶Romualdo#13795 in the U.S.From the Germanic name Romuald, built from hrom ('glory; fame') and wald ('rule; power') — 'glo▶Sabas#13814 in the U.S.From Greek Sabbas, a name usually traced to an Aramaic root meaning 'old man; elder' (and somet▶Saish#13825 in the U.S.A modern Indian name combining Sai — as in Sai Baba, a revered saint of Shirdi — with Sanskrit ▶Saverio#13848 in the U.S.The Italian form of Xavier, which comes from the Basque place name Etxeberria — etxe ('house') ▶Sergey#13860 in the U.S.The Russian form of Sergius, an ancient Roman family name (gens Sergia) whose meaning is not se▶Severino#13863 in the U.S.From Latin Severinus, a diminutive-style extension of Severus, 'stern; serious; grave'. Saint S▶Spyridon#13918 in the U.S.A Greek name borne by Saint Spyridon of Corfu, a fourth-century shepherd-bishop who is among th▶Stanislaw#13922 in the U.S.From Slavic elements stan, 'to become; to stand', and slava, 'glory' — 'one who becomes gloriou▶Tathan#13969 in the U.S.Tathan (also Tatheus) is the name of an early Welsh saint honoured in Monmouthshire, where St A▶Santigo#13986 in the U.S.Santigo is Santiago misspelled - an 'a' is missing, giving 'Santi-go' instead of 'Santi-a-go.' ▶Toribio#14008 in the U.S.Toribio is the Spanish form of the Latin name Turibius, borne by Saint Turibius of Mogrovejo, t▶Vasile#14064 in the U.S.The Romanian form of Basil, from Greek basileios, 'kingly; royal', itself from basileus, 'king'▶Vicent#14076 in the U.S.The Catalan and Valencian form of Vincent, from the Latin Vincentius, from vincere, 'to conquer▶Xavy#14128 in the U.S.A pet form of Xavier, itself from the Basque place name Etxeberria, 'the new house', carried wo▶Xayvier#14129 in the U.S.A phonetic respelling of Xavier, from the Basque place name Etxeberria, 'the new house', carrie▶Yohannan#14162 in the U.S.The Aramaic and Syriac form of John, from Hebrew Yochanan, 'God is gracious'. Yohannan is a tra▶Zaviar#14205 in the U.S.A phonetic respelling of Xavier, from the Basque place name Etxeberria, 'the new house', carrie▶Zebastian#14211 in the U.S.A modern Z-spelling of Sebastian, from Latin Sebastianus, 'man of Sebaste' — a city whose name ▶DismasThe traditional name of Saint Dismas, the penitent 'good thief' crucified beside Jesus, to whom▶HayloA respelling of the English word 'halo,' from the Greek halos — the ring of light drawn around ▶KelyanKelyan (also Kelian, Kellian) is a modern French given name that grew popular in France from th▶SawatisMohawk given name (adaptation of a saint's name used as a distinct community name)▶
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What are popular saint names for boys?
Francisco, Martin, Aidan and Malcolm are the most-used saint-linked boy names in the U.S., with Santino and Rocco holding steady.