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67 boy names of English origin, sorted by U.S. popularity.
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Edward
#213
Boy
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Old English
From Edward, from Ēadweard, from Audawardu, from Audawarduz, corresponding to ed + ward
Brandon
#219
Boy
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English
From Brandon, Brampdon, Bramdun, Bremedon, Bromdun, from, from gloss=broom shrub + gloss=hill, dune
Jack
#14
Boy
·
English
God is gracious
Tyler
#177
Boy
·
English
From Tyler, Tylere, Tygler, Tygheler, Tyghelere, Tyghelare, Tygelere, from tiler, tylere, tylare, tylier
Douglas
#744
Boy
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English
From a place name, dubh + glais
Harold
#921
Boy
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Old English
From a merger of Hereweald and Harold (itself from Haraldr), both from Harjawaldaz, Related to Walter, which has the elements reversed
Keith
#713
Boy
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English
As a Scottish surname, from the placename in Moray, Scotland, from Cèith, meaning "wood" or "from the battleground," which is probably borrowed from ᚉᚓᚈ meaning "wood", or a forest, from koɨd
Mason
#30
Boy
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English
Stoneworker; one who works with stone
Clarence
#1558
Boy
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English
Originally a ducal title of the English and British royal family, from t=from the town of Clare, (the town of Clare, Suffolk), although it has also been associated with Chiarenza, Clarentza, &c
Stanley
#808
Boy
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English
From places in England, stān + lēah
Jackson
#28
Boy
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English
Son of Jack
Norman
#1364
Boy
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Old English
The langue d'oïl variant, closely related to the French of Île-de-France (i
Glenn
#1582
Boy
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English
Fairly popular in the middle of the 20th century
Edwin
#385
Boy
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Old English
from Audawini, from Audawiniz
Melvin
#822
Boy
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English
Variant of the Scottish surname Melville, from a place name Malleville in Normandy, from mala + ville
Alfred
#928
Boy
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Old English
Alfred the Great, early king of England
Chad
#1607
Boy
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Old English
From Chadde, from Ċeadda, of obscure meaning; name of a seventh-century Anglo-Saxon saint, revived in the 20th century
Wesley
#70
Boy
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English
Several places in England, from west + lēah
Carter
#48
Boy
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English
Cart driver; one who transports goods
Leroy
#872
Boy
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English
Transferred from the common - surname Leroy, meaning "the king"
Wyatt
#46
Boy
·
English
Brave in war; from Old English 'wigheard'
Clifford
#1457
Boy
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English
From clif + ford, a dweller at the ford by the steep bank
Brett
#1128
Boy
·
English
Related to Breton, Brittany, and more distantly Briton
Edgar
#436
Boy
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Old English
From Ēadgār, the name of early English kings, from ēad + gār
Gordon
#993
Boy
·
English
The main etymology, associated with - names, is from the - surname Gordon, from a place name, but the origin is: If the English or Scots name is from a - language (such as - or -), then possibly from a - compound such as; If the Scots name is itself from English, then possibly from Gourdon, derived from Gallo-Roman Gordus, from; Otherwise, possibly ultimately from gordūn whence a habitational name
Franklin
#410
Boy
·
English
Partly in honor of Benjamin Franklin
Brent
#1448
Boy
·
English
English surname from placenames in Devon and Somerset, from brant, referring to hills
Carson
#112
Boy
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English
Could originate from the Gaelic name "Carr" or "Carra", meaning "rock" or "fort," combined with "son", thus "son of Carr
Grant
#228
Boy
·
English
From Grannd, from graunt, from grant, from grandis
Lester
#1921
Boy
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English
As an English surname, from the placename Leicester
Elmer
#1351
Boy
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Old English
Transferred back from the surname in the 19th century U
Chester
#1729
Boy
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English
From Chestre, from Ċeaster, from ċeaster, a borrowing from castrum
Grayson
#44
Boy
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English
Son of the gray-haired one; son of the steward
Milton
#1436
Boy
·
English
The English place names are from mylen or middel + tun
Hudson
#21
Boy
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English
Son of Hud (a nickname for Hugh)
Clinton
#1662
Boy
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English
A habitational surname, derived from places named Glinton ("town on a hill") or Glympton ("settlement on the River Glyme"), from + gloss=enclosure, homestead, town, equivalent to the modern
Wallace
#1016
Boy
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English
Notably of the Scottish patriot
Ross
#1525
Boy
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English
As a Scottish surname, from several places such as in Cumbria or in Yorkshire, both from ros or a - parallel of its source such as t=moor, heath
Nelson
#797
Boy
·
English
In the United States, also an Anglicisation of - surnames such as Nilsen, Nielsen, and Nilsson, equivalent to "son of Nicholas"
Dwight
#2295
Boy
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English
Probably from a - female name Diot, a pet form of Dionysia, the feminine form of Dionysius
Clifton
#1640
Boy
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English
Literally meaning "town by a cliff
Kent
#1674
Boy
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English
Bordered by East Sussex, Surrey, Greater London, the North Sea and the English Channel
Kirk
#2564
Boy
·
English
The sense meaning fellatio is derived from the shooting of Charlie Kirk, as he was shot in the neck
August
#104
Boy
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English
Early August, re-Latinized from Agustus, from, from augustus, from the agnomen Augustus of Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus, possibly from either Old Latin t=increase, from augos, from - base h₂ewg-; or, referring to divination by observing bird flights, singing, feeding or entrails + garrīre
Gage
#732
Boy
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English
An occupational surname from gage for an assayer, or gage for a moneylender
Edmund
#1098
Boy
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Old English
Borne by early English kings and saints
Trent
#1237
Boy
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English
Koch (2006) derives the river name from tri-sent(o)-on-ā-, from the elements trei + sentus
Kelvin
#967
Boy
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English
Of -/- origin, possibly from caol or coille + abhainn
Lane
#254
Boy
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English
As an English surname, from lane; as an - surname, from several origins, including Laighin
Tyson
#394
Boy
·
English
A variant of Tison
Braden
#1127
Boy
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English
Anglicised from an - surname Ó Bradáin, from a personal name meaning "salmon"
Dexter
#701
Boy
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English
Any of a number of places in the United States and Canada, named for persons with the surname
Lamar
#1382
Boy
·
English
From a placename in Normandy, which was derived from la mare
Dane
#903
Boy
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English
Or from the ethnic term Dane (like Scott or Norman)
Cash
#289
Boy
·
English
Variant of Case
Edmond
#2368
Boy
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Old English
A French style variant of Edmund
Murray
#2285
Boy
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English
Scottish surname derived from the place name Moray in northeastern Scotland, from Moravia, Morauia, from Moireibh, Moireabh, Moreb, ultimately from mori + trebā
Elton
#2112
Boy
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Old English
From a number of sources, including: # For the places in Cheshire, County Durham, and Derbyshire, England: from ēl + tūn since the village is situated above a small stream
Houston
#689
Boy
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English
The, the NASA Mission Control complex located in Houston, Texas
Rohan
#829
Boy
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English
Habitational surname from Rohan in Morbihan, Brittany
Warner
#1428
Boy
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English
English, -, and - surname, all corresponding Also see Warrener
Anson
#1290
Boy
·
English
From (the former word is a diminutive)
Johnson
#2711
Boy
·
English
Founded by people with the surname
Hamilton
#2707
Boy
·
English
From Hameldūne, from hamel + dūne
Montgomery
#1042
Boy
·
English
Bernard Montgomery (Monty), a British army officer
Coen
#1024
Boy
·
English
Variant of Cohen
Dash
#893
Boy
·
English
From de + æsċ "(residing) near an ash tree"
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