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3,826 names given to boys, unisex names included, from 71 naming traditions, each with its meaning, origin and pronunciation.

NihadBoyFrom Turkish Nihat: possibly from Persian meaning "rising, awakening".
NiiBoyA Ga title for a male chief, used in Ghana also as a personal given name.
NikBoyA short form of names like Nikolas, Nikolaos, Nikolaj or Nikola, ultimately deriving from a Greek element meaning…
NīkauBoyFrom Māori: the name of a native New Zealand palm tree (Rhopalostylis sapida), the only native palm species in the…
NikhilBoyFrom Sanskrit निखिल (nikhila) signifying "complete" and "all-encompassing".
NikiforosBoyFrom Greek nikē (νίκη) "victory" and phoros (φόρος) "bearing": "bearing victory" or "victory-bearer".
NikitasBoyFrom Greek nikē (νίκη) "victory", with the diminutive suffix -itas.
NiklausBoyFrom Greek Nikolaos: "victory of the people".
NikodimBoyFrom Greek Νικόδημος: "victory of the people".
NikolaoBoyFrom Greek: victory of the people. The Esperanto form of Nicholas.
NikolausBoyFrom Greek Nikolaos: "victory of the people".
NikolayBoyFrom Greek Νικόλαος: "victory of the people".
NikoraUnisexThe Māori adaptation of Nicholas (meaning "victory of the people") or Nicole (meaning "victory of the people").
NilamUnisexFrom Sanskrit नील (nīla) denoting the colour sapphire blue.
NilesBoyFrom an English surname derived from the given name Neil, meaning "champion" in Irish.
Nimat AllahBoyComposed of نعمة (ni'ma) meaning "divine gift" and الله (Allah), together conveying "Allah's grace".
NingUnisexFrom 宁 (níng), "peaceful, calm, serene"; 寧 is the same character in traditional script.
Nino (Latin & Italian)BoyA diminutive form derived from names ending in -nino, such as Giannino or Antonino.
NirajBoyFrom Sanskrit नीरज (nīraja), a poetic term for the lotus flower that emerges from water.
NishatUnisexFrom Arabic نشاط (nishat) meaning "spirited, animated, lively".
NixonBoyFrom the English surname meaning "son of Nick", ultimately deriving from names like Nicholas.
NizarBoyPossibly derived from Arabic نزير (nazir) meaning "small, meagre" or alternatively "one who is scarce, precious".
NjingaUnisexExplained from a Kimbundu verb root, kujinga, "to twist" or "to wrap", said to describe a baby born with the umbilical…
NkanyeziUnisexFrom Zulu inkanyezi: "star".
NkazimuloUnisexFrom Zulu nkazimulo: "glory, radiance".
NkosanaBoyFrom Xhosa inkosi, "chief" or "king", with the diminutive ending -ana: literally "little chief", used to mean "prince".
NkosinathiBoyFrom Zulu, composed of inkosi "king" and nathi "with us": "the king is with us".
NkrumaUnisexThe Twi numeral "nine", used as a birth-order name for a family's ninth child.
NnamdiBoyIgbo for "my father lives on": given to a son seen as carrying forward a late relative, often his grandfather.
NoachBoyFrom Hebrew נֹחַ (Noach), traditionally connected to a root meaning "to rest" or "to bring comfort".
NoahBoyFrom a Hebrew word meaning "rest" or "comfort," borne by the patriarch who built the ark that survived the flood in…
NobleBoyFrom the English surname meaning "noble, high-born", or used as a direct reference to the English word meaning "of high…
NoelBoyMeans "Christmas" in French, used as a name for children born at Christmas or to invoke the Christmas season.
NohamBoyFrench variant of Noam, derived from Hebrew meaning "pleasantness" or "sweetness".
NölBoyA short form of Arnold, deriving from Old High German: "eagle" + "ruler".
NolanBoyDerived from the Irish surname Ó Nualláin, which originates from the personal name Nuallán.
NölkeBoyA Limburgish diminutive of Arnold, deriving from Old High German: "eagle" + "ruler".
NonsoBoyIgbo for "near me": the everyday short form of Chinonso, "God is near me".
NoodinBoyFrom the Ojibwe word for wind, noodin.
Noor-AliBoyFrom Persian نورعلی, combining نور (nur) meaning "light" (derived from Arabic) with علی (Ali), a significant Islamic…
Nor (Dutch & Flemish)BoyA short form of Norbaer, which appears to combine Germanic roots relating to north or fame.
Nor (Malay & Indonesian)UnisexA Malay variant of Nur, meaning "light" in Arabic.
NorbaerBoyNorth and bright: from the Germanic elements nord and beraht.
NorbertBoyFrom Old German elements: nord "north" and beraht "bright", together meaning "bright from the north" or "famous…
NorbuBoyTibetan for "jewel" or "gem", from nor, "wealth", and bu, a diminutive ending.
NormBoyA shortened form of the name Norman.
NormanBoyDerived from a Germanic source meaning "northman", referring to a person from the north or a Scandinavian.
NorrisBoyFrom an English surname with uncertain origins, possibly relating to a place name or occupational history.
NortonBoyDerived from Old English elements meaning "north" and "settlement" or "farmstead".
NorwoodBoyDerived from Old English elements meaning "north" and "forest" or "wooded area".
NotahBoyA Navajo boy's name; its root is not firmly settled, and it is sometimes linked to a Navajo phrase for "almost" or…
NoureddinBoyFrom Persian نورالدین, combining نور (nur) meaning "light" with الدین (al-din) meaning "of the faith" or "of religion"…
NowellBoyFrom the surname Nowell, which is a variant of Noel, ultimately meaning "Christmas" from the French.
NqobileUnisexFrom Zulu nqoba: "they have conquered, they have overcome".
NsiaUnisexThe Twi numeral "six", used as a birth-order name for a family's sixth child.
NsonowaUnisexA Twi birth-order name built on the numeral "seven", given to a family's seventh child.
NthandaUnisexThe Tumbuka word for star.
NuhBoyThe Arabic form of Noah, meaning "rest, comfort, ease" from Hebrew נֹחַ (Noah).
NuhuBoyThe Hausa and Swahili form of Noah, from Hebrew Noach, traditionally read as "rest" or "comfort".
NukaUnisexFrom Kalaallisut nukaa, "younger brother or sister".
NurUnisexFrom Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light".
Nur ad-DinBoyComposed of نور (nur) meaning "light" and دين (din) meaning "religion, faith", together conveying "light of the faith".
NuriBoyA possessive form of نور (nur) meaning "light", so "Nuri" conveys "my light".
NurmagomedBoyA Russified spelling joining Arabic nur, "light", with Magomed, the Caucasus's civil-registry form of Muhammad.
NurmuhamadBoyA compound of Arabic nur, "light", and Muhamad, together read as "light of Muhammad".
NurulUnisexFrom Arabic نور ال (Nur al) meaning "light of the", typically appearing as the first element of compound names like…
NuwanBoyFrom Sinhala nuvana, most likely "wisdom" though the same spelling can also mean "eye."
NwachukwuBoyFrom Igbo nwa, "child", and Chukwu, the Supreme God: a child entrusted to the family by God.
NyashaUnisexThe Shona word for grace or mercy.
NynniawBoyThe meaning is uncertain; the name is tied to the later name Ninian, whose own root scholars still argue over.
NyongesaBoyLuhya for a boy born on a Saturday.
OakleyUnisexFrom Old English meaning "oak clearing" or "oak meadow", derived from the oak tree and the word for a clearing or field.
ỌbatalaBoyFrom Yoruba ọba, "king", and àlà, "white cloth": "king of the white cloth", the Yoruba creator god who shapes human…
ObiUnisexIgbo for "heart", also used for the mind or the will.
ObinnaBoyFrom Igbo obi, "heart", and nna, "father": the father's heart.
OceanUnisexA large body of salt water that covers much of the Earth.
OctaveBoyFrench form of Octavius, derived from Latin meaning "eighth".
OdalisUnisexPossibly an elaboration of Odilia, a Germanic name meaning "wealth" or "property".
OdellUnisexFrom a place name meaning woad hill, referring to the plant used to produce blue dye.
OdisseyBoyThe Russian form of Odysseus, the Greek hero.
OdoacerBoyFrom the reconstructed Gothic name Audawakrs: auda "wealth, riches" + wakrs "vigilant, watchful".
OfentseUnisexFrom the Setswana verb fenya, "to conquer": "he or she has conquered".
OfirUnisexFrom Hebrew אוֹפִיר (Ofir), a distant land praised in the Hebrew Bible for its gold.
OgdenBoyA surname whose roots lie in an English place name combining elements for oak and valley.
OghenekaroUnisexFrom Urhobo Oghene, "God", and karo, "first": "God comes first".
OghenekevweUnisexFrom Urhobo Oghene, "God", and kevwe, "gave me" or "provided for me": "God provided for me".
OgheneroUnisexFrom Urhobo Oghene, "God", and ro, "exists" or "is": "God exists".
OgochukwuUnisexFrom Igbo ogo, "favour, grace", and Chukwu, the Supreme God: God's favour.
OhiyesaBoyFrom Dakota ohíya "to win" and the suffix -s'a "habitually": "one who wins often".
OkaforBoyA traditional Igbo day name for a boy born on Afọ, one of four days in the old Igbo market week.
OkechukwuBoyFrom Igbo oke "share, portion" and Chukwu "God": a son counted as a portion or gift from God.
OkekeBoyA traditional Igbo day name for a boy born on Eke, one of four days in the old Igbo market week.
OkonkwoBoyA traditional Igbo day name for a boy born on Nkwọ, one of four days in the old Igbo market week.
OkorieBoyA traditional Igbo day name for a boy born on Orie, one of four days in the old Igbo market week.
OkoroBoyFrom Igbo okoro, "young man": a name for a boy, not tied to any particular birth day.
OkuhleUnisexFrom Zulu and Xhosa: "something beautiful, something virtuous, excellence".
ŌkuninushiBoyFrom Japanese elements meaning "great", "land, country" and "master", read together as something like "ruler of the…
OldřichBoyFrom Old High German: uodal "heritage, property" + rīhhī "powerful, ruler".
OliBoyA short form of the name Oliver.
OliverBoyFrom the Latin word for olive tree, or possibly from Old Norse and Germanic elements meaning ancestor or elf-like.
OlivierBoyA name for the olive tree; the French form of Oliver.
OllieUnisexA diminutive or nickname form for Oliver, Olivia, or Olive.
OllyBoyA diminutive or nickname form for Oliver.
ỌlọrunBoyContracted from oní, "owner", and ọ̀run, "heaven": "owner of heaven", the Yoruba word for the Supreme Being.
OmegaUnisexFrom the Greek letter Ω, the final letter of the Greek alphabet; symbolically represents completion or finality.
OmphileUnisexA Setswana name-sentence built on the verb fa, "to give": "he or she has given (this child)".
OnaleronaUnisexA Setswana name-sentence, "he or she is with us", built on the verb nna le, "to be with", and rona, "us".
OndřejBoyFrom Greek Andreas: andros "man, warrior".
OnthatileUnisexFrom the Setswana verb rata, "to love": "he or she loves me".
OntlametseBoyFrom Setswana, describing a child as "taken care of" or "provided for".
OnyebuchiBoyFrom Igbo onye "who", bụ "is" and Chukwu "God" (contracted to -buchi): a rhetorical name meaning that no one compares…
OnyekaUnisexElliptical Igbo form of Onyekachi, built from onye "who" and ka "surpass, exceed": short for asking who could be…
OnyekachiUnisexFrom Igbo onye "who", ka "surpass" and chi "personal god": a rhetorical question, "who is greater than God?", implying…
OnyekachukwuUnisexFrom Igbo onye "who", ka "surpass" and Chukwu "the great God": another way of asking who could be greater than God.
OnyxUnisexFrom the name of a semi-precious stone, a variety of chalcedony that can be black, red, or other colors.
OralBoyMeaning uncertain; the etymology and origin of this name are unknown.
OrestBoyFrom Greek: "mountain dweller" or "of the mountains".
OriṣanlaBoyFrom Yoruba òrìṣà, "deity, divine spirit", and ńlá, "great": "the great deity", another name for the creator god…
OrmondBoyFrom an Irish surname, derived from the Irish Gaelic name Ruadh, meaning red.
OrrellBoyA surname derived from a location whose name combines the Old English elements for ore and hill.
OrsonBoyLittle bear
OrvilleBoyGolden city (intended meaning)
OsbertBoyDivine brightness
OsbornBoyFrom Old English elements meaning "god" and "warrior" or "man": together, roughly "divine warrior."
OsborneBoyDivine brightness
OsbourneBoyDivine brightness
OscarBoyDebated: Irish os "deer" + cara "friend", or Old English "god" + "spear".
OsitaBoyShort Igbo form of Ositadimma, "it begins today to be good", carried on its own as a boy's name.
OsitadimmaBoyIgbo sentence name meaning "it begins today to be good": a declaration of hope that fortunes are turning for the better.
OsmanBoyTurkish form of Uthman, from Arabic: "one who has a good sense of smell".
OsmondBoyFrom Old English elements meaning "god" and "protection."
OssieBoyDivine or prosperous
OstapBoyFrom Greek: "steadfast" or "firm".
OswaldBoyFrom Old English elements meaning "god" and "power, rule": together, something like "divine power".
OswinBoyFrom Old English elements meaning "god" and "friend": together, "friend of god".
OtaBoyFrom Old High German: uodal "heritage, property" + ot "wealth".
OtakarBoyFrom Old High German: uodal "heritage" + wiger "warrior" or a Latin adaptation of Odoacer.
OtgonbayarUnisexOtgonbayar joins отгон (otgon), "youngest child", with баяр (bayar), "joy" or "celebration".
OtisBoyKeen hearing
OtoBoyFrom Old High German: uodal "heritage, property" + ot "wealth".
OtobongUnisexIbibio for "from God", joining an element for "from/of" with Obong, the Ibibio word for God.
OttoBoyFrom Old High German ōt: "wealth, fortune".
OugeinBoyProbably from the Latin name Eugenius, "well-born", though a native Brittonic root has also been suggested.
OumarBoyThe West and Central African spelling of the Arabic name Umar, built on a root meaning "to live long" or "flourish".
OvideBoyThe French form of Ovid, the Roman poet and author.
OvidiuBoyA Romanian form of Ovidius, linked to the Roman poet Ovid.
OxaláBoyPortuguese form of the Yoruba title Orisa Nla, "the great orisha", used in Candomblé for Obatalá.
OyiboUnisexThe Nigerian word for a white or very fair-skinned person, used among the Urhobo as a descriptive given name.
OzzieBoyDivine spear or divine brightness
OzzyBoyDivine spear or divine brightness
PaceBoyPeace
PaceyUnisexOf the place Pacy
PachakutiqBoyRoughly "one who transforms the world": pacha means "world" or "time", kutiy is the verb "to change" or "to turn back"…
PaĉjoBoyFrom Esperanto: paĉ (father, papa) combined with the diminutive suffix -jo, creating a familiar form.
PadenBoyRelated to Patrick
PadrigBoyThe Breton and Welsh rendering of Patrick.
PageUnisexYoung servant or attendant
PagetUnisexLittle page
PalmerUnisexPilgrim
PancrasBoyFrom Greek Pankratios, built from pan, "all", and kratos, "strength": broadly "all-powerful".
PaoraBoyThe Māori form of Paul, from Latin meaning "small" or "humble".
ParfaitBoyFrom Latin Perfectus: "complete" or "perfect".
Paris (Greek)BoyOf unknown origin: no convincing Greek root exists, and specialists suspect the name was already used in Bronze Age…
ParkerUnisexFrom an English occupational surname denoting someone employed to manage or guard a park or parkland.
ParminderUnisexFrom Sanskrit parama meaning "supreme, ultimate" and Indra, the principal deity of Vedic tradition, yielding "supreme…
ParrisUnisexFrom an English surname that originally identified a person who came from Paris, France.
ParryBoyFrom a Welsh surname derived from ap Harry, literally meaning son of Harry.
PascalBoyRelating to Easter, from the Late Latin Paschalis, which derived from Pascha (Easter), ultimately from the Hebrew pesaḥ…
PassangUnisexExplained either as a Tibetan day-name for someone born on a Friday, or, in some name references, as "good, excellent".
PatUnisexA short form of Patrick or Patricia, both derived from Latin patricius meaning of noble birth.
PatarikiBoyThe Māori adaptation of Patrick, from Latin meaning "of noble birth".
PatrickBoyFrom Latin Patricius: "nobleman, of patrician rank".
PatsyUnisexA variant of Patty or diminutive of Patrick, ultimately derived from Latin patricius meaning of noble birth.
PattonBoyFrom an English surname derived from a diminutive of Patrick, meaning a place or lineage connected to Pat.
PauBoyFrom Latin Paulus: "small".
PaulBoyFrom Latin Paulus: "small".
PaulieUnisexA diminutive of Paul, Paula, or Pauline, ultimately derived from the Latin Paulus meaning small.
PauwelBoyFrom Latin Paulus, "small": the older Dutch and Flemish spelling of the name now usually written Paul.
PavloBoyFrom Latin: "small" or "humble".
PaxtonBoyFrom an English place name meaning Pœcc's town, where Pœcc is an Old English name of unknown origin.
PeaceUnisexFrom the English word peace, derived from Latin pax: "absence of war, tranquillity".
PearceBoyFrom an English surname that was a variant of Pierce, itself derived from the Norman name Piers.
PedruBoyFrom Greek petros: "rock" or "stone".
PèireBoyFrom the Greek for "stone" or "rock".
PemaUnisexThe Tibetan form of Padma, Sanskrit for "lotus".
PempheroUnisexFrom Chewa: "prayer, request, entreaty".
PeniBoyThe Hawaiian adaptation of the English name Ben, retaining the same meaning and origins while adopting Hawaiian…
PenjaniUnisexFrom the Tumbuka verb for searching or looking for something, most likely used here as "seek".
PépinBoyA Frankish name of uncertain origin, possibly meaning "awe-inspiring" from the Germanic root *bibēną meaning "to…
PepperUnisexThe pungent spice prepared from pepper berries, ultimately descended from an Indo-Aryan source that passed through…
PerceBoyA short form of Percy.
PercivalBoyPossibly derived from Old French perce val meaning "pierce the valley", or loosely based on the Welsh name Peredur.
PercyBoyFrom an English surname derived from the Norman town of Perci, which may itself derive from a Gaulish given name…
PereBoyFrom Greek Petros: "stone, rock".
PeregrineBoyFrom the Latin Peregrinus, meaning "traveller" or "pilgrim".
PerigBoyA Breton diminutive of Per.
PerryBoyFrom surnames of English or Welsh heritage. The English version derives from Middle English perrie (pear tree), while…
PeteBoyA short form of Peter, derived from the Greek for "stone" or "rock".
PeterBoyFrom Greek Petros: "stone", translating the Aramaic surname Jesus gave to the apostle Simon.
PeteraBoyThe Māori form of Peter, from Greek meaning "stone" or "rock".