Boy names page 18 of 20
3,826 names given to boys, unisex names included, from 71 naming traditions, each with its meaning, origin and pronunciation.
- TauraiUnisexFrom the Shona verb taura, "to speak".
- TaurusBoyLatin for "bull": the word behind the constellation and zodiac sign of the same name.
- TaylorUnisexFrom an English occupational surname for textile workers.
- Te ArikiBoyFrom te (the) and ariki (chief): "the chief".
- Te RangiBoyFrom te (the) and rangi (sky): "the sky".
- TealUnisexA greenish-blue colour or a small, colourful duck found in ponds and wetlands.
- TebogoUnisexFrom Setswana tebogo, "gratitude, thanks".
- TebohoBoySesotho for "gratitude" or "thanks", from the verb "to thank".
- TedBoyA short form of Edward or Theodore, names meaning 'wealthy guardian' and 'divine gift' respectively.
- TeddieUnisexA diminutive form of Edward or Theodore, conveying affection and friendliness.
- TeddyBoyA diminutive form of Edward or Theodore, conveying affection and warmth.
- TefoBoySesotho and Setswana for "payment", from the verb "to pay".
- TeivaBoyFrom Tahitian te, "the", and iva, "nine": read together, "the ninth".
- TelBoyA diminutive form, either of Terence (a Latin name referring to an Etruscan family) or of Terry (itself a short form of…
- TélesphoreBoyFrom Greek "bringing fulfillment" or "bearing fruit," the name of an early pope and, separately, a minor Greek god of…
- TempleUnisexA building dedicated to religious worship, or belonging to the Knights Templar.
- TemüülenUnisexFrom temüülekh, "to strive, to aspire": one who strives or reaches toward something.
- TendaiUnisexFrom the Shona verb tenda, "to give thanks, to be grateful".
- TennysonUnisexA surname meaning 'son of Tenney', where Tenney is a medieval form of Denis, itself meaning 'of Dionysus'.
- TenzinUnisexFrom Tibetan bstan 'dzin (བསྟན་འཛིན), "one who holds the teaching", i.e. "holder of the doctrine".
- TeóduloBoySpanish form of Theodulus, meaning servant of God.
- TerceroBoySpanish word meaning third, traditionally given to the third child.
- TerenceBoyFrom the Roman family name Terentius, meaning unknown.
- TerrellBoyFrom the English surname derived from the Norman French nickname 'tirel', referring to a person who pulls or a stubborn…
- TerryUnisexA diminutive of Terence (of unknown origin from the Roman name Terentius) or Theresa (meaning 'harvester').
- TesfayeBoyFrom Amharic ተስፋ (tesfa), "hope," with a possessive ending, giving roughly "my hope."
- TevinBoyAn invented modern English name, likely blending Kevin and Devin.
- TevitaBoyDavid, in its Fijian and Tongan spelling; from Hebrew Dawid, "beloved".
- TewodrosBoyThe Amharic form of Theodore, from Greek roots meaning "gift of god".
- TexBoyA nickname for someone from Texas, now used as a given name.
- ThabangUnisexFrom the Setswana verb go thaba, "to be glad": an imperative meaning "rejoice" or "be happy".
- ThabaniBoyThis name carries the sense of happiness and joy, expressing the sentiment 'be happy' in Zulu and Ndebele.
- ThabisoUnisexFrom the Sesotho and Setswana verb thabisa, "to make happy, to delight", turned into a noun.
- ThaboBoySesotho and Setswana for "joy" or "happiness", from the verb "to be glad".
- ThadBoyA short form of Thaddeus, from Hebrew meaning "heart" or "praise".
- ThaddeusBoyPossibly from an Aramaic word for "heart", though it may instead be an Aramaic form of the Greek name Theodore.
- ThaksinBoyFrom Sanskrit दक्षिण (dakṣiṇa), "south, right hand".
- ThamsanqaBoyFrom Xhosa and Zulu ithamsanqa: "luck, good fortune".
- ThanUnisexFrom a Burmese word for the number "million".
- ThandoUnisexFrom Xhosa and Zulu uthando: "love".
- ThandolwethuUnisexFrom Xhosa uthando, "love", and -lwethu, "of ours": "our love".
- ThaneBoyFrom the title of a Scottish and English noble, originally denoting a feudal lord or warrior of high rank.
- ThantUnisexFrom a Burmese word meaning "clean" or "pure".
- ThapeloBoySesotho and Setswana for "prayer", built on the verb rapela, "to pray".
- TharinduBoyA modern Sinhala compound usually read as "star" (thara) joined to "moon" (indu).
- ThatayaoneUnisexFrom Setswana thata, "strength", with a possessive ending: read together as "his strength".
- ThatcherBoyFrom an Old English occupational surname for someone who thatched roofs with straw.
- ThatoUnisexSesotho and Setswana for "will" or "desire", from the verb rata, "to want" or "to love".
- TheiBoyGift of God: from the Greek elements theos and doron.
- TheloniusBoyA Latinised form of Tielo, derived from Germanic roots, meaning purpose or divine.
- ThembaBoyThis name conveys confidence and optimism, literally translating to 'trust' and 'hope' across Zulu, Xhosa and Ndebele.
- TheoBoyA nickname for longer names containing the Greek prefix Theo- (meaning god), particularly Theodore and Theobald. Used…
- TheobaldBoyFrom Old German elements meaning "people" and "bold": a bold or brave people.
- TheodemirBoyFrom the Gothic elements þiuda, "people," and mers, "famous": literally "famed among the people."
- TheodoreBoyFrom Greek elements meaning "god" and "gift": a gift of God.
- TheodoricBoyFrom the Gothic elements þiuda, "people," and reiks, "ruler": "ruler of the people."
- ThéotimeBoyFrom Theotimus, derived from Greek roots meaning God and honor or value.
- ThetUnisexFrom a Burmese word meaning "life" or "breath".
- TheudoricusBoyFrom the Gothic elements þiuda "people" and reiks "ruler": "ruler of the people".
- ThibaultBoyFrench form of Theobald, from Germanic roots meaning people and bold.
- ThierryBoyFrench form of Theodoric, from Germanic roots meaning people and ruler or power.
- ThihaBoyFrom Sanskrit सिंह (siṃha): "lion".
- ThokoUnisexThis unisex name is commonly used as a shortened form and carries positive connotations within Chewa communities.
- ThokozaniUnisexFrom Chewa thokoza: "to be grateful, to give thanks".
- ThomBoyA short form of Thomas, from Hebrew meaning "twin".
- ThomasBoyFrom an Aramaic word meaning "twin", via the Greek form of the name used in the New Testament for the apostle Thomas.
- ThorburnBoyFrom a Scandinavian name meaning "Thor's bear", deriving from the Norse god Thor and bjorn meaning bear.
- ThorleyBoyDerived from an Old English place name indicating lands cleared for settlement among thorny vegetation.
- ThorntonBoyFrom a place name meaning "thorn town" or "settlement with thorn bushes" in Old English.
- ThulaniBoyFrom Zulu uthula: "to be still, to be quiet, to be calm".
- ThurstanBoyFrom a Norse name meaning "Thor's stone", combining the thunder god Thor with stone.
- ThusithaUnisexRefers to Tusita, the Buddhist heaven of contentment where a future Buddha waits before his last human birth.
- TibbyUnisexA diminutive or pet form of either Tabitha (meaning "gazelle" in Aramaic) or Theobald (meaning "bold people").
- TichaonaBoyA Shona sentence-name meaning "we shall see", from ticha, "we will", and ona, "to see".
- TigerBoyNamed after the large striped cat, ultimately from Iranian roots.
- TimBoyShort form of Timothy, derived from Greek meaning 'honoring God'.
- TiméoBoyFrench form of Timeo, derived from Greek meaning I respect or fear.
- TimmyBoyDiminutive of Timothy, derived from Greek meaning 'honoring God'.
- TimothéBoyFrench variant of Timothy, from Greek meaning one who honours God.
- TimothéeBoyFrench form of Timothy, from Greek meaning one who honours God.
- TimothyBoyFrom a Greek name meaning "honouring God", built from words for honour and god.
- TimotiBoyFrom Greek Timothy: "honouring God".
- TimurBoyFrom an old Turkic word, temür, "iron".
- TinasheUnisexA Shona sentence-name meaning "we are with God", from ti, "we", na, "with", and ishe, "lord, God".
- TiongeUnisexA short Tumbuka and Chewa sentence-name from the verb for thanking, understood as "we thank".
- TipeneBoyFrom Greek Stephen: "crowned".
- TiriaqUnisexInuktitut for the ermine, a small Arctic weasel.
- TirtoBoyA Javanese form of a Sanskrit-derived name relating to water and ritual purification.
- TitanBoyFrom the English word referring to a giant god from Greek mythology, or by extension, anything of great size or power.
- TitouanBoyA modern French diminutive of Antoine, influenced by the Moroccan city of Tétouan.
- TivoliUnisexDerived from Tivoli, a picturesque town in Italy historically favoured as a retreat location.
- TiyamikeUnisexFrom Chewa tiyeni: "we praise, we celebrate".
- TjaardBoyA Frisian name derived from Germanic roots, likely incorporating elements related to "people" and "hard" or "bold".
- TjeerdBoyA Frisian name derived from Germanic sources, likely connected to elements meaning "people" and "hard" or "brave".
- TlalocBoyOf uncertain root, perhaps tied to Nahuatl tlalli "earth, land, soil": what the Aztecs called their god of rain and…
- ToaBoyMeans "warrior" in Māori.
- TobinBoyDerived from an English surname that itself comes from the given name Tobias, meaning 'God is my good' in Hebrew.
- TobyUnisexMedieval form of Tobias, derived from Hebrew meaning 'God is my good'.
- TochukwuUnisexIgbo for "praise God": to "praise, give thanks" combined with Chukwu, "the supreme God".
- ToddBoyDerived from an English surname meaning 'fox'.
- TögöldörBoyFrom tögöldör, "complete, perfect".
- TokeloBoySesotho for "privilege" or "right", related to the verb loka, "to be right or proper".
- Tola (Khmer)UnisexThe Khmer name for October, from a Sanskrit word for the scales and the zodiac sign Libra.
- TollyBoyA shortened, affectionate form of Bartholomew, carrying that name's sense of "son of Talmai".
- Tom (English)BoyShort form of Thomas, derived from Aramaic meaning 'twin'.
- Tom (Hebrew & Biblical)UnisexFrom Hebrew meaning 'the end, innocence, simplicity'.
- TommieUnisexDiminutive of Thomas, derived from Aramaic meaning 'twin'.
- TommyBoyDiminutive of Thomas, derived from Aramaic meaning 'twin'.
- TömörbaatarBoyFrom Mongolian төмөр "iron" and баатар "hero, warrior": together they read as an iron hero.
- TonalliUnisexIn Nahuatl, a word for a day and for the sun's warmth.
- TonatiuhBoyNahuatl for "sun": the name of the Aztec god of the sun.
- TonderaiBoyFrom the Shona verb tondera, "to remember".
- ToninoBoyA diminutive of Antonio, the Italian form of the Roman name Antonius, whose origin remains uncertain.
- TonioBoyA shortened form of Antonio, the Italian adaptation of the Latin name Antonius.
- TonyBoyShort form of Anthony, derived from Latin meaning 'priceless' or 'worthy of praise'.
- TopherBoyA short form of Christopher, derived from the Greek name meaning 'one who carries Christ' or 'bearer of Christ'.
- TorinBoyAn Irish name of uncertain meaning. No established etymology has been identified despite the name's Irish associations.
- TorquatoBoyThe Italian and Portuguese adaptation of the Roman family name Torquatus, whose meaning and etymology are uncertain.
- ToryUnisexA diminutive of names containing similar sounds, particularly Salvatore and Victoria, derived from different…
- ToussaintBoyLiterally means all saints in French, referring to the Christian festival celebrated on November 1.
- ToutorīxsBoyReconstructed as "ruler of the people", from Celtic elements behind Welsh tud, "country", and rhi, "ruler".
- TraceBoyA short form of Tracy, derived from a Norman French place name with the meaning 'domain belonging to Thracius'.
- TracyUnisexA surname from Normandy referring to Thracius's domain or estate, which became established as a given name through…
- TraffordBoyAn Old English place name combining 'trap' (a fish-catching device) and 'ford' (a shallow crossing), transformed into a…
- TranterBoyAn Old English occupational surname for someone who operated wagons or carts, adapted as a modern given name.
- TraversBoyFrom the English surname Travers, which has roots in Old French referring to 'one who crosses' or a 'crossroad'.
- TravisBoyA surname rooted in the Old French verb meaning 'to cross', historically applied to people who crossed rivers or…
- TrentBoyA person who lived by the River Trent.
- TrentonBoyTrent's town.
- TrevBoyShort form of Trevor.
- TrevelyanBoyHomestead on the hill.
- TreyBoyThree.
- TrippBoyTo dance or to journey.
- TristenUnisexSorrowful or sad.
- TristinUnisexSorrowful or sad.
- TristramBoyLikely derived from the Latin Tristis, meaning "sorrowful", though folk etymology sometimes connects it to the Pictish…
- TroyBoyFrom the ancient city of Troy.
- TruUnisexTrue or a short form of names containing 'tru'.
- TrueUnisexGenuine, honest, and loyal; taken directly from the English word true.
- TruemanBoyA trustworthy man; derived from a Middle English surname expressing reliability.
- TruettBoyFrom a place of resinous wood; derived from the name of an English town.
- TrumanBoyA trustworthy or loyal man.
- TshepisoUnisexFrom the Setswana verb go tshepa, "to trust or promise": a noun meaning "promise".
- TshepoUnisexSesotho and Setswana for "hope", from the verb tshepa, "to trust" or "to hope".
- TsheringUnisexFrom Tibetan tshe ring (ཚེ་རིང), "long life", joining tshe "life" and ring "long".
- TsukuyomiBoyFrom Japanese words for "moon" and "reading" or "counting": broadly "moon counter", from tracking the months by the…
- TswbUnisexMeans "bell" in Hmong.
- TuckerBoySomeone who cleaned and thickened cloth by pounding it.
- Tui (Pacific Islands (Fijian, Tongan, Samoan, Tahitian))Boy"Chief" or "paramount ruler", a native word used as a name across Fiji, Samoa and Tonga.
- TullioBoyAn Italian rendering of the Latin family name Tullius, which derives from Tullus of obscure etymology.
- TulugaqUnisexThe ordinary Kalaallisut word for "raven", given directly as a personal name.
- TumeloUnisexSesotho and Setswana for "faith" or "belief", from the verb dumela, "to believe" or "to agree".
- TumisangUnisexFrom the Setswana verb go tumisa, "to praise or make renowned": an imperative meaning "give praise".
- TupaqBoyQuechua for "royal" or "noble".
- TurnerBoySomeone who worked with a lathe to shape wood.
- TutgualBoyFrom Brittonic roots meaning "people" and "ruler": together, "ruler of the people", the same elements as Old Irish…
- TyBoyA nickname form encompassing Tyler, Tyson, Tyrone and similar names.
- TyeBoyA pasture or meadow.
- TylerBoyA person who tiled roofs, from an Old English word for tile.
- TyrellBoyAn alternative spelling of Terrell, gaining prominence through African American usage.
- TyroneBoyLand of Eoghan, from an Irish county name meaning the land of a specific Irish figure.
- TyrrellBoyA variant of Terrell, from a surname with uncertain origins.
- TysonBoyOriginally a quarrelsome person, from an Old French word for firebrand.
- UbertoBoyThe Italian form of Hubert, a Germanic name meaning "bright heart" from hugi (mind, spirit) and beraht (bright).
- UbirajaraBoyA Tupi compound of ybyrá, "wood, spear", and îara, "lord, master", together read as "lord of the spear".
- UbiratanBoyA Tupi compound of ybyrá, "wood, spear", and atã, "strong, hard", together read as "strong spear".
- UcheUnisexThe Igbo word for thought, sense, wisdom or personal opinion, used directly as a name.
- UchennaUnisexFrom Igbo uche, "thought or wisdom," and nna, "father": the wisdom of one's father.
- UdomBoyFrom Thai อุดม (udom), "plentiful, abundant", tracing back to Sanskrit उत्तम (uttama), "utmost, best".
- UduakUnisexIbibio for "will" or "desire", from the everyday Ibibio word for a personal wish.
- UduakobongUnisexIbibio for "God's will", combining uduak, "will/desire", with Obong, "God".
- UeliBoyFrom Old High German: "homeland" and "power".
- UfuomaUnisexUrhobo for calm or inner peace, given as a wish for a peaceful life.
- Ugo (Latin & Italian)BoyThe Italian form of Hugh, a Germanic name derived from hugi, meaning "mind" or "spirit".
- Ugo (Igbo)UnisexAn Igbo word meaning "eagle", used as a given name and as a short form or element in longer names like Ugochukwu.
- UgochukwuBoyFrom Igbo ugo, "eagle," and Chukwu, the supreme God: "eagle of the Supreme God."
- UʻilaniUnisexCombines uʻi, evoking youthful attractiveness, with lani, referring to the heavens and royalty; thus means "heavenly…
- UjarakUnisexThe Kalaallisut word for "stone" or "rock", used as a personal name.
- UjaraqBoyInuktitut for "stone" or "rock".
- UldericoBoyThe Italian form of Odalric and Ulrich, Germanic names meaning "wealthy ruler" or "property ruler" from odal (property…
- UlisseBoyThe Italian form of Ulysses, the Latinised version of the Greek hero Odysseus from Homer's epic works.
- UlloriaqUnisexThe Kalaallisut word for "star", given as a personal name.
- UlricBoyWolf ruler, from Old English elements meaning wolf and power.
- UmbertoBoyFrom Germanic Humbert: "bright intellect" or "famous brightness".
- UmukoroBoyUrhobo for a young man, marking a boy's youth or the age-set he belongs to.
- UnathiUnisexFrom Xhosa u-, "he, she", and nathi, "with us": "he or she is with us".
- UptonBoyAn English surname with topographic origins, combining elements meaning "upper" and "settlement".
- UrbanoBoyFrom Latin Urbanus: "of the city" or "urban".
- UrbgenBoyFrom Brittonic elements usually read as "inheritance" and "-born": broadly, "born to privilege" or "well-born".
- UrsBoyFrom Latin Ursus: "bear".
- UsainBoyLikely a variant or form of Husayn, the Arabic name meaning "handsome" or "good".
- UzochiUnisexFrom Igbo uzo, "road or way," and chi, a person's guiding spirit: the way of one's chi.
- UzomaUnisexFrom Igbo uzo, "road or way," and oma, "good": good road, or good way.
- VaastBoyThe Flemish, Norman and Picard form of Vedastus, a Latin name of uncertain etymology, possibly connected to the Old…
- VakhaBoyFrom a native Chechen (Nakh) word meaning "to live".
- ValUnisexA short form derived from names beginning with "Val", such as Valentine, Valerie, and similar names.
- ValenteBoyFrom Latin Valens: "strong" or "vigorous".
- ValentinBoyFrom the Roman family name Valentinus, derived from Latin meaning strong and vigorous.
- ValentineUnisexFrom the Latin name Valentinus, derived from valens meaning "strong" or "vigorous".
- ValèreBoyFrench form of Valerius, from Latin meaning strong and vigorous.