MASCULINE NAMES

A

aarush - [hindi] first ray of sun

aatu - [finnish form of adolph, german] noble wolf

abel - [hebrew] breath

abraxas - [persian mythology name]

acacius - [greek] thorny or innocent, not evil

adalius - [german] noble

adonis - [greek] lord

aeric - [old norse] eternal ruler

aesop - [greek]

agustin - [latin] the exalted one

aja - [hindi] goat

ajax - [greek] greek mythology name

akim / kima - [russian form of hebrew jehoiakim] god will establish

akiva - [hebrew] to protect, shelter

aksel - [danish version of hebrew absalom] the father is peace

alabaster - mineral name

alan / aland - [irish] handsome, cheerful

alaric / adalrich / aurik - [german] all-powerful ruler

alard - [german] noble, steadfast

alasdair - [scottish variation of alexander] defending men

alexander / xander / xan / alec - greek defending men

alfred / alf - [english] wise counselor, elf counsel

alistair / alastair - [english spelling of alasdair, scottish version of alexander] defending men

alois - [latin] famous warrior

altair - [arabic] falcon

alvaro - [hebrew] breath

alwyn - [welsh] river name

amos - [hebrew] carried by god

anastasios / anastagio - [greek] resurrection

anatole - [greek] from the east, rising sun

andelous - [latin] angel, messenger

andre - [french and portuguese variation of andrew] strong and manly

angus - [anglicized form of aonghus, aonghas, gaelic] one strength

aniol - [catalan] angel, messenger

ansel / anselm / anselmo - [german] with divine protection

antares - astronomical name

anthony - [latin] from antium

antioch - [greek] resistant, holding fast; capital of ancient syria

anton - [german, russian, and scandinavian variation of anthony] from antium

arden - [english] valley of the eagle; high

arkady - [russian, from greek] from arcadia

arthur - [celtic] bear

asher - [hebrew] fortunate, blessed, happy one

asa - [hebrew, japanese] healer; born in the morning

astrophel - [lterary name] star lover

atlas - [greek] bearer of the heavens

auberon - [english from german noble, bearlike

audric / aldric / aldrich / aldrick - [french, germanic] old, wise ruler

august - [German form of latin augustus] great, magnificent

austell - cornish place and saint's name

austen - [literary surname and shortened form of augustine, latin] great, magnificent

azriel/azrael/asriel - [hebrew] god is my help; angel of death in jewish & islamic tradition

B

bacchus - [roman god of agriculture and fertility]

balthazar - [phoenician] baal protects the king

barney - [variation of barnabas] son of comfort

bashir - [arabic] the one who brings good news

basil / basile - [greek] royal

bede - [english] prayer

benedict / venka / bendik - [latin] blessed

bennett - [english, medieval form of benedict] blessed

benoit - [french] blessed

bertrand - [french from german] magnificent crow

blaine - [irish, scottish] slender, angular

blaire - [scottish] dweller on the plain

bo - [norse nickname] to live

boaz - [hebrew] swiftness

bodhi / bodie - [sanskrit] awakening, enlightenment

bonaventure - [latin] good fortune

boris - [slavic] to fight

bouvier - [french] herdsman

bramwell - [english] well where the gorse grows

branagan / brannigan - [irish] little raven

brennen / brennan - [irish] descendent of the sad one

bridger - [english] lives near the bridge

brockton - [english surname] badger settlement

brodie - [scottish surname] little ridge

brook - [english nature name] small stream

brooks - [english] of the brook

brutus - [latin] heavy, dull

brynmor - [welsh] great hill

C

cade / kade / kaden / kayden - [english] round, barrel

caden / kaiden / cayden - [english, celtic] battle

cadfael - [welsh] battle prince

cadmus - [greek] one who excels

caelum / callum - [latin] heaven

caetano - [portugese] from gaeta

calbert - [english] calf-herder

calhoun - [irish] from the narrow forest

calixto - [greek] beautiful

callahan - [irish] bright-headed

caraway - [nature name]

carmichael - [scottish] fort of michael

casimir - [polish, slavic] destroyer of peace

casparo / caspar - [persian, variation of gaspar] keeper of the treasure

caspian - [place name] white

cedric - [celtic] bounty

chadwick - [english] dairy farm

christer - [greek or english from latin] anointed one or follower of christ

cian / keene / keenan - [irish] ancient

claiborn / claiborne / claibourn / claibourne - [french and german] boundary with clover

clark - [english] scribe, secretary, cleric, scholar, clerk

claudius - [latin] lame, enclosure

clavio / claude - [french from latin] lame, enclosure

clay - [english word name, diminutive of clayton] boundary with clover

clayton - [english] place with good clay

clement - [latin] mild, merciful

clive - [english] lives near a high cliff

conal / connal - [irish] strong as a wolf

conroy - [irish] hound, or wolf, of the plain

corbin / corbyn / corbynn / corbynne / korbin / korbyn - [english and french surname] crow, raven

corin - [latin] spear

cormac - [irish] charioteer

cosmo / cosmas - [greek, italian, english] order, beauty, universe

croix - [french] cross

cruz - [spanish] cross

culver - [english variation of columba] dove

cyrus - [persian] sun

D

dacian - [ancient place name] from the south

dallas / dallis - [place-name in scotland and texas, and irish] skilled

danner - [german] dweller near the fig tree

darcy - [irish or french] dark one, or from arcy, or from the fortress

dawsey - [english surname] soft, sweet; or, son of david

dax - [french place-name]

daxton - [modern invented name]

dean - [english] church official

denver - [english or french place-name and surname] from anvers

devraj - [hindi] ruler of gods

dexter / dex - [latin] dyer, right-handed

dorian - [greek, name of a tribe] stranger, exile

dov - [hebrew] bear

duke - english rank of nobility

dylan - [welsh] son of the sea

E

earl - [english aristocratic title]

edmund - [english] fortunate protector

eithan / ethan - [hebrew] strong, firm

eleazar - [hebrew] god helps

elias - [greek variation of elijah, hebrew] yahweh is god

eligius - [latin] to choose

elijah - [hebrew] yahweh is god

elliot - [anglicization of elijah or elias] jehovah is god

ellis - [english surname derived from elijah or elias or welsh] benevolent

elmir - [azerbaijani, english] noblema, world or country commander, ruler of the people

elton - [english] from the old town

emerson - [english] son of emery

emil - [latin] rival

emmanuel - [hebrew] god is with us

emmett - [english masculine variation of emma, german] universal

enzo - [italian variation of henry, also diminutive of vincenzo and lorenzo]

erasmus / ras - [greek] beloved

erastus - [latinized form of greek erastos] beloved

errol - [scottish] spelling variation of earl

esau - [hebrew] hairy

eshan

etienne - [french variation of stephe] garland, crown

eugene / evgeni / yevhen - [greek] wellborn, noble

evan - [welsh variation of john] god is gracious

evander - [scottish, greek] bow warrior, strong man

everard - [english spelling variation of eberhard] hardy

everett - [english variation of the german eberhard] brave as a wild boar

ewan - [scottish form of gaelic eoghan] born of the yew tree

ezekiel / ezykiel / zeke - [hebrew] god strengthens

ezra - [hebrew] help

F

faolan - [irish gaelic] little wolf

faro - [italian word name] lighthouse

faust / faustus - [latin] fortunate one

federigo - [italian and spanish variation of frederick] peaceful ruler

felix - [latin] happy, fortunate

fenrir / fenris - [norse] fen-dweller

fiero - [italian word name] proud

finbar - [irish] fair-haired

finnegan / fin / finnigan - [irish] fair

firmin - [basque, spanish] strong

fitzroy - [english] son of the king

flavian - [latin] yellow hair

flavius - [latin] yellow, blond

floi - [english word, old english, icelandic] an inlet of the sea where the land curves inward; berry

florian / florien - [latin] flowering

florin - [french and romanian] flower; flourishing

florizel - [shakespearean invented name]

fraser - [scottish from french] strawberry

frederick / rieti - [german] peaceful ruler

fyfe - [scottish]

fyodor - [russian variation of theodore] god's gift

G

gabo - [german] god is my strength

galen / gaelen / gale - [greek] calm, healer

galileo - [italian] from galilee

gabriel / gavrel - [hebrew] god is my strength

garvey - [irish] rough peace

gaspar - [spanish variation of casper] keeper of the treasure

gideon - [hebrew] hewer, or, having a stump for a hand

gilead - [hebrew] a camel hump

giles - [greek] young goat

graham - [scottish] gravelly homestead

grove - [nature name] grove of trees

grover - [english] lives near a grove of trees

gunner / gunnar - [scandinavian variation of gunther] bold warrior

gunther - [german] battle warrior

gus - [diminutive of -gus- names] one strength

gustav / kusti - [teutonic] staff of the goths

H

haaken / haakon - [norse] chosen son

hadrian - [latin] dark-haired

halian - [native american] youthful

halcyon - [greek] kingfisher bird

hamish - [scottish variation of james] supplanter

hartigan - [irish] descendant of Arthur

hason - [hebrew] strong, mighty

hawes - [english] hedged area

hawthorne - [english] lives where hawhtorn hedges grow

hazael - [hebrew] he who decides

hazaiah - [hebrew] god has seen

heath - [english] the heathland dweller

heddwyn - [welsh] holy peace

heladio - [spanish] born in Greece

hendrik - [dutch and scandinavian variation of henry]

hendrix - [dutch and german, from first name hendrik] estate ruler

hermes - [greek mythology name] the messenger god

heron - [nature name or greek] hero

heulfryn - [welsh] sunny hill

hezekiah - [hebrew] god gives strength

hilberto / gilberto - [spanish variation of gilbert] shining pledge

holt - [english] son of the unspoiled forests

horatio - [english variation of latin horatius] hour, time

hugh - [english from german] mind, intellect

hugo - [latinized form of hugh] mind, intellect

hutton - [english, scottish surname] ridge enclosure

huxley - [english] inhospitable place

I

ignatius - [latin] fiery

igor - [old norse via russian] warrior

ilan - [hebrew] tree

ilya - [russian variation of elijah] the Lord is my god

ikaros / icarus - greek mythology name

inigo - [basque, medieval spanish variation of ignatius] fiery

innes - [scottish] from the river island

ira - [hebrew] watchful one

irving - [scottish] green river, sea friend

J

jace / jase - [hebrew, diminutive of jason] the lord is salvation

jacques - [french variation of james and jacob] supplanter

jaron - [hebrew] to sing out

jasper - persian bringer of treasure

jax - [modern invented name] god is gracious

jericho - biblical place-name

jerome - [greek] sacred name

joey - [diminutive of joseph] he will add"

johannes - [german, dutch, scandinavian, and estonian variation of john] god is gracious

jonah - [hebrew] dove

josiah - [hebrew] god supports, heals

judah / jude - [hebrew] praised

juki - [german] dominant ruler

junius - [latin] born in june

K

kadir - [arabic] capable

kaiser - [german] emperor

kane - [celtic] warrior

kasper - [polish variation of casper, form of jasper, persian] bringer of treasure

kavi - [sanskrit] poet, sage

keahi - [hawaiian] flames

keane - [gaelic] ancient

keaton - [english] shed town

keegan / keagan - [irish] son of egan

keelan - [irish] slender and fair

keith - [scottish] wood

kenneth / kennet - [scottish and irish] born of fire; handsome

kennon - [scottish and irish] ancient

kenzo - [japanese] strong and healthy

kester - [scottish form of christopher] one who carries christ

kieran - [irish] little dark one

kirby - [norse] church settlement

kleanthes / cleanth - [greek] glorious flower

knox - [scottish] round hill

koda - [japanese, sioux] friend

kohen / koen / cohen - [hebrew] priest

krelis - [latin] horn

kylian / cillian / killian - [irish] war strife or church

L

laertes - [ancient greek] gatherer of the people

lachlan - [scottish] from the fjord-land

lancaster - english place-name

laurentz / laurence / lawrence / larien - [latin] from laurentium or bay laurel

laurent / laurentin - [french variation of lawrence] of laurentium or bay laurel

laszlo - [hungarian] glorious ruler

lazarus - [latinized greek variation of hebrew eleazar] god is my helper

lennard / leonard / leonides - [german] brave lion

lennox - [scottish] elm grove

lev - [hebrew, russian] heart; lion

levi / leyvi - [hebrew] joined, attached

linus - [greek] flax

liev - [yiddish variation of lev] heart

loewy - [swiss and german nickname for brave person] lion

lonan - [irish] blackbird

lotario / luther - [german] army people

louis - [german and french] renowned warrior

loveday - [cornish, english] beloved day

lowell / lovell - [french] young wolf

llewelyn - [welsh] lion

luca - [italian variation of luke and lucas] man from lucania

lucan - [irish variation of luke] light

lucas - [latin form of luke] man from lucania

lucius - [latin] light

ludovic - [english and scottish variation of ludwig] famous warrior

ludwig - [german] famous warrior

lugh - [irish] god of the harvest

luke - [greek] man from lucania

luuk - [dutch diminutive of lucas, latin] man from lucania

M

maclaren

maddox - [welsh] son of madoc

mads - [danish variation of matthew] gift of god

magnus - [scandinavian from latin] greatest

malachi - [hebrew] my messenger

malcolm - [scottish] devotee of saint colomba

malin - [english or sanskrit] strong, little warrior or crowned

marlow / marlowe - [english] driftwood

mars - [roman mythology god of war] month name

martin - [latin] warlike

matthias / mattias - [scandinavian] gift of god

matvei - [hebrew] gift of god

maxim - [french variation of maximus] greatest

maximilian / maximillian / maximus / max - [latin] greatest

maxwell - [scottish] great stream

melchior - [dutch from hebrew] city of the king, king of light

milan - [italian place name, slavic, sanskrit] gracious, dear; union

miles - [english form of milo] soldier or merciful

milton - [english] settlement with a mill

morpheus - [greek] mythology name, god of sleep and dreams

munro - [scottish] mouth of the river ro

mycah / micah - [hebrew] who is like the lord

N

nadim - [arabic] friend

neon - [greek] new

nestor - [greek] traveler, voyager

newt - [english] a small salamander

niall - [irish] cloud

nico - [italian, diminutive of nicola] people of victory

nicomedes - [greek] pondering victory

niels - [danish variation of nicholas; dutch diminutive of cornelius] horn

niko - [finnish variation of nicholas; diminutive of nikolaos, greek] victory of the people

nikos - [greek] people of victory

nils - [scandinavian variation of nicholas] people of victory

nile - [river name, color name, or variation of niall, irish] champion

noam - [hebrew] pleasantness, charm, tenderness

nolan - [irish] champion

norbert - [german] bright or renowned north

O

ochre - [greek, english] pale yellow

odysseus - [greek mythology name] wrathful

ohannes

oliver - [latin] olive tree or elf army

orion - [greek] boundary, limit

orson - [latin and english] bear cub

osbert - [english] divinely brilliant

oscar - [english or irish] god spear, or deer-lover or champion warrior

osiris - [egyptian] with strong eyesight

osmond - [english] divine protector

otis - [variation of otto, german] wealthy

owen - [welsh] young warrior, well-born

oxford - [english place-name] from the oxen crossing

P

paavo - [finnish variation of paul]

parvaiz - [persian] lucky, happy

pascal - [french, english] of the passover, easter

pascoe - [cornish variation of pascal] easter

pax - [latin] peaceful

paxton - [english and latin] peace town

pelagios - [greek] from the sea

pelle - [scandinavian variation of peter]

phoenix - [arizona place name and greek] dark red

phoibos / phoebus - [greek] shining, brilliant

prospero - [italian, spanish, and portuguese variation of prosper] succeed, prosper

ptolemy - [greek] aggressive, warlike

Q

quentin - [latin] fifth

quincy - [french] estate of the fifth son

quinn - [irish] descendant of conn, chief leader, intelligence

quinton - [english or latin] queen's manor, fith

R

radford / redford - [english] red ford

rainer / rainier / reinhart - [german] wise army

ranjit - [sanskrit] charmed, beguiled

randall / randale - [english] shield-wolf

raphael - [hebrew] god has healed

reid - [english] red-haired

reimonde / raymond - [german] wise protector

reiner / ranier / ragnar - [norse] warrior or judgment

remus - [latin]

reuben - [hebrew] behold, a son

rex - [latin] king

rhett - [english from dutch] advice

rhodes - [greek] where roses grow

rhydderch / roderick - [german] famous ruler

rhys - [welsh] ardor

riad - [arabic] meadows, gardens

ridge / rig - [english word name] an elevated body part or structure

riggs - [english surname] one who lives on the ridge

river - nature name

roan - [spelling variation of rowan] little redhead

robbie - [english, germanic] bright fame

rogelio - [spanish] famous spearman

roman / romey / romilly - [latin] citizen of rome

ronan - [irish] little seal

rory / ruairi / ruari - [irish] red king

roscoe - [norse] deer forest

rowan - [scottish and irish] rowan tree, little redhead

ruark / roark / rourke / roarke - [irish] illustrious and mighty

rudolph / roffe / rudy - [german] famous wolf

rufus - [latin] red-head

ruiseart - [scottish gaelic] brave ruler

runyon - [irish] son of a champion

rupert - [german variation of robert] bright fame

rupin - [sanskrit] handsome

rurik - [russian variation of roderick, german] famous ruler

russell / ruston - [french] redhead, fox-colored

S

seamus - [irish variation of james] supplanter

sedrick - [celtic] bounty

sergei - [russian variation of sergius]

sergius - [latin, a roman clan name]

sherwood - [english] bright forest

siegfried - [german] victorious peace

sigmund / sigurd - [german] victorious protection

sigurd - [german] victorious protection

solomon - [hebrew] peace

sorley - [irish, from old norse] a summer sailor

spencer - [english] house steward, dispenser of provisions

spyro - modern invented name

stanislaus - [german, slavic] someone who achieves glory or fame

stavros - [greek] cross

stellan / stellen - [swedish] calm

stijn - [dutch]

sufjan - [armenian] slender

sulien - [welsh] sun-born

szabo - [hungarian] tailor

T

takaani - [native american, inuit] wolf

taj - [arabic] crown

talon - [french word name] large claw of a bird of prey

tancred - [german] thoughtful counsel

tane - [maori, tahitian] man, male

tarian - [welsh] shield

tarquin - [latin, roman clan name]

tasso - [italian] cup

tate - [english from norse] cheerful

tex / texas - place-name

thaddeus - [aramaic, possibly from theodore] gift of god

thane - [scottish] clan chieftain

theodore / theodosios / theodoric / tedric - [greek] gift of god

theodoric - [german] people's ruler

theseus - greek mythology name

thiago - [diminutive of santiago] supplanter

tibor - [hungarian, czech, slovak, slovene] of tibur (tivoli)

tiernan - [irish] little lord

timoteo - [spanish, italian, and portuguese form of timothy, greek] honoring god

timothy / tishka - [greek] honoring god

tobias - [greek from hebrew] god is good

tolliver - [english occupational name] metalworker

torquil - [scottish from norse] thor's cauldron

tremont - [french] over the hill

trillian - [literary name]

tycho - [greek] hitting the mark

tyge - [danish variation of tycho] animal name

tyr - [norse, god of law and heroic victory] warrior god

twain - [english] divided in two

U

ulysses - [latin variation of the greek odysseus] wrathful

V

vaclav - [czech] more glory

vadim - [russian] attractive

varoun / varan - [hindi] water god

vasil - [slavic short form of basil, greek] royal

vasilius / vasili - [greek] royal, kingly

vaughn - [welsh] small

vihaan - [sanskrit] dawn

viro - [latin] true

virgil - [latin] staff bearer

vlaidslav / ladislas - [slavic] glorious rule

W

welby - [english] from farm by a spring

wesley - [english] western meadow

wilfred / wilf - [english] desires peace

winslow - [english] friend's hill or burial mound

winston - [english] wine's town

wolcott - [english] cottage near a stream

wolf - [animal name or diminutive of wolfgang, german] traveling wolf

wyndham - [english] from the windy village

wynton/winton - [english] friend's farm

wystan - [english] battle stone

Y

yeardley / yardley - [english surname] wood clearing

yonas - [ethiopian, amharic, variation of jonas] dove

yves / ives - [french] yew wood

yvor / ivar - [norse] yew wood, archer

Z

zain / zayn - [arabic] beauty, grace

zale - [greek] sea-strength

zane - [possible variation of john] god is gracious

zebediah - [hebrew] gift of jehovah

zed - [diminutive of zedekiah] the lord is just

zennor - [cornish place and saint's name]

zephyr - [greek] west wind

zev - [hebrew] wolf