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Unique boy names with real meanings

Boy names given to between 25 and 150 US babies a year: familiar enough to say, rare enough that your child is likely the only one in class. Every name here has a documented meaning. 60 names, with meanings and pronunciation.

  1. 1. Makoa mah-KOH-uh “brave”
  2. 2. Ross RAWS “promontory; moor, heath”
  3. 3. Dov DAHV “bear”
  4. 4. Aksel AK-suhl “father of peace; father”
  5. 5. Benton BEN-tuhn “bean; bentgrass”
  6. 6. Clifford KLIF-uhrd “cliff; ford”
  7. 7. Meyer MY-er “leaseholder of a manor”
  8. 8. Yair YAH-eer “he will light up”
  9. 9. Zakaria zak-uh-RY-uh “the Lord has remembered”
  10. 10. Tyrone ty-ROHN “land of Eoghan”
  11. 11. Orin OR-in “pine tree”
  12. 12. Cian KEE-un “long, distant, lasting”
  13. 13. Hans HANS “God is gracious”
  14. 14. Milton MIL-tuhn “mill; middle”
  15. 15. Rush RUSH “waterside plant, plant in marshes; beehive”
  16. 16. Ravi rah-VEE “the sun or the sun-god.”
  17. 17. Barry BAR-ee “white; head”
  18. 18. Percy PERR-see “a baronial surname; a Gallo-Roman nomen gentile”
  19. 19. Tariq TAR-ik “messenger, nocturnal visitor, or morning star; to knock, to rap”
  20. 20. Rodolfo roh-DAHL-foh “glorious wolf”
  21. 21. Wolfgang WUUL-fgang “wolf; path, course”
  22. 22. Ezio ET-see-oh “eagle”
  23. 23. Ilan ee-LAHN “tree, oak tree”
  24. 24. Brent BRENT “steep”
  25. 25. Smith SMITH “a surname”
  26. 26. Clarence KLAR-uhns “from the town of Clare”
  27. 27. Finnian FIN-ee-uhn “fair”
  28. 28. Gilberto gil-BAIR-toh “pledge; bright, famous”
  29. 29. Ishmael ISH-may-uhl “God hears, God will hear”
  30. 30. Noam NOH-uhm “pleasantness; a male name”
  31. 31. Quintin KWIN-tuhn “fifth”
  32. 32. Shaun SHAWN “God is gracious”
  33. 33. Tristian TRIS-tee-uhn “riot; tumult”
  34. 34. Vernon VER-nuhn “alder; place of alder trees”
  35. 35. Cecil SEE-suhl “blind”
  36. 36. Demir deh-MEER “iron”
  37. 37. Gannon GAN-uhn “son of Finan”
  38. 38. Gerard juh-RAHRD “spear; hard, brave”
  39. 39. Alexzander al-ig-ZAN-der “to defend; man”
  40. 40. Chad CHAD “alpha male; successful white man, yuppie”
  41. 41. Nakoa nah-KOH-uh “brave”
  42. 42. German JER-muhn “closely related”
  43. 43. Akeem ah-KEEM “wise”
  44. 44. Stephan STEF-uhn “to crown; that which surrounds, crown, wreath”
  45. 45. Steve STEEV “crown, wreath”
  46. 46. Guy GY “wood”
  47. 47. Obadiah oh-buh-DY-uh “servant of Yahweh; servant of God”
  48. 48. Vivaan vih-VAHN “plaiting, twisting”
  49. 49. Adnan AD-nuhn “settler”
  50. 50. Arnold AHR-nuhld “eagle; power”
  51. 51. Eamon EE-muhn “prosperity; protection”
  52. 52. Kent KENT “gathering, folkmoot, hillock; corner, rim”
  53. 53. Wilmer WIL-mer “mind, will, determination, purpose, desire, wish; famous”
  54. 54. Craig KREG “rock”
  55. 55. Alton AWL-tuhn “river source; settlement, town”
  56. 56. Clinton KLIN-tuhn “town on a hill; settlement on the River Glyme”
  57. 57. Leander lee-AN-der “people; man”
  58. 58. Darin DAR-in “oak”
  59. 59. Lloyd LOYD “grey, grey-haired”
  60. 60. Kainoa ky-NOH-uh “the; name; namesake”

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