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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the usage is English (American).
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Reesly f & m English (American)
Newly created name, probably a combination of Reese and -ly
Reford m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Reford.
Reggin m English (American)
my mom named me this
Regis m Provençal, Niçard, English (American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Niçard form of Régis as well as an English and Brazilian Portuguese borrowing of Régis in its Anglicized form... [more]
Regor m English (American)
Roger spelled backwards.
Remedy f & m English (American, Rare)
From the English word, perhaps intended to be an English equivalent of Remedios.
Renley f & m English (American, Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Renley.
Renon m & f English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Renon.
Renwick m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Renwick.
Reverend m English (American, Archaic)
Derived from Reverend, an English honorific title for certain Christian clergy and ministers.... [more]
Revra m English (American, Archaic)
Short form of Reverend. This is at least the case for the American inventor Revra DePuy (1860-1921).
Rexley m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly from the surname, or a combination of Rex with the popular suffix ley.
Rexton m English (American, Modern)
Combination of the name Rex with the suffix -ton.
Reznor m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Reznor. American musician Trent Reznor (1965-) is the lead singer of the rock band Nine Inch Nails... [more]
Rhettley m & f English (American, Rare)
Combination of the name Rhett and the popular suffix -ley.
Rhyatt m & f English (American, Modern)
Alternate spelling of Riot.
Rhyen m & f English (American)
Variant of Rhyen
Rhylan m & f English (Modern), English (American, Modern)
Variant of Rylan. According to the SSA, 26 girls and 34 boys were named Rhylan in 2018.
Rhyland m & f English (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Rylan. According to the SSA, 5 girls and 16 boys were named Rhyland in 2018.
Rhyme m & f English (American)
Comes from the word rhyme which means “words that sound similar”
Riann f & m English (American)
Variant of Ryanne and Ryan.
Ricci m English (American)
Either a transferred use of the surname Ricci or a variant of Ricky.
Ridgely m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Ridgely.... [more]
Ridgeway m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Ridgeway.
Riggins m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the Irish Surname, Riggins, meaning "son of Riagán".
Riggs m English (American, Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Riggs.
Rigley m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Rigley, influenced by the popularity ot names like Rigby, Ridley and Ripley).
Ripp m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the surname Ripp, influenced by the popularity of similar names like Ripley.
Ritter m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Ritter.
Riven m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a blend of River with the popular name suffix en. It coincides with an English adjective meaning "split, torn apart", related to Old Norse rífa "to scratch, to rive".
Roamer m & f English (American, Archaic)
From the Middle English word roam(er), to refer to someone who likes to move around and travel, especially without a clear idea of what they want to do or go.
Robben m English (American, Rare)
Probably a variant of Robin.... [more]
Robbertt m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Robert probably via the surname Robbertt.
Robley m English (American)
Meaning unknown, possibly an Americanized version of the Spanish "roble," meaning "oak."
Rodman m English (American, Modern)
A possible variation on Rod, Rodney, and other names starting with ROD-. Two well known bearers are Rodman Philbrick (1951-), who wrote the young adult novel "Freak the Mighty", and Rodman Edward "Rod" Serling (1924-1975), a television writer known for the classic "Twilight Zone" series.
Rodriquez m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred from the surname, Rodriquez.
Rogers m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Rogers.
Roll m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Most likely a transferred use of the surname Roll or a short form / nickname for Rudolph, Roland, Rollo or Rolf.
Rollins m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Rollins.
Rondal m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Rondal.
Ronell m English (American)
Maybe a variant of Ronald.
Rual m English (American, Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), South African (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Reuel (anglophone world) and Raul (Latin America).... [more]
Rulon m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Rulon. This name is especially common in Utah, in honor of LDS general authority Rulon Seymour Wells (1854-1941)... [more]
Rumble f & m English (American)
From rumble (v.). Slang noun meaning "gang fight" is from 1946. Meaning "backmost part of a carriage" is from 1808 (earlier rumbler, 1801), probably from the effect of sitting over the wheels; hence rumble seat (1828).
Rush m English (American)
From French rousse, meaning "red hair." May also be transferred use of the surname Rush.
Russi m & f English (American)
Variant spelling of Russy. A notable bearer of this name is the American voice actress Russi Taylor (1944-2019), whose full name was Russell Taylor.
Ryatt m & f English (American, Modern)
An invented name, blending the popular phonetic prefix ry and the name Wyatt. It could also be considered a variant of Riot, which is pronounced identically.
Ryelee f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Riley. The USA Social Security Administration has recorded 12 girls and 6 boys with the name Ryelee in 2014.
Ryett m & f English (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Ryatt. According to the SSA, there were 25 boys named Ryett in 2018.
Ryken m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Invented name base on the phonetic element ry. It has become popular because it shares the same trendy sounds found in other names such as Ryan and Ryder.
Ryler m English (American, Modern)
Combination of the phonetic elements ry and ler, influenced by names like Tyler and Ryder... [more]
Rylund m English (American)
Transferred use from the surname Rylund or a variant of Ryland.
Ryson m English (American, Modern, Rare)
A recently created name: a blend of Ryder and Tyson.
Sadler m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Sadler.
Sagan f & m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Sagan, often given after American astronomer Carl Sagan.
Samie m & f English (American)
Variant of Sammy.
Sank m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Likely taken from the English surname Sank, which may have originated from the given name Samuel.
Saphir m Arabic (Modern, Rare, Archaic), Hebrew (Modern, Rare), French (Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
The meaning of Saphir is primarily from Sapphire: a precious stone, usually blue (but the stone can also be yellow or red.)... [more]
Satchal m English (American)
Old English (Satchel) but this is spelled with an "a" at the end. It's a noun- a real person's name, an American name, meaning 'unknown'. From the lyrics of one of Dave Mason's song: I'm a person not a purse.
Schenley f & m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Schenley.
Schon m & f English (American, Anglicized, Rare)
Transferred use of an anglicized version of the surname Schön.
Science m English (American, Rare)
Middle English (denoting knowledge) from Old French, from Latin scientia, from scire ‘know.’
Scoey m English (American, Rare)
Diminutive of Roscoe in the case of American actor and television personality Roscoe 'Scoey' Mitchell (1930-2022).
Scooter m English (American)
English nickname coming from the word scooter. Sometimes it might be used as a diminutive of Scott.
Sebron m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly from the surname Sebron.
Sedgwick m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Sedgwick.
Senica m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant and feminine form of Seneca.
Seraph f & m English (American, Rare)
From the English word seraph, singular form of the biblical word seraphim referring to an order of angels (see Seraphina, Seraphim)... [more]
Sethon m English (American)
Variant of the name Seth 1
Shadoe m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Shadow. It was brought to limited public attention in 1988 by Shadoe Stevens (real name Terry Ingstad), who hosted the radio program American Top 40 from 1988 to 1995.
Shaffer m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Shaffer.
Shafter m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Shafter.
Shaughan m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Shawn influenced by Vaughan.
Shaughn m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Shawn influenced by Vaughn.
Shayn m English (American)
Variant spelling of Shane.
Shilom m English (American, Rare)
Joseph Smith said that this was a more correct name for Salem, the city that Melchizedek was king of. It means "righteousness" and "peace" in Hebrew.
Shonn m English (American)
Anglicized form of Seán.
Shooter m English (American, Rare)
Likely transferred use of the surname Shooter or from the English word shooter.
Skipwith m English (American, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Skipwith.... [more]
Skyelar m & f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Skylar by adding Skye.
Slate m English (American, Modern)
Derived from the surname Slate.
Snyder m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Snyder.
Solace f & m English (American, Rare), English (African, Rare)
From the English word, solace.
Spalding m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Spalding.... [more]
Spotswood m English (American)
Spotswood Washington was a descendent of President George Washington.
Spruce m English (American)
An English word referring to a type of evergreen tree; also a synonym of dapper. Both originally referring to imports, an alternation of Pruce "from Prussia".
Starbuck m & f English (American, Rare), Literature, Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Starbuck.... [more]
Staten m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the name of Staten Island in New York City, itself after the legislature of the Netherlands, named the Staten-Generaal.
Stepfan m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Stefan. A notable bearer of the name is the american football player Stepfan Lee Taylor.
Sterlyn m & f English (American)
Variant of Sterling, using the popular name suffix lyn.
Stillman m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Stillman.
Stockton m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Stockton.... [more]
Stoic m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Likely from the English word stoic.
Stokely m African American, English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Stokely. Borne by Stokely Carmichael, American activist.
Stonewall m English (American, Modern, Rare)
The origin of this name is a Confederate general name (Stonewall Jackson(Born Thomas Jonathan Jackson)). ... [more]
Stratford m English (American, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Stratford.
Stratton m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Stratton.
Strummer m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Strummer.
Styles m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Styles.
Sullens m & f English (American)
is a surname
Sumpter m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Sumpter.
Sundance m & f English (American, Rare)
The Sundance Kid was the nickname of American outlaw Harry Longabaugh (1867-1908), in whose case it was taken from Sundance, Wyoming, the only town that ever jailed him, where he was incarcerated for eighteen months for horse thievery at the age of 15... [more]
Sundown f & m English (American, Rare)
From the English word meaning "sunset". The 1974 song Sundown by Canadian folk singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot caused this name to be given to 13 babies (7 girls and 6 boys) born in the United States in 1974, as well as 5 US-born girls in 1976.
Swade m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Swade.
Syler m English (American, Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Syler.
Tacoma m English (American, Modern, Rare)
After the city of Tacoma in the state of Washington.
Tandy f & m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Tandy.
Tanny f & m Brazilian (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Either a diminutive of Tanaquil or a variant of Danny.
Taos m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the name of the town of Taos, New Mexico. It might also be influenced by the name Tao.
Tarran m & f English (American, Rare)
From the surname Tarran.
Tason m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tayson, possibly inspired by names like Mason and Cason.
Tauren m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Taurean, perhaps influenced by Lauren. Also see Torin.
Taylon m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular phonetic elements tay and lon (see Braylon).
Tayson m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Either a transferred use of the surname Tayson or a combination of the phonetic elements tay and son.
Teigen f & m English (American, Rare)
Transferred from the surname Teigen or a variant of Tegan/Teagan.
Templar m English (American, Rare)
From Old French templier, from medieval Latin templarius, from Latin templum.
Tenbroeck m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tenbroeck.... [more]
Tennessee f & m English (American)
From the name of the state located in the Southeastern region of the United States, possibly derived from Cherokee ᏔᎾᏏ (tanasi), believed to mean "winding river", which was originally the name of a village in present-day Monroe County, Tennessee... [more]
Tennisen f & m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Tennison, which is taken from the surname.
Terin f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Allegeldy a variant of Taryn.
Terrian m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Altered form of French Terrien, meaning "owner of a farmland" or of its altered form of Therrien.
Terryl m & f English (American)
Variant of Terrell. The usage as a feminine during the name mid 20th century was likely due to the popularity of names like Cheryl.
Texas f & m English (American, Rare)
From the name of the state in the southern United States. It may be derived from Spanish Texas, itself from Hasinai Caddo táyshaʔ meaning "friend, ally", used to refer to the Caddo nation... [more]
Thalmus m English (American, Rare)
Meaning uncertain. It might possibly be a variant of Thelmus. Also compare Thalma.... [more]
Theodis m English (American), Greek
Possibly a variant of Theodore.
Thielen m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Thielen.
Thomason m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From an English surname meaning “son of Thomas”.
Thoyce m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly an alternative to Royce. Used in the south eastern USA at least as early as 1940.
Three m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the English word for the number 3.
Thunder f & m English, English (American, Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
From the English word thunder meaning "a loud rumbling or crashing noise heard after a lightning flash due to the expansion of rapidly heated air’ from Old English thunor.
Tiffer m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tiffer.
Tilden m & f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tilden.
Tille f & m English (American, Archaic)
For men most likely use of the surname Tille as a given name for women a nickname of Matilda or a variation of Tilly is also possible.
Tillery m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Tillery.
Timber m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the name of the type of wood which is proper for buildings or for tools, utensils, furniture, carriages, fences, ships, and the like; -- usually said of felled trees, but sometimes of those standing.... [more]
Tipton m & f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tipton.
Tirese m English (American, Rare)
Masculine variant of Therese.
Tokyo f & m Popular Culture, English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred usage of the Japanese capital city Tokyo as a given name. Its usage as a feminine given name is popularized by the TV show Money Heist, where Tokyo is one of the nine robbers featured there.
Toledo f & m English (American, Archaic)
Transferred use of Toledo, the name of a city in Spain which is the namesake for Toledo, Ohio.
Tolson m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tolson.
Townley m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred from the English surname Townley.
Townsley m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred from the English surname Townsley.
Toxey m English (American, Rare), American (South)
Transferred use of the surname Toxey.... [more]
Toy m & f English (American)
Possibly transferred use of the surname Toy.
Tracker m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Derived from the English word tracker, which is an expert at following trails.
Trail m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Either a transferred use of the surname Trail or simply from the English word trail.
Travanti m English (American, Rare)
Transferred from the surname Travanti due to the popularity of the actor Daniel J. Travanti.
Traver m English (American, Rare)
Possibly transferred use of the surname Traver.
Tregory m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tregory.... [more]
Trillion m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the English word trillion.
Troi m & f English (American)
Variant of Troy.
Trophy m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Simply from the English word trophy.
Trott m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Trott.... [more]
Tru f & m English (American), Popular Culture
Variant of True as well as a short form of Gertrude and given names that start with Tru-, such as Trudy and Truman.... [more]
True m & f English (American, Modern)
From the English word true, itself from Old English trīewe meaning "trusty, faithful".
Truesdell m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Truesdell.
Trump m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Trump.
Trustin m English (American)
Possible elaboration of Tristan incorporating the word trust.
Trusty m English (American)
Diminutive of Trust.... [more]
Truxton m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Truxton. It was used by the American author George Barr McCutcheon for the title character of his novel Truxton King (1909).
Turbo m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Likely from the English word or prefix turbo(-).
Tylen m English (American, Modern, Rare)
A combination of the phonetic elements ty and lyn.
Tyner m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tyner.
Ukiah f & m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Ukiah.
Ulyssie m & f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Ulysses which was occasionally used as a feminine form of this name.
Usher m English (American)
From the English surname Usher.
Utah m & f English (American, Rare), English (African, Rare), South African
Taken from the name of the US State of Utah. While a masculine name in the USA, in Nigeria and South Africa, it is sometimes used as a feminine name.
Vachel m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Of unknown origin and meaning.... [more]
Vanburen m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Vanburen. See also Van Buren.
Vanderley m Portuguese (Brazilian), English (American, Rare)
From a Brazilian surname, itself derived from the Dutch surname Van Der Leij. One bearer of this name is Brazilian professional footballer or soccer player Vanderley Dias Marinho (1987-), also known as Derley.... [more]
Vann m English (American)
Variant of Van, or transferred from the English surname Vann.
Vearl m English (American, Rare)
Likely a variant of Verle.
Vee f & m English (American)
Short form of names beginning with V.
Vegas m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the name of the city in Nevada. it's derived from Spanish Las Vegas, which translates to "The meadows" in English.
Verdell m & f English (American)
Derived from the Spanish verde, meaning "green," combined with the suffix -ell. A notable bearer is Native American singer Verdell Primeaux (1966-).
Verne m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Vern, or transferred use of the surname Verne.
Vestal m & f English (American, Rare), American (South)
Meaning unknown, possibly derived from the surname Vestal or an elaboration of Vesta. A notable (female) bearer of this name was Vestal Goodman (1929-2003), a Southern gospel singer.
Vesto m English (American)
Maybe a masculine form to Vesta.
Veto m English (American, Archaic)
Likely a variant of Vito.
Victory f & m English (American), English (African), English (Puritan)
Simply from the English word, which is ultimately from Latin victoria (itself from the past participle stem of vincere "to conquer", making it a (distant) relative of Vincent)... [more]
Vint m English (American), Limburgish (Rare)
Short form of Vinton (English) as well as a contraction of Vincent (English and Limburgish).... [more]