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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the usage is English.
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Brucie m English
Diminutive of Bruce.
Brucy m English
Diminutive of Bruce.
Bruin m Dutch (Rare), English (Rare, ?), Folklore
Dutch form of Bruno. It coincides with the Dutch word for "brown". This was also the name of the bear in medieval fables of Reynard the Fox.
Brunton m Scottish (Rare), English (Australian)
Transferred use of the surname Brunton. James Brunton Stephens (1835-1902) was a Scottish-born Australian poet, and author of 'Convict Once'.
Bruse m English
Form of Bruce.
Brush m English
Variant of Ambrose
Bry m & f English
Diminutive of Bryan, Bryden, Brianna, and other names beginning in Bry.
Bryann f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brianne and Brian (See also Bryanne and Bryanna).
Bryar m English
Variant of Briar.
Bryceson m & f English (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Bryson. According to the SSA, 22 boys were given the name Bryceson in 2018.
Brycin m English
Alternative spelling of Brysen
Brycyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Bryson.
Brydan m English
Variant of Bryden.
Bryden m English (Modern)
Variant of Braden, perhaps influenced by Bryan.
Brydon m English
Variant of Bryden.
Brye m & f English
Diminutive of Bryce and variant of Brie.
Bryer m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bryer.
Brynley m & f English
Variant of Brinley.
Brynton m English
Variant of Brinton, influenced by the name Bryn.
Bryor m English
Variant of Briar.
Brysan m English
Variant of Bryson.
Bryse m English
Variant of Brice.
Brysen m English
Variant of Bryson.
Brysun m English
Variant of Bryson.
Brysyn m English
Variant of Bryson.
Bryten m & f English
Variant spelling of Bryton.
Bryton m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Britton.
Bubba m English, Popular Culture
In the American South, the name is from a term of endearment usually thought to be based on the word brother.
Buchanan m Scottish, English (American, Rare)
From the surname Buchanan. A fictional bearer is the Marvel Comics character James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes.
Buckingham m English (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Buckingham. A known bearer of this name was the American writer and politician Buckingham Smith (1810-1871).
Buckland m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Buckland.
Buckley m English
Transferred use of the surname Buckley 1.
Buckminster m English (American)
Transferred use from the placename Buckminster in England.... [more]
Budd m English (American)
Short form of Buddy. In American culture Bud, Budd, and Buddy were often as a nickname for a son named for his father to avoid name confusion. It later became used as an independent name.
Buel m English
Variant of Buell.
Buell m English
Transferred use of the surname Buell.
Buford m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Buford.
Bug m & f English
A popular unisex nickname between 1920-1935, based on the slang term "bugsy" meaning "crazy."
Bugafer f & m English (American, Americanized, Rare, ?)
The name Bugafer refers to a very obscure legend called "Keeper of the silver-eyed crow"... [more]
Bunk m English
Transferred use of the surname Bunk.
Bunker m English
Transferred from the surname Bunker.
Burchell m English (Rare), Popular Culture (Modern)
From the English surname Burchell, which is derived from the village of Birkehill (also known as Biekel or Birtle). It means "birch hill".
Burdette m & f English (Archaic)
Possibly a diminutive of Bernadette or a variant of the traditionally French and English surname Burdette derived from a pet form of the Old French personal name Burdo.
Buren m English
Transferred use of the place name Buren.
Burgess m English
Transferred use of the surname Burgess.
Burl m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Burl. Notable namesake is actor and singer Burl Ives.
Burleigh m English
Variant of Burley.
Burley m English
Transferred use of the surname Burley.
Burnell m English
Transferred use of the surname Burnell.
Burnett m English
Transferred use of the surname Burnett.
Burnette f & m English (American)
Feminine form and variant of Burnett.
Burnie m English
Variant of Burney.
Burns m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Burns 1.
Burny m English, Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Berny (in which case the spelling is more phonetical) and Burney.... [more]
Burrel m English
Variant of Burrell.
Burrell m English
Transferred use of the surname Burrell.
Burtie m English
Diminutive of Burton.
Burty m English
Short form of Burton.
Bush m English
Transferred use of the surname Bush.
Bushrod m English (American)
Given name from surname of Medieval English origin—locational from a so called 'lost' village, likely to have been situated in Dorset, England. Surname Bushrod derives from the Old English 'bysc', a bushy thicket, with 'rod', a clearing in a forest.
Butler m English
From the surname Butler.
Butterball m English (American, Rare)
From the English word butterball, used as an informal nickname. This nickname was given to an American football player Paul Scull (1907-1997). This name can also be used for pets.
Button m English
The name of Button Gwinnett, one of the signatories (first signature on the left) on the United States Declaration of Independence.
Bynum m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname.
Byran m English
Variant of Byron.
Byrd f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Bird or transferred use of the surname Byrd.
Byren m English
Variant of Byron.
Byront m English
Likely a variant of Byron
Byrum m English (Rare)
Transferred from the surname "Byrum."
Byryn m English
Variant of Byron.
Bysor m English (American)
Seen as a first name in Southern Missouri. Also has been seen as a last name. ... [more]
Cabot m English (Rare)
The name 'Cabot' comes from the fifteenth century Italian explorer Giovanni Caboto who was commissioned by the Kingdom of England to discover North America. When Caboto arrived in England is name was changed to John Cabot to sound more English... [more]
Cacey f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Casey (See also Kacey).
Cadbury m Welsh, English
Transferred from the surname Cadbury.
Caddy f & m English (Rare), Literature
Variant of Caddie. Fictional bearers include Caddy Jellyby, a character in Charles Dickens' novel Bleak House (1853), and Candace "Caddy" Compson, a character in William Faulkner's novel The Sound and the Fury (1929).
Cadel m English (Australian)
Variant of Cadell. A famous namesake is Australian champion cyclist Cadel Evans.
Cademon m English (Rare)
Possibly a variation of Caedmon
Cadense f & m English (American)
Alternative and gender neutral spelling of the name Cadence; meaning tempo or rhythm.
Cadie f & m English
Variant of Cady.
Cadon m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Caden influenced by the spelling of Jadon.
Cadrian m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Adrian
Cady f & m English (Modern, Rare)
While nowadays generally considered a phonetic spelling of Katie or a diminutive of Cadence, Cady was originally derived from a surname which was either a variant of Cade or an Anglicized form of Ó Ceadaigh ("descendant of Céadach"), with Ceadach being a byname derived from Irish ceadach "talkative".... [more]
Caedyn m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Caden.
Caelen m English
Variant of Caelan.
Caelian m English, Dutch
English form of Caelianus. The name has also been used in The Netherlands just a handful of times; the variant form Celian has been used a little bit more often there.
Caesare m & f English (American)
Variant of Cesare, boosted in popularity in the 1980s by the movie The Idolmaker.
Caffrey m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Caffrey.
Cage m English
Transferred use of the surname Cage.... [more]
Cager m English
Diminutive of Micajah used in the 18th century.
Cagney m & f English
Gardener and kind friend in "The Penderwicks" by Jeanne Birdsall (National Book Award winner).... [more]
Caid m English (Rare)
Variant of Cade.
Caige m English
Variant of Cage
Cailan m & f English
Variant of Caelan.
Cailen f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Caelan.
Caillan m English (Australian)
Meaning as of yet unknown. It might possibly be a variant of Caelan or Caillín.
Caiman m English (American)
From the lizard species and crocodile species known as caimans. See Cayman
Cairon m English
Variant spelling of Kairon, possibly influenced by Ciarán (at least in the United Kingdom).... [more]
Caiseal m & f Irish (Modern), English (Modern)
From Irish caiseal meaning "great stone fort" or "castle". A notable bearer of the name is the Australian Sci-Fi and fantasy novelist, artist and musician Caiseal Mór. This is a modern Irish word name and not commonly used in Ireland or Northern Ireland.
Caisey m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Casey.
Caisyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Cason.
Cake m & f English
From the English word, a sweet dessert food, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *gog "ball-shaped object".
Calam m Irish, English
Meaning uncertain. Among anglophone bearers from outside Ireland, there might possibly be cases where the name is derived from the surname Calam, which is ultimately of Scottish origin.... [more]
Calbraith m English (Rare)
A notable bearer Matthew C. Perry (American naval officer who opened Japan to the West) who has this as a middle name.
Caldwell m English
Transferred use of the surname Caldwell.
Caledon m English (Rare)
Most likely a masculine form of Caledonia. In medieval tales about King Arthur, this is the name of a forest in southern Scotland and northern England... [more]
Calem m English (Rare)
Most likely a variant of Callum.
Caley f & m English
From the English surname, Caley, meaning "jackdaw clearing" or from an Irish surname which is an altered form of Macauley... [more]
Calico m & f English (Rare)
From the English word calico referring to something having a pattern of red and contrasting areas, specially the tri-coloured cat, resembling the color of calico cloth, a kind of rough cloth often printed with a bright pattern... [more]
Caligo m English, Popular Culture
Possibly related to the name for the genus of the "owl butterfly" or the Latin word meaning "darkness, mist." Name of a faerie in the game 'Lovestruck.'
Calix m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Modern name taken from the Latin word calix meaning "wine cup, chalice".
Callam m English
Variant of Callum.
Callaway m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Callaway, in which itself, it is a variant of Calloway.
Called m & f English (Puritan)
Meaning, "to summon." Referring to the calling to the work of God.
Callen m English
Variant of Callan.
Callin m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Callan and Kellan. As a rare feminine name, it can be a variant of Kaylyn or Caelan.
Callister m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Callister.
Calloway m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Calloway.
Calton m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Calton.
Calvander m English (Rare, Archaic), Swedish (Anglicized, Rare, Archaic)
English usage possibly derived from the surnames Callander, Callender... [more]
Calvary m & f English (American, Rare)
From the name of the hill outside Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified, derived from the Latin noun calvaria meaning "a skull" (see Calvary).
Calvert m English
Means "calf herder."
Calybute m English (Puritan)
In the case of Calybute Downing, D.D. (1606-1643), whose father was also named Calybute Downing, it appears to be a slight variation of his paternal grandmother's maiden name, Calybut. There was a similar name recorded in Domesday Book: Calebot.
Camball m English
Variant of Campbell.
Camber f & m English (Modern)
An invented name, probably based on the sounds found in names such as Amber, Cameron and Kimber.
Cambridge m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the place name (used by a number of locations in the English-speaking world), derived from its old name Grantebrycge (referring to the original place in the east of England) meaning "bridge by the river Granta," where the name of the river (of unknown origin) was changed to Cante and then Cam (by Middle English) to match the current name of the town.... [more]
Camdyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Camden.
Cameo f & m English
It is of Italian and Middle French origin, and the meaning is "skin". From Italian cammeo which refers to a gem portrait carved in relief.
Camerin m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Cameron.
Cameryn m & f English
Variant of Cameron.
Cammy f & m English
Variant of Cammie, i.e., diminutive of Cameron or Camilla.
Camp m English
Short form of Campbell.
Camper m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Camper.
Campion m English (Rare), Literature
This rare given name can be derived from the surname of Campion as well as from the name of the plant, both of which likely derive their name from Old French campion meaning "champion"... [more]
Camrin m English
Variant of Cameron.
Camry f & m English (Modern, Rare)
From the name of a car model, made by Toyota, which derives from Japanese kanmuri meaning "crown" and may be an anagram of the English phrase my car. It could also be used as a diminutive of Camryn.
Camrynn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant (typically feminine) of Cameron.
Canary f & m English
From the name of the bird, Canary.
Candidian m English
English form of Candidianus.
Cannan m Irish, English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Cannan
Canon m English
From the English word "canon" meaning "a generally accepted rule or principle; works considered to be authentic; religious law; or catalog of saints". From the Old French canon, from Latin canōn, from Ancient Greek kanón (κανών) 'measuring rod, standard'... [more]
Canyon m & f English
From the English word canyon, ultimately from Greek kanna "small reed", after the plants that grow in the bottom of canyons.
Caolan m English
Anglicized form of Caolán.
Cap m English
Short form of names like Christoper, Caspian, or Casper.
Capability m English (Puritan)
From the English word, ultimately from Latin capabilis "able to take, able to understand".
Capree f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Capri.
Carden m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Carden.
Carder m English
Variant of Carter.
Cardinal m & f English (Rare)
From the name of the (sometimes) bright red bird.... [more]
Carew m English
Transferred use of the surname Carew.
Cario m English (Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Rhyming variant of Mario/Dario influenced by Cairo and the English word car.
Carlen f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Carlyn/Carline or an elaboration of Carl.
Carless m English (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Carless.
Carlin f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Carlin or a variant of Carline. A notable masculine bearer was an American rugby union and rugby sevens player: Carliln Isles... [more]
Carlis m & f English (American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Meaning unknown. Most likely an elaboration of Carl or a variant of Carlisle, Carlise or Carlisa.
Carlson m English
Transferred use of the surname Carlson.
Carman f & m English
Variant of Carmen and rarely used as masculine form of it.
Carmon f & m English
Variant and masculine form of Carmen.
Carnelian f & m English
After the brownish red mineral of the same name, of which the name is a corruption of cornelian, which in turn is derived from Latin cornelianus (see Cornelianus).
Carner m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Carner.
Caroll m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Carroll or Carol 1... [more]
Carousel f & m English (Rare)
From the English-speaking word carousel.
Carpathia f & m English (Rare)
In reference to the mountain range of Eastern Europe, from Thracian Greek Karpates oros, probably literally literally "Rocky Mountain"; related to Albanian karpe "rock." From 1630s in reference to the island of Carpathos in the Aegean... [more]
Carpenter m English
Transferred use of the surname Carpenter or in reference to the word carpenter, from Middle English from Anglo-Norman French, from Old French carpentier, charpentier, from late Latin carpentarius (artifex) ‘carriage (maker)’, from carpentum ‘wagon’, of Gaulish origin.
Carrera f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Carrera.
Carrey f & m English
Variant of Carey or Carrie.
Carrick m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Carrick.
Carsares m English (American, Rare), African American
From the spanish surname means 'farm'. This name is not used in Spain and Spanish era.
Carston m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Carston.
Carsyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Carson.
Cart m English
Short form of Carter.
Cartel m English (Rare)
From the English word "cartel"; in turn from Occitan cartel or Catalan cartell meaning "poster", or from Italian cartello, a diminutive of carta, meaning "card" or "page".
Carveth m English (Rare)
Ultimately from the village of Carveth in Cornwall, from Cornish Karvergh meaning ("fort of horses")... [more]
Cascade f & m English
Derived from the English word for a waterfall, ultimately from Latin cadere "to fall".
Cashden m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cashton using the popular phonetic suffix den, found in such names as Hayden and Aidan.
Cashmere f & m African American (Modern, Rare), Romani (Archaic), English
From the English word, a type of fabric, ultimately borrowed from the Hindi कश्मीर (kaśmīr) (See Kashmir).
Cashus m English (American)
Variant of Cassius, or possibly an elaboration of Cash.
Casmere m English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Casimir, possibly orthographically influenced by Cashmere.
Cassady f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From an Irish surname that was a variant of Cassidy.
Cassel m & f English (Modern)
From the surname Cassel. Cassel Sharpe is fictional character in Holly Black's novel White Cat.
Casseus m English
Variant of Cassius.
Cassin m English
Transferred use of the surname Cassin.
Castin m English
Name Castin in the English origin, means A good natured, energetic, sensitive, emotional and able person.
Caston m English (American)
Invented American Name
Caswell m English
Transferred use of the surname Caswell.
Casy m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Casey.
Catcher m Popular Culture, English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Catcher.
Catesby m English (Rare)
From an English surname what is derived from a geographical location; 'of Catesby' a parish in Northamptonshire. Most famous bearers are Robert Catesby, the leader of the Gunpowder Plot and William Catesby one of the councillors of Richard III of England on whom Shakespeare based his character in Richard III.
Catharinus m Dutch, English (Archaic)
Masculine form of Catharina. In 2010, there was a total of 2153 bearers of this name in all of The Netherlands. A known bearer of this name was Catharinus P. Buckingham (1808-1888), an American soldier, author and industrialist.
Cavanaugh m English
Transferred use of the surname Cavanaugh.
Cave m English (Rare)
A notable bearer is Cave Johnson, a United States Congressman (1793-1866).... [more]
Cayce m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kayce (in itself which is a variant of either Casey or Case).
Caydin m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Caden.
Caydn m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Caden, the spelling is influenced by Haydn.
Cayenne f & m English (Modern, Rare)
From Old Tupi quiínia meaning "hot pepper," referring to any of several very hot chilli peppers or a powder condiment or spice formed from these varieties.
Caylan m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Caelan or Kaylyn.
Cayle m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Cale/Kale or Kaylee.
Cayman m & f English (Modern, Rare)
From the word for crocodile (caiman) in the language of the Arawak-Taíno people.
Cayne m English (American), English (Australian)
Transfered use of the surname Cayne.
Caz f & m English
Nickname for names that begin with the letter C, like Carol 1, Caroline, Chris, etc.
Ceawlin m Anglo-Saxon, English (Rare)
Ceawlin (died ca. 593) was a King of Wessex.
Ced m English
Short form of Cedric.
Cedrick m English
Variant of Cedric.
Cedro m English (Rare)
Derived from the name "Cedric."
Ceecee f & m English
Variant of Cici.
Ceejay m English (Rare)
Phonetic spelling of the initials CJ.
Ceil f & m English (American)
Variant of Ciel.
Celester m & f English (American)
Combination of Celeste and Lester or Ester.
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