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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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Ethaniel m English
An invented name, likely a combination of Ethan and Nathaniel, or simply an elaboration of Ethan with the Hebrew name suffix -iel.
Ethelwyn m & f English
Derived from the Old English masculine name Æðelwine. When many Old English names were revived in the 19th century, it saw use as a feminine name, probably due to its similarity to the popular name Ethel... [more]
Ethen m English
Variant of Ethan.
Etheridge m English
Transferred use of the surname Etheridge.
Ethian m English (Rare)
Variant of Ethan. According to the Social Security Administration, Ethian was given to 5 boys in 2017.
Ethredge m English (American, Rare)
Transferred used of the surname Ethredge.
Ethridge m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Ethridge.
Eubie m English (American)
Diminutive of Hubert. Stage name of jazz singer Eubie Blake (Born James Hubert Blake, 1877-1983).
Euge m English
Short form of Eugene.
Euseby m English (Archaic)
Archaic English form of Eusebius. Notable bearers of this name include Euseby Isham (1697-1755), Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford, and Euseby Cleaver (1745-1819), an Anglican archbishop of Dublin.
Euthemios m English
Alternate spelling of Euthymios
Evance m English (African)
Variant of Evans. This name is mainly used in Malawi, Tanzania and Kenya.
Evangelist m English (Archaic), German (Archaic), Literature
English and German equivalent of Evangelista. A known bearer of this name was the Austrian tenor singer Johann Evangelist Haydn (1743-1805), who was the younger brother of the composers Joseph (1732-1809) and Michael Haydn (1737-1806).... [more]
Evans m English (African), English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Evans.
Even m English (Rare)
Variant of Evan.
Evening f & m English (Rare), Romani (Archaic)
From the English word, evening, the last part of the day.
Everdeen m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Everdeen.
Evereth m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Evereth.
Everhett m English (American, Modern)
Variant of Everett, influenced by Rhett.
Evermore f & m English (Rare)
Transferred usage of the surname Evermore.
Evers m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Evers.
Evershed m English (British, Rare)
The second given name of the theatre critic James Evershed Agate.
Everson m English, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Transferred use of the surname Everson.
Everton m Portuguese (Brazilian), Jamaican Patois, English
Transferred use of the surname Everton.
Evidence f & m English (Rare)
This name comes from a word which can mean "a fact/observation presented in support of an assertion" or "an appearance from which inferences may be drawn." The word is derived from Old French evidence, which originates from Late Latin evidentia meaning "proof" (for Classical Latin, "distinction, vivid presentation, clearness,") stemming from Latin evidens meaning "obvious, apparent."
Evion m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Evian.
Evon m English
Variant of Evan.
Ewar m English (Australian, ?)
Of uncertain etymology.
Ewell m English
Transferred use of the surname Ewell.
Ewin m English
Variant of Ewan.
Ewing m English
Means "law-friend", also a variant of Ewin and Euan.
Exavior m English (Modern, Rare)
Respelling of Xavier reflecting the English pronunciation.
Excellence m & f English (African, Rare)
From the English word excellence meaning "The quality of being excellent; brilliance" or "An excellent or valuable quality; something at which any someone excels; a virtue".... [more]
Experience m & f English (Puritan, Rare), Literature
From the English word "experience", from the Latin experientia, from experīrī meaning "to try, test". A name occasionally used by Puritans.
Exton m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Notably the name of Robert Downey Jr.'s son.
Exupery m English
English form of Exuperius, possibly derived from the French Exupéry.
Eyre m & f English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Eyre.
Ez m English
A nickname for Ezra.
Ezechielis m English (Archaic), German (Archaic), Lithuanian (Rare)
From Latin Ezechielis, which is the genitive of the third declension of Ezechiel, the biblical Latin form of the Hebrew name Yechezkel.... [more]
Ezekiah m English
Variant of Hezekiah.
Ezzie m & f English (American, Rare)
Diminutive of Ezekiel, Ezora or other names that begin with ez-
Fab m & f English
Short form of Fabian, Fabrice, Fabrizio and other given names that start with Fab-.
Fable m & f English
Derived from the word for a succinct story, in prose or verse, that features animals, plants, inanimate objects, or forces of nature which are given human qualities, and that illustrates a moral lesson.... [more]
Fabulous m English (American, Rare)
Derived from the English word fabulous.... [more]
Faeryn m & f Scottish, English
Feminine variant of Ferran.
Fahey m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Fahey.
Fain f & m English
Means happiness, and pleased.
Faint-not f & m English (Puritan)
Referring to Galatians 6:9, "And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not."
Fair f & m English (African, Rare), English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Taken from the English word fair meaning "beautiful". This can also be taken from the surname Fair, having the same meaning.
Fairfax m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Fairfax.
Fairfield m English
Transferred use of the surname Fairfield. ... [more]
Faithful m & f English (Archaic), English (Puritan), Literature, Nigerian
Virtue name meaning "loyal" or "having faith (in God)" that has been in use since the 16th century, initally mostly for boys, later also for girls.... [more]
Falcon m English
From the bird "Falcon" Falco
Falconer m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Falconer.
Famian m English (Archaic), German (Archaic)
English and German form of Famianus.
Famous m English (African), English (Archaic), English (Puritan)
Simply from the English word famous, meaning "well-known".
Fan m & f English (American)
Short form of Francis or Fanny.
Fanel m English
a kid in my class has this name like flannel
Farenorth m English (American, Rare), Popular Culture
Possibly derived from English fare north, the word fare meaning "to go, to travel" (as well as "a journey, a voyage"), and perhaps modelled on the English surname Farnworth... [more]
Fargo m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Fargo.
Farmer m English
Transferred use of the surname Farmer.
Farnham m English (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Farnham. Known bearers of this name include the American football player Farnham Johnson (1924-2001), and English chemist Farnham Maxwell-Lyte (1828-1906).
Farran m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Farran.
Farren m English
A given name that comes from the surname Farren
Farrin f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Farran and Farren.
Farrington m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Farrington, meaning "fern settlement".
Farthing m English
Transferred use of the surname Farthing.
Fate m & f English, English (American), English (African)
Either a direct derivation of the English word fate or a diminutive of Lafayette. The latter is what led the name to being used as a majority masculine name in the 19th and 20th centuries in the United States.
Faulkner m English
Transferred use of the surname Faulkner. A famous bearer of the surname was William Faulkner (1897–1962), Nobel Prize-winning American author and poet.
Faustinian m English
English form of Faustinianus. This name was borne by a saint from the 4th century AD.
Fawkes m English, Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Fawkes. The name of Dumbledore's phoenix in the Harry Potter series.
Faxon m English
Transferred use of the English surname Faxon.
Fayette m & f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Lafayette, or else from a surname ultimately derived from Old French faie "beech", which originally denoted a person who lived in or by a beech wood, or who was from any of various places in France named with the word.
Fear m & f English (Puritan)
Referring to reverance toward God. A notable bearer was Fear Brewster (1606-1634), who was one of the passengers aboard the Mayflower.
Feare-god m English (Puritan)
Used in reference to the reverence one must have toward God.
Fear-god m English (Puritan)
Referring to a reverence toward God.
Fearing m English (Puritan)
Referring to reverencing God.
Fear-not m & f English (Puritan)
Referring to Isaiah 41:10, "Fear not for I am with you."
Fear-the-lord m English (Puritan)
Referring to the reverence of God.
February f & m English (American, Rare)
The 2nd month of the year. ... [more]
Fegan m English
Transferred use of the surname Fegan.
Fel m & f English
Short form of Felix, Felicia, Felicity, or other names beginning with a similar sound.
Felton m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Felton.
Fendi f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Meaning unknown. It is used in reference to the Italian luxury brand Fendi, which is named after its founders, Adele and Eduardo Fendi.
Fenimore m English
Transferred use of the surname Fenimore, an English surname which was originally a nickname derived from Old French fin "fine, splendid" and amour "love".
Fenix m English
Variant of Phoenix and Fennix.
Fenley m & f English (Rare)
Transferred used of the surname Fenley.
Fenn f & m English
Unisex variant of the Dutch names Fen 2 and Fenne.
Fenner m English
Transferred use of the surname Fenner.
Fenning m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Fenning.
Fenrik m English
Refers to the rank of ‘Second Lieutenant’ in the Norwegian military.
Fenway m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Fenway. The first recorded use of the name in the United States was in 1923, but it briefly increased in usage after the Red Sox won the world series in their home, Fenway Park, in 2013.
Fenwick m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Fenwick.
Feral f & m English (Rare, Archaic)
Etymology: Medieval Latin feralis, from Latin fera "wild animal", from feminine of ferus "wild" ... [more]
Ferd m English (American), Luxembourgish
English and Luxembourgish short form of Ferdinand.
Ferman m English
Variant of Furman.
Fernie m English
Diminutive of Ferdinand.
Ferol f & m English (American)
Possibly a variant of Faryl or Farrell.
Ferrell m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Ferrell.
Ferris m & f English (Rare), Irish, Scottish
Transferred use of the surname Ferris. See also Fergus.
Fess m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Fess.... [more]
Fi f & m English, Irish
Shortened form of Fiona, Finnian, and other names that combine this element. Used more often as a nickname or pet name.
Fidelity m & f English (Puritan)
From the English word fidelity, ultimately from the Latin word fidelis, a derivative of fidere "to trust". This is one of the virtue names coined by the Puritans in the 17th century.
Fidus m & f English (Rare)
This name might have been derived from Latin fidus meaning "faithful."
Field m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Field.
Fielder m Scottish, English
Transferred use of the surname Fielder.
Fielding m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Fielding.
Fields m English
Transferred use of the surname Fields.
Fiery m & f English (Rare, ?), Indonesian (Rare)
From the English word fiery, which is derived from Middle English fyr meaning "fire".
Fifield m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Fifield.
Fig m & f English, Literature
Fig is the name of Hannah's cousin in Curtis Sittenfield's 'The Man of My Dreams'.... [more]
Fight-the-good-fight-of-faith m & f English (Puritan)
Referring to the trials and tribulations one might endure while living out faith in God.
Fil m & f English
Diminutive of Philip and Philomena.
Fillmore m English
Variation of the Norman personal name, Filimor, composed of the Germanic elements filu ‘very’ + mari, meri ‘famous’.
Filmer m English (Rare), English (Canadian, Rare), American (Rare)
Variant of Fillmore. A notable namesake is Canadian musician Filmer Edwin Hubble (1904-1969).
Finch m & f English (Rare), Literature
Transferred use of the surname Finch.
Finchley f & m English
The baby girl or baby boy name Finchley means “finch’s clearing” or “finches’ clearing”. Finchley is also the name of a district in London in the UK.
Findley m & f English
Variant of Findlay.
Finesse f & m English (American, Rare)
Taken from the English word finesse.
Finland m English
In reference to the country of Finland. The first known written appearance of the name Finland is thought to be on three rune-stones. Two were found in the Swedish province of Uppland and have the inscription finlonti... [more]
Finneas m English (Modern)
Variant of Phineas, likely inspired by names containing the Old Irish element finn "white".
Finney m English
Diminutive of Phineas.
Finral m English (Americanized, ?)
Character in the anime Black Clover who utilizes spatial magic.
Finty m & f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Fintan and other names beginning with a similar sound. A known bearer of the nickname is English actress Finty Williams (1972-).
Firman m English
Variant of Firmin.
Firth m English
Transferred use of the surname Firth.
Fisk m English
Transferred use of the surname Fisk.
Fitch m English
Transferred use of the surname Fitch.
Fitzedward m English
Meaning son of Edward
Fitzgerald m English (American, Rare), Haitian Creole
Transferred use of the surname Fitzgerald. This was the middle name of President John F. Kennedy.
Fitzhugh m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Fitzhugh.
Five m English (Rare)
From the English word for the number 5, derived from Old English fīf (from an Indo-European root shared by Latin quinque and Greek pente).
Fiz f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Fizz
Fizzy f & m English
Diminutive of Fizz.
Flake m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Flake.
Flame m & f English (Rare)
From the English word flame: "a stream of burning vapor or gas, emitting light and heat; darting or streaming fire; a blaze; a fire."
Flee-debate m English (Puritan)
Referring to staying away from argument.
Flee-fornication m English (Puritan)
Name given to 'bastard' children.
Fleet m English
Either a diminutive of Fleetwood or a transferred use of the surname Fleet.
Flester f & m English
Fortified place
Fletch m English
Diminutive of Fletcher.
Florentian m English (Archaic), German (Archaic)
English and German form of Florentianus. This name was borne by saint Florentian, a 5th-century bishop from North Africa who was forced into exile by the Vandal king Gaiseric (also known as Geiseric and Genseric) for continuing to adhere to Orthodox Christianity.
Florimund m German (Archaic), Dutch (Archaic), English (Archaic), Popular Culture, Theatre
Derived from Latin florens meaning "prosperous, flourishing" (see Florence) combined with Old High German mund meaning "protection."... [more]
Flournoy m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Flournoy.... [more]
Fly m & f English
Diminutive of Flynn and Flynne.
Flye-debate m English (Puritan)
Referring to fleeing from argument.
Fly-fornication m English (Puritan)
Puritan name given after the first two words of 1 Corinthians 6:18 "Fly fornication", i.e. "avoid sexual immorality".
Flynne f & m English (Rare)
Variant or feminine form of Flynn.
Flynt m English
Variant of Flint.
Foggy m & f English (Rare), Popular Culture
From the English word foggy.... [more]
Folantyne m English (British, Archaic)
Archaic variant of Valentine 1, possibly based on Welsh Folant.
Foley m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Foley.
Fonda f & m English (Rare)
Transferred from the surname Fonda.
Fontain m English (American)
French place name, a form of Fontaine meaning "spring" or "well". Compare the English word Fountain.
Fontaine f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Fontaine.
Fordham m English
Transferred use of the surname Fordham.
Forester m English
From a surname meaning "keeper of forest" or "forest expert", originally belonging to a person who lived near a forest. Could also be considered an elaboration of Forrest and Forest.
Forever f & m English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word forever.
Forrester m English
Transferred use of the surname Forrester.
Forrey m English
Diminutive of Forrest. There might possibly also be cases where this name is derived from the surname Forrey.
Forrie m English
Diminutive of Forrest. There might possibly also be cases where this name is derived from the surname Forrie.... [more]
Forry m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Forrest. There might possibly also be cases where this name is derived from the surname Forry.
Forsaken m English (Puritan)
Meaning, "abandoned; deserted." Name given to 'bastard' children.
Forsyth m English
means "places"
Forsythe m English
Transferred use of the surname Forsythe.
Fount m English
Meaning unknown, possibly from the English "fountain." It is likely a diminutive of Fontaine or a transferred use of a surname.
Fountain m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Fountain. This was borne by Fountain E. Pitts (1808-1874), an American Methodist minister and Confederate chaplain, Fountain L. Thompson (1854-1942), an American senator from North Dakota, and Fountain Hughes (ca... [more]
Fowler m English
Transferred use of the surname Fowler.
Foxtrot m English (American, Rare)
From the name of a ballroom dance with a slow-slow-quick-quick rhythm, named due to its resemblance to the movements of a fox.
Foxworth m English
Transferred use of the surname Foxworth
Foxx m English (Rare)
Either transferred use of the surname Foxx or a variant of Fox. According to the Social Security Administration, Foxx was given to 13 boys in 2018.
Francy m & f Dutch, English, French, German
Variant of Francie.
Frankee f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Frankie. Diminutive of the masculine names Francis and Franklin. Now the feminine diminutive Francine and Franchesca.
Frankino m English
From English Frank with Italian diminutive "-ino".
Frankllyn m English (American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Franklin, most often used in Brazil.
Franky m English
Variant of Frankie.
Fredd m English
Variant of Fred.
Freddi m & f English (Modern, Rare), German, Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of English Freddy, also a variant of German and Latin American Fredy.
Fredi m & f English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), German
Variant of English Freddy, also a variant of Latin American and German Fredy.
Fredney m English
Combination of the names Fred and Rodney.
Fredson m English (American, Rare), Brazilian
Transferred use of the surname Fredson.
Free m & f English (American)
From Middle English free, fre, freo, from Old English frēo (“free”). May also be transferred use of the surname Free.
Freedom m & f English (Puritan), English (African)
From Old English frēodōm, used in reference to the Biblical verse 2 Corinthians 3:17, "Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom." The name found a resurgence in usage during the American centennial of 1876 and bicentennial of 1976... [more]
Free-gift m & f English (Puritan)
Referring to the free gift of salvation.
French m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname French.
Frenchie f & m English
Diminutive of French or a feminine form of French.
Friend m English (American, Rare)
From the English word friend meaning "a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection".
Friendly m English (American)
Derived from either the English word friendly or the English surname Friendly.
Frith m English
Variant of FRIÞ.
From-above m & f English (Puritan)
Referring to something coming from God.
Frost m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Frost or from the English word.
Frosty m & f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Either a short form of Forrest or simply from the English word frosty.
Frowin m German (Archaic), English (Archaic), Anglo-Saxon Mythology
Derived from Old High German frot, fruot "wise" and wini "friend". Frowin figures as a governor of Schleswig in Gesta Danorum and in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as an ancestor of the kings of Wessex, but the latter source only tells that he was the son of Friðgar and the father of Wig.
Froy m Spanish (Latin American), English (American, Rare)
Short form of Froylán (Spanish) and contraction of Fitzroy (English). In the United States, it is possible that there are also cases where this name is derived from the rare surname Froy.... [more]
Fruing m English
Meaning unknown. This was the first name of one of the Warne brothers, who published Beatrix Potter's tales.
Frye m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Frye.
Fuller m English
Transferred use of the surname Fuller.
Furian m English
English form of Furianus.
Furious m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the English word furious.
Furman m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Furman.
Furnley m English (Australian, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Furnley. Frank Leslie Thomson Wilmot (1881-1942), who published his work under the pseudonym Furnley Maurice, was a noted Australian poet.
Fuscian m English
English form of Fuscianus. This is the name of a saint from the 3rd century AD.
Future m & f English (Rare), Western African, Southern African
This name is from the English word derived from Old French futur meaning "future, to come," which is then derived from Latin futurus meaning "going to be, yet to be, the future (as a noun)." The Latin word is an irregular suppletive future participle of esse meaning "to be," which comes from the Proto-Indo-European root *bheue- meaning "to be, exist, grow, come into being."... [more]
Gabbey f & m English (American)
Gabbey is a variant of the names Gabby. And is a short form of the names Gabriel. For females its short for Gabriella... [more]
Gabey m English
Diminutive of Gabriel.
Gable m English
Transferred use of the surname Gable.
Gabrael m English (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Gabriel. Gabrael was given to 9 boys in 2012 according to the Social Security Administration.
Gabreal m English (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Gabriel. Gabreal was given to 11 boys in 2011 according to the SSA.
Gabrian m English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Gabriel. Gabrian was given to 11 boys in 2017 per the SSA.
Gadge m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Gage. Gadge was given to 11 boys in 2010 according to the SSA.
Gaege m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Gage
Gahan m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Gahan.... [more]
Gaige m & f English (American)
Variant of Gage.
Gaije m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Gaige. Gaije was given to 5 boys in 2008 according to the SSA.
Gaines m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Gaines.