Aaron (Arin,Aron) - one who is enlightened * Abiel - father of strength * Abner - father of light * Abraham (Abe) - father of a multitude; exalted father * Abram - father of height * Ace - a feeling of unity * Ackley - dweller of the oak tree * Adair - from the oak tree * Adalard - noble or brave * Adam (Ad, Addy, Addison) - man of the red earth * Addison - son of Adam * Adiel - ornament of God * Adlai - justice of the Lord * Adler - eagle or keen mind; the bold eagle * Adolf - noble wolf * Adrian - dark one * Adriel - flock of God * Aeneas - the praised one * Ahban - brother of the wise * Aidah - little firey one * Aiden (Aidan) - fire * Aiken - his father's image, little man * Akron (Akon)- the ninth born son * Alan (Al, Allan, Allen) - handsome, bright * Alaric - noble ruler * Alastair - "defender of men." * Alba - white, fair * Albern - noble warrior * Albert (Al, Bert) - nobly bright; noble blood * Alcott (Al, Alcot) - old cottage dweller * Alden (Al, Aldan, Elden) - wise old friend; the wise guardian * Aldhelm - a vetran * Aldo - old and wise * Aldred - old counselor * Aldrich (Aldric, Aldridge) - old, wise ruler * Aldwin - old friend * Alexander (Alec, Alex, Alexis, Alexi, Alexandre, Alastair) - helper of men; great protector * Alexis - helper * Alfonso - eager for battle * Alfred - wise * Algernon - with whiskers * Alison - noble son * Allard - brave * Allon - emblem of eternity * Almeric - worker * Almo - able * Almon - hidden * Almu - alms or charity * Alpin - blonde one * Alston - noble man's estate * Alvin - loved by all * Amadeus - love of God * Ambrose - immortal one. * Amerigo - worker * Amory - divine ruler * Amos - a burden * Anastasius - resurrection * Anatole - man from the East * Andrew (Anders, Andre,Drew) - strong, manly * Angelo (Angel)- angel or messenger; one who is saintly * Angus - unhesitating strength * Anthony (Antone, Tony, Antonio) - deserving praise; priceless * Aram - high, exalted *Aramis - meaning unknown * Arden - eager and sincere * Ardon - bronzed * Ari - a lion *Aric (Arek, Ric) - a merciful ruler * Ariel - lion of God * Arlen (Arlan, Arlin) - vow to God; a pledge * Arlo - from the protected town * Armand (Arman, Armando)- war man * Arnold (Arnie, Arnaldo) - strong as the eagle * Artemas - pure * Arthur (Arther, Art, Arty, Arturo) - high courage; noble * Asher - happy, blessed * Aubrey - ruler of spirits; ruler of the elves * Audon - desolate * August (Augustin, Gus) - exalted * Audrek (Aurel, Aurelian) - blonde hair * Austin (Austen) - one who is helpful * Avery - mischievous elfin ruler * Axel (Axelrod )- father of peace; man of peace * Aylworth - great worth *

Bailey (Baillie, Baily) - a steward or bailiff * Baird - ballad singer * Balbo - garbled speech * Baldric - bold ruler * Baldor - the bolder one * Baldwin - protector * Ballard - bold, strong * Bancroft - from the bean field * Banning - little blonde one * Barclay (Berkeley, Burke) - meadow of birch trees * Bard - poet and singer * Barlow - boar hill * Barnabas - son of consolation * Barnett - nobleman, leader * Baron - nobleman * Barr - a gateway * Barry - straight shooter, marksman * Batholomew (Bart, Bartley) - warlike; a farmer * Barton (Bart) - from the barley farm * Baruch - blessed * Basil - kingly * Baxler - bread baker * Baxter (Bax, Baxy)- the baker * Bayard - reddish brown haired * Beal - handsome one * Ben - son * Benedict - blessed one * Benjamin (Ben, Benjy, Benny, Benson) - son of the right hand * Bennet - little blessed one * Benson - son of Benjamin * Bentley - meadow * Benton (Bent) - green grass; man from the moor * Bercan - little spear * Bern - bear * Bernard (Barney, Bernie)- bear; brave as a bear * Bertel - bright power * Bertrand - bright shield * Bing - from the kettle shaped hollow * Birel - a steward * Bjorn - a bear * Blade - prosperity , glory * Blair - from the plain * Blake - fair haired; of fair conplexion * Blaze - A torch * Bond - farmer or honest * Booker - an author or scribe * Booth - home lover; home * Borden - boar valley * Boris - a warrior * Bowie (Boy, Bowen, Boyd) - yellow haired one * Boyd - yellow haired * Boyne - white cow * Brad - broad, wide place * Bradford - from the broad river * Bradley (Brad, Brady) - of the meadow * Brandon - from the beacon hill * Brendan - little raven * Brett (Bret, Brit, Britt) - native of Brittany * Brian (Briant, Byran) - strong * Brice (Bryce) - a man who has great ambition * Brock - badger * Broderick (Brodrick, Rick) - from the broad ridge; fertile, flat farmland * Brooke (Brook, Brooks) - a stream * Bruce - dweller at the thicket; brushwood * Bruno - a dark complexion * Bryce - a steward * Budd (Bud) - her ald or messenger * Burke - castle * Burton (Burt, Butch) - a fortified homestead; fortress * Byram - cattle shelter * Byrel - a steward * Byron (Byran, Byrum) - cottager; bear *

Cadmar - strong in battle * Cadmus - from the east * Cadwallader - battle ruler * Caesar - hairy * Cain - possession or possessed * Cairn - a priest, a sacrificer * Calbert (Cal, Calvert) - shepherd * Calder - the brook * Caldwell - near the well * Caleb (Cal, Cale) - a dog; faithful, bold * Caley - thin or slender * Calhoun - from narrow forrest * Calum (Callum, Cal) - bringer of peace * Calvert - calf herder * Calvin (Cal, Vin, Vinny) - bald * Cameron (Cam, Ron) - crooked nose * Camille - an assistant at sacred rites * Camon - a field of standing wheat * Carey - a rock * Carl (Karl) - manly or vigorous; one who farms * Carleton - farmer's market * Carlin (Carl, Carling) - champion; little champ * Carlisle - castle tower * Carmi - vine dresser * Carney - victorious * Carollan - little champion * Carr (Carew, Kerr) - dwellar at a marsh; the mysterious one * Carson - son of Carr * Cartner (Cart) - driver of a cart * Carver - wood carver * Carvell - warrior or champion * Cary (Carey) - fort * Casey (Case, Casie) - brave * Cashin - curly * Casimer - preacher of peace * Caspar - treasurer * Cassidy - cleaver one * Castor - beaver * Catto - wise one * Cavell - little active one * Cecil - blind * Cedric - battle ruler * Chad (Chadd, Chaddy) - warrior * Chadwick - warlike * Chaim - life * Chalmer - head of the house * Chandler (Chan, Chandlor) - candlemaker * Charles (Cary, Carlos, Charlton, Chuck) - manly or strong * Chase - hunter * Chauncey (Chance) - from a chancellor or church official * Chester - a champ * Christian (Chris, Kristian) - anointed one; a Christian * Christopher (Chris, Kris, Christofer, Kristopher) - Christ-bearer * Clarence (Clair, Clare ) - illustrious; famous * Clark (Clarke, Clerc) - learned * Claude (Claus, Claudius) - lame * Clayton (Clay) - from the clay farm * Cleary - scholar * Clement - merciful * Cleon - famed, renowned * Cleveland - cliff * Clifford - from the clifford * Clifton - cliff town * Clinton (Clint) - from the headland town; from the farm at the top of the hill * Clovis - famous warrior * Clyde - warm * Colbert - brillian seafarer * Colby (Coleman) - from the black farm; miner * Coleman - little dove * Colgan - a dove * Collier - miner * Colin - whelp, young animal * Colton - coal town * Compton - valley town * Conall - love, friendship * Conan - brave, strong willed * Conlan - a hero * Conrad (Curt, Kurt) - bold cousel; counselor * Conroy - wise one * Constantine - firm, constant one * Coral - cordial or hearty * Corbet - a raven * Corbin (Corbet, Corbett, Corby, Corwin) - raven * Corcoran - of reddish complexion * Cordell (Cord, Dell)- rope maker *Cory (Corey) - deep ravine, mountain glen * Corey - pool dweller * Cornelius - hornlike * Corry - a spear * Cosmo - order * Courtland (Court, Curt) - from the farms * Craig (Graig) - a rock; rocky hill * Crispin - curly haired * Cullen - handsome one * Cutler (Cutty) - knifemaker * Cyril - lordly, or masterly * Cyrus - the sun *

Dag - day or brightness * Dale (Dael, Dal) - dweller in the valley; little valley * Dallas - spirited one; wise * Dalton - farm in the dell; the valley estate * Daly - counselor * Damon - one who subdues * Dan - judging, preceiving truth * Dana - bold or intrepid * Daniel (Dan, Danny) - God is my judge * Darby - free man * Darcy - dark man * Dard - pearl of wisdom * Darell - darling * Darian (Darien, Darius) - one who is wealthy * Darlic - an ancient golden coin * Darius - preserver or restrainer * Daron - the thunderer * Darrell (Dar, Dare, Darell, Daril, Daryl) - loved one * Darren - great one * Darton - deer park or estate * Darvin - spear friend, comrade * Darwin - brave one * David (Dave, Davis, Davey, Dawson) - beloved * Davis - son of the beloved one * Dean (Deane, Deano) - a wooded valley; great leader * Dearborn - beloved child * Dedrick - ruler of the people * Delano - nut trees * Delbert - day-bright * Delwyn - proud friend * Demas - popular one * Demetrius (Demetir) - from the goddess of fertility, Demeter * Dempster - the judge * Denis - from the God of wine * Derek (Derik, Derric, Dirk) - a mode of life; a great ruler * Dermot - free man * Derrick - ruler * Derry - the oak * Derval - true desire * Derwin - beloved friend * Desmond - wordly * Devin (Dev, Devon, Devvy) - poet * Dewitt - blonde one * Dexter - right hand * Dillon - faithful one * Dio - excellent or godly * Dirck - people's ruler * Dixon - son or Richard * Dominic - Sunday's child * Dominick (Dom, Domingo, Nick, Nicky) - belonging to the Lord * Don - brown haired * Donahue - dark warrior * Donald (Don, Donahue, Donal, Donovan) - world power * Dongal - dark stranger * Doral - devoted to Thor * Dorcas - from the forrest * Dorian - from the sea * Dorin - a gift * Dothan - wells of water * Dougal - black stranger * Douglas (Doug, Dougy) - dark streak; the dark ocean * Doyle - newcomer * Drake - dragon * Drew - wise one; trustworthy * Duane - poet * Dudley - people's meadow * Duff - dark one * Duke (Dukey, Dukie) - leader * Duncan - brown cheif * Dunn - dark one * Dunstan - hell stone * Durant - the enduring one * Dwayne (Duane, Wayne) - little dark one; meadow * Dwight - white or blond one * Dylan - the ocean; influential *

Eamon - form of Edmond * Earl - nobleman or leader * Eaton - from the riverside estate * Eben - a stone * Ebenezer - rock of help * Eberhard - wild boar brave * Edan - fire * Edbert - prosperous, brilliant * Edel - noble one * Eden - love, delight, pleasure * Edgar - rich spear * Edison - son of Edward * Edmond - rich protection * Edsel - prosperous man's house * Edolf - prosperous wolf * Edom - red * Edric - blessed power * Edward (Ed, Ned, Ted) - rich guard; the protector * Edwin - rich friend * Egan - firey one * Egbert - awesomely bright * Ehren - honorable one * Eiliv - everliving * Elam - youth * Eldred - ancient counsel * Eldric - ancient rule * Eleos - mercy * Eli - high rank * Elijah (Eli, Ellis) - the Lord is God; Jehova is God * Ellard - brave one * Ellery - of the alder trees * Elliot - my God is Jehova * Ellison - son of Ellis * Ellsworth - farmer * Elmer - noble fame * Elmo - helmet protector * Elrad - wise counsel * Elroy - the king * Elvin - wise friend * Emanuel (Emmanuel, Manuel) - God with us * Emery - worker * Emile - industrious one * Emmett - an ant, active, lively * Enoch - dedicated * Ensi - first, foremost * Ephraim - dedicated * Eran - watchful * Erasmus -amiable * Ercan - rainbow * Erdman - earthman, farmer * Eric (Erek, Erik) - ever mighty or powerful; short for Frederic * Erin - peace * Erland - knowing and experienced * Ernest - sincere one * Errol (Earl, Erroll) - wandering; nobleman * Ervin - war friend, comrade * Esau - hairy * Estes - from the East * Ethan - firmness, constancy * Eudo - rich, happy * Eugene (Eugenio, Gene) - well born * Eustace - happy in harvest * Evald - ever powerful * Evan (Evin, Owen) - a youth; a great warrior * Evelyn - a dear one * Everard - brave one * Everett (Ev, Everard) - he who is as strong as a boar * Ewald - ever powerful * Ewan - a youth * Ewing - law friend * Ezekiel (Ezell, Zeke) - strength of the Lord * Ezra - helper *

Fabian - bean grower * Fagan - little firey one * Fairfax - blonde * Falkner (Faulkner) - falcon trainer * Fane - glad, joyful * Farold - mighty traveler * Farry - manly forceful * Faust - lucky * Fay - raven * Felan - a young wolf * Felim - ever good * Felix - happy; blessed * Fenton - from the marshland * Ferdinand - adventurous life * Fergus - man's strength * Ferguson (Fergus. Gus) - manly * Ferris - very choice one * Festus - belonging to a holiday * Fidel - faithful or sincere * Filbert - brilliant one * Fillmore - famous one * Filmer - very famous one * Finley (Findlay, Findley) - fair haired one * Finn - fair haired and complexioned * Fiske - fish * Flavian - blonde one * Flavius - yellow haired * Fletcher - arrow featherer * Flemming (Flem) - the Dutchman * Fletcher - arrow maker * Floyd (Lloyd) - the hollow * Franchot - free * Frank (Francis) - free * Franklin - a freeman * Fraiser (Fraser, Frazier) - strawberry * Frederic (Frederick, Freddy, Friedrich, Fritz, Erik) - peaceful ruler * Freeman - free man * Fremont - noble protector * Frey - Lord * Fuller - one who shrinks cloth * Fulton - from a farm town *

Gabriel (Gab, Gabe, Gabby) - my hero is God; man of God * Gad - a troop, good fortune * Gage - pledge * Gail - joy * Galdor - a charm * Gale - energetic * Galen - calm, gentle * Galton - owner of a rented estate * Galvin (Vin, Vinny) - sparrow * Gamaliel - reward of God * Gannon - blonde one* Gardener (Gar, Gard) - a gardener * Gareth - firm spear * Garret (Gareth, Garth) - spear champion * Garry - a gardener * Garth - a field or enclosure; herdsman * Garvey - spear of war * Garwood - a spear or javelin * Gaspar - treasure master * Gaston - hospitable * Gavin - battle hawk * Gaylord - lively one * Gaymor - fair hair * Geary - changeable one * George (Geordie, Jorge) - land worker * Gerald (Gerard, Jerald) - spear ruler; spear carrier * Gerbert - spear bright * Gerhard - spear power * Gershom - a stranger * Gibson - son of Gilbert * Gideon - tree feller; great warrior * Gilbert (Gil, Bert, Gilburt) - bright pledge * Giles - sheild bearer * Gillett - little Gilbert * Gilmer - famous hostage * Gilmore - servant of St. Mary * Giovanni ( Gian, Gianni, Gio) - Italian name for John * Glen (Glenn, Glyn, Glynn) - a valley * Glendower - deep water * Glenson - from the glen * Goddard - divinely firm * Godfrey - God's peace * Godwin - good friend * Gomer - complete, consistant * Gordon (Gorden, Gordy) - uncertainty; pyramid-shaped hill * Gower - pure one * Graham - from the gray land * Granger - farmer * Grant (Grantley) - great * Gregory - a watchman * Griffith - reddish * Griswold - from the gray forrest * Grover - grove dweller * Gunther (Gun, Gunmar) - warrior * Gustav - Goth's staff * Guthrie - brave soldier * Guy - mistletoe; guide * Gwyn - white, fair * Gylian - rejoicing *

Haaron - of high birth * Hadad (Adad) - god of virility * Hadar - glorious * Hadden (Haddan, Haddon) - from the heath; child of the heather-filled valley * Hagen - young one * Haines (Haynes) - vined cottage * Hakan - fiery * Halbert - brilliant hero * Hale - hero * Halen - hall * Halsey - from Hal's island * Halsted - from the manor house place * Halvard - stone guard * Hamilton - homelover's estate * Hamlet - a little home * Hanley - from the high pasture * Harith - cultivator * Harlan (Harland) - warrior land; of the army territory * Harley - army meadow * Harold (Hal, Harry) - army ruler; power * Harper - harp player * Harris (Harrison, Harrisen, Harry) - son of Harry * Hart (Harte) - deer or stag * Hartman - strong, austere man * Harvay - bitter * Harvey - warrior * Hasan - handsome * Hastings - son of the violent one * Hauk - wild hawk * Haven - place of saftey * Hayward - hedged inclosure * Healdon - a preserver * Heath - the hunter * Heathcliff - of the heath cliff * Heber - fellowship * Hector - defender * Heinz - ruler of the home * Helmer - helmeted warrior * Henerick (Hendrick, Rick) - ruler or the estate * Henry (Hal, Harry, Hank) - ruler of the home * Herbert - bright warrior * Herman - army man * Heywood - dark forest * Hilary - cheerful * Hildebrand - battle sword * Hildric - battle power * Hilmar - battle renown * Hilton - from the hill estate * Hiram - noble. high born * Hobart - bright mind * Holcomb - deep valley * Holger - island spear * Hollis - of the holly tree grove * Holmes - son of Holmann * Holt - of the forest * Homer - a security * Horace - clear sighted * Horton - from the gray estate * Hosea - salvation * Howard (Howie) - a steward or sword guardian * Hubert - bright mind * Hugh - mind or thought * Humbert - brilliant Hun * Humphrey - support of peace * Hunter (Hunt, Terry) - one who hunts * Hurst - dweller at the forest * Hutton - of the mansion on the ridge * Hyman - life *

Ian (Iain, Ion) - God's gracious gift; Scottish for John * Idris - study or meditation * Ignatius - ardent one * Igor (Inge, Ingmar) - hero * Ilias - Jehova is my God * Ilo - joy, delight * Ingemar - famous son * Inglebert - brilliant one * Ingram - raven; angel * Iniko - time of trouble * Innis (Inness, Inge) - from the river island * Ira - watchful * Irenaeus - peaceful * Irial - salvation or greeting * Irvin - comrade * Irving (Erwin, Irv, Irvin) - handsome * Isaac (Ike, Izak) - lawyer; laughter * Isaiah (Isa, Isiah) - salvation * Isodore - gift of Isis * Israel - ruling with the Lord * Ivan (Yvan) - Russian for John * Ives - little archer *

Jack - the supplanter * Jacob (Jake, James, Jay) - one who overthrows * Jamal (Gamal, Jammal) - camel * James - the supplanter * Januel - January * Janus - gate keeper * Japheth - enlargement or growth * Jared (Jarrod) - descent * Jarek - born in January * Jarvis - spear keen * Jason (Jay) - healer; God is my savior * Jasper (Casper, Gaspar) - jasper stone; bearer of treasure * Jay - lively son * Jed - beloved of the Lord * Jefferson - son of Jeffrey * Jeffrey (Jeff, Geoffrey) - divinely peaceful; bringer of peace * Jeremiah (Jem, Jeromy, Jeremy) - exalted to the Lord * Jeriel - founded by God * Jerome - holy name * Jesse (Jess) - wealth; gift giver; God exists * Jethro - excelence * Joab - praise the Lord * Joel (Joe) - the Lord is God; God's willingness * John (Jack, Jock, Jan) - God's gift; God is gracious * Jonah (Jonas) - a dove * Jonas - peace loving * Jonathan (Jon, Jonny, Jonathon) - gift of the Lord * Jordan (Jory, Jori, Judd) - descender; the name of the famous river in Israel * Joseph (Joe, Joey, Josef) - he shall add; God multiplies * Joshua (Josh. Jason) - the Lord is salvation * Josiah - given of the Lord * Jovian - gay or jovial * Judah - praise, confessing * Judd - praised * Judson - son of Judd * Jules - soft-haired * Julius (Julian, Jules, Julio) - youthful; colored hair * Justin - just *

Kado - gateway * Kallio - rock or cliff * Kane (Kaine, Kayne) - rebellious boy; honor, tribute * Karel - manly * Kaspar - treasurer * Kay - rejoicer * Keane - sharp one * Keaton (Keeton, Keiton) - where the hawks go * Keefe (Kee, Keifer) - handsome and gentile * Keegan - highly spirited * Keelan - slender * Keenan - little ancient one * Keir - dark-skinned * Keith - hilly or windy * Keller - little companion * Kelly - brave soldier * Kelsey - island of ships * Kelvin - friend of ships * Kelwin - dwells by the water * Kendrick (Ken, Kenric) - ruler * Kenneth (Ken, Kent) - handsome * Kent (Ken, Kenny) - a headland; white * Kermit - dark armor * Kern - little dark one * Kerr - dark mysterious * Kerwin - dark * Kevin (Kev, Kevon) - gentle; handsome * Khaim - life * Kiefer (Keefer) - barrel-maker * Kilian - warlike * Kim - ruler * Kimball - royal and bold * King - ruler * Kingsley - of the King's meadow * Kingston - dweller at the king's estate * Kirby - from the church villiage * Kirk - church dweller * Knute - rugged * Kuno - bolt * Kurt (Curt) - short for Conrad * Kyle (Kile, Kiley, Ky) - from the strait; handsome * Kyne - royal one *

Laban - white * Lachlan - a champion * Ladd - attendant * Lael - to God * Lamar - land famous * Lambert - brightness of the land * Lamont - lawman * Lance - spear * Lancelot (Lance, Launce) - servant , follower; one of the land * Lander - the owner of property * Landis - native * Lane (Laine) - by the road * Larson - son of Lars * Latham - from the barns * Latimer - interpreter * Laurence - laurel crowned * Lawton - from the hill town * Lazarus (Lazar, Lazaro) - God will help * Leander - lion man * Lee - a meadow * Leif - successor, iheritor * Leith - broad , wide river * Leland - from the green meadow * Lemuel - consecrated to God * Lennon - little cloak * Lenox - full of elm trees * Leo - the lion * Leon - lionlike * Leonard (Leo, Leon) - strong as a lion * Leopold - the people's courage * Leroy - the king * Leslie - from the gray forest * Lester - chosen camp * Levi - joining * Lewis - warrior * Lincoln - from the colony by the pool * Lindley - dweller at the lime tree meadow * Lionel - lionlike * Lisle - of the isle * Llewellyn - like a ruler * Lloyd - gray * Locke (Lock, Lockwood) - forest * Lombard - long bearded one * Louis (Lewis, Lou) - famous in battle * Lovell - little beloved one * Lowell - beloved one * Lucas - light * Lucian (Luc, Lucianco) - light; man of light * Ludwig - famous in battle * Luke (Lucas, Lukas) - light; luminous * Luther (Lotario, Luthar) - famous warrior * Lydell - from the open dell * Lyle (Lisle, Ly, Lyell) - from the isle * Lyman - man from the plains * Lyndon (Lin, Lindon) - lake-hill; linden tree * Lynn - pool or waterfall * Lysander - liberator of men *

Macaulay - son of righteousness * Mackenzie (Mack, Macon) - son of the wise ruler * Madison (Maddy, Sonny)- son of war mighty * Madoc - goodly * Magee - son of the firey one * Magnus - great * Mahlon - great infirmity * Maitland - resider at the meadow * Major - champion * Malachi (Mal, Malachy) - messenger of the Lord * Malcom - dove; the royal blood * Malin - little fiesty one * Mallory - unfortunate one * Malvin - one who ministers * Manas - might, power * Manasseh - forgetfullness * Mandel - the almond * Manfred (Manifred, Manny) - mighty peace * Manley - from the hero's meadow * Manoah - rest * Marcel - little hammer * Marcus - offspring of Mars * Mario - martial one * Marley - from the lake meadow * Marlon (Marlin, Merlin) - little falcon or hawk * Marlow - from the hill by the water * Marmion - smallest ones * Marquis - defender of his country's borders * Marshall (Marshal, Marshel) - horse keeper * Martel - a hammer * Martin (Marten, Marty) - warlike * Marvin (Marv, Marven) - famous friend; the sea * Mashil - song of wisdom * Mason (Sonny) - builds with stone * Matthew (Matt, Mathias) - gift of the Lord * Maurice (Maurey, Morris) - black hair and eyes that sparkle; one who has dark skin * Maximilian (Max, Maxwell, Maxim) - of greatest excellence* Maxwell - capable and influential * Mayer - first in competition * Maynard - powerful brave * Mead - from the meadow * Medwin - powerful friend * Meier - shining illustrious * Melchior - King of Light * Meldan - pleasant * Melville - from the estate * Melvin - one who ministers * Menahem - comforter * Mentor - wise teacher * Mercer - storekeeper * Meredith - guardian of the sea * Merle - a blackbird * Merlin - cunning as a hawk * Merwin - famous friend * Meyer - farmer or servant * Michael (Michail, Michel, Mike, Miguel, Misha) - he who is like God * Milan - amiable * Miles (Milo, Myles) - the soldier * Miller - flour grinder * Monroe - a wheeler * Moran - hairy * Morgan - dweller by the sea * Morton - from the moor estate * Moses (Moe, Mozes) - taken out of water * Muhammad - praised * Mungo - amiable * Murdoch - prosperous from the sea * Murphy - sea warrior * Murray - a seaman * Myron - sweet oil or ointment *

Naphtali - wrestling, resisting temptation * Nash - a protruding cliff * Nathan - a gift * Nathaniel (Nat, Nate, Nathan) - gift of God * Neal (Neale, Niles, Nils) - a champion * Nedan - Sunday's child * Nels - great chief * Nelson (Nealson, Nilson) - son of a champion; son of Neal * Nero (Neron, Nerome) - dark man; powerful * Nestor - one who resembles * Nevan - heavenly or blissful * Neville (Nev, Nevil) - from the new estate * Nevin (Nefen, Nev) - worshiper of the saint * Newcomb - a stanger * Newell (Newel, Newl) - a kernel; unusual * Newman - newcomer * Nial - a champion * Nicholas (Nichols, Nick) - victory of the people * Nico - victory * Nigel - dark one * Noah - rest or comfort; peace * Nobel - noble one * Nolan (Noland) - honored man * Norbert - brightness from the North * Norman (Normand) - Northman * Norral - nothern power * Norris - Norseman * Nye - dweller of the island *

Oakley (Oak,Oakleigh) - from the oak meadow * Obadiah - the Lord's servant * Obert - brilliant one * Octavius - the eigth * Odell - wealthy one * Odo - rich or happy * Odolf - wealthy wolf * Ogden - from the oak * Olaf - peace * Olan - holly tree * Olin (Olney) - ancestrial relic * Oliver (Ollie, Olivier) - the olive tree * Omar - eloquent; long life, most high * Omer - a sheaf of wheat * Oran - song * Ordan - dignity * Oren - a pine tree * Oriol - son of fire * Orman - spearman * Ormond - defender of treasure * Orson (Sonny, Urson) - a bear * Orton - from the town * Orville - golden estate * Osbert - divinely bright * Osborn - divine warrior * Oscar (Oskar, Ozzy) - divine spear * Osgood - gift of God * Osmar - divinely glorious * Osmond - heavenly protection * Osric - divine rule * Oswin - divine friend * Otho - divine friend * Otis - one who hears well * Otto - wealthy one * Owen (Ewen, Evan) - a youth; well born * Oxford - oxen crossing *

Padgett - young attendant * Page (Padget, Paige,) - a young assistant * Park - dweller at enclosed park * Pascal - passover * Patrick (Pat, Paxton, Payton) - noble or partician * Paul - little * Payne - villiager * Pembroke - from the headland * Penn - commander * Percival - comrade * Perkin - little Peter * Perry (Parry, Peary) - from the pear tree * Peter (Pedro, Pete, Pietro, Pierre) - rock or stone * Phelim - ever good * Philbert - a radiant soul * Philemon - undivided love * Philip (Felipe, Phil) - lover of horses * Philo - loving or friendly * Phineas - mouth of brass * Phoebus - shining * Pierce (Pearce) - rock * Pierrepont - stone bridges * Pitt - from the hollow * Plato - broad one, broad shouldered * Pomeroy - from the apple orchard * Porter - gatekeeper * Powell - alert * Prescott (Scott, Scotty) - priest's dwelling * Preston - priests domain * Price (Pryce, Bryce) - ardent one; valued one * Primo - first child * Proctor - administrator * Prosper - fortunate *

*Quennel - tree dweller * Quentin - the fifth * Quillion - sword * Quinlan - well shaped; strong * Quinn - wise or intelligent *

Rad - counselor * Radburn - from the red stream * Radcliff - red cliff dweller * Radford - of the red valley * Radnor - at the red shore * Ragnar - ruling power * Raham - merciful * Ralph - wolf or wolf shield * Ralston - town * Rambert - mighty brilliant * Ramsay (Ram, Ramsey) - raven's island * Ramus - peaceful * Ranald - ruling power * Randolph (Randy, Randall) - shield wolf; strong shield * Ranger - forest keeper * Raoul - helpful commander * Raphael - healed by God * Raymond (Ramon, Ray) - wise protection * Read - red * Redbert - bright counselor * Redmond - protector * Reed (Redd, Read) - reed * Reece - ardent one * Reeve - steward, bailiff * Regan - little king * Reginald - ruling power * Rembert - bright judgement * Rene - reborn * Reuben - behold a son * Reuel - friend of God * Reverdy - joy or pleasure * Rex - king * Rexford - from the King's castle * Reynold - lasting power * Richard (Rich, Rick, Dick) - stern ruler; powerful ruler * Richmond - powerful protector * Ricker - knight or horseman * Rider - knight or horseman * Rigg - from the ridge * Riley - warlike one * Roald - ruler * Roarke - famous ruler * Robert (Bob, Rob, Robby, Roberto) - bright fame * Roderick (Rod, Rick) - famous ruler * Rodney - famed new power * Roger (Rodge, Rodger) - famous spear * Roland - fame of the land * Romano - strength or power * Romney - from the marsh * Ronald - ruling power * Ronan - a young seal * Ross - horse * Rowan - red * Roy - a king * Rudolph - famed wolf * Ruyard - a cleared field * Rufus - bed * Runo - a poem * Rupert - bright in fame * Russell - a stream or brook * Rutherford - from the cattle ford * Ryan - a prince *

Saber - a sword * Salvador - one who saves * Sam - to hear * Samson (Sam, Sammy) - splendid sun; one who is as bright as the sun * Samuel (Sam, Sammy) - heard of God; answered prayers * Sancho - truthful or sincere * Sanfred - holy peace * Santo - holy or sacred * Saul - asked for * Sawyer - one who saws wood * Saxon (Sax) - he who bares arms * Sayer - woodworker * Scott (Scot, Scotty) - from Scotland * Sean (Shawn, Shane) - heavenly generosity * Sebastian (Bastian) - venerable; majestic * Sennet - old, wise one * Semptimus - the seventh * Seth - appointed * Severn - boundary * Seward - sea guardian * Sextus - sixth one * Seymour - from the town St. Maur * Shamus (Seamus, James) - the supplanter * Shandy - little rowdy one * Shane- God is gracious * Shaw - from the grove * Shelley - from a town in England * Shepherd (Shep, Shepard) - shepherd * Shepley - from the sheep meadow * Sheridan - savage * Sherlock - fair or white haired * Sherman - a shear man * Sherwin - a swift runner * Sheth - appointed * Sholem - peace * Sibert - conquering brightness * Sidney - from St. Denis * Siegfried - vigorous protector * Silas - dweller in the woods * Silvester - forest dweller * Simeon - hearing, obedience * Simon (Si, Silas, Simeon) - heard * Simpson - son of Simon * Sinclair - from the down of St. Clair * Sinon - wise * Skeet - swift one * Skipp - shipowner * Slade - dweller in the valley * Sloan - warrior * Smith (Smitty) - blacksmith * Solomon - peaceful * Solon - wiseman * Sonas - success, fortune * Spark - gay or galliant one * Spencer (Spence) - dispenser of provisions; steward * Spiro - God's breath * Squire - kings attendant * Stacy - stable friend * Stanford - from the rocky ford * Stanley (Stan, Stash) - from the stoney meadow; field * Stanislaus - standing glory * Stanton - stone town * Starr - star * Stefan - crown or wreath * Stephen (Stefan, Steven, Stefano) - crowned one * Sterling - genuine, dependable * Stewart - a steward * Stoddard - horse keeper * Stowe - from the place * Styles - stockade * Sullivan - blue-eyed * Sumner - one who calls; summoner * Sutton - from the south village * Svante - a young swan * Sven - a youth * Swain - herdsman * Sweeney - little hero * Sylvan - dweller in the woods *

Tab - brilliant among the people * Tadd - father * Talbot (Tal, Talbert) - pillager; from the valley * Taliesin - radiant brow * Talvi - winter * Tanner (Tan, Tanny) - leather maker * Tate - cheerful one; one tenth * Taylor - a tailor * Teague - poetic * Terence - smooth or polished * Terrell - thunder ruler * Thaddeus (Tad, Ted, Thad) - graiser; praise br to God * Thady - poet or philosopher * Thatcher - roof-thatcher * Thayer - national man * Theobald - people's power * Theodore (Ted, Theo) - gift of God * Theodoric - ruler of the people * Theophilus - beloved of God * Theron - a hunter * Thomas - a twin * Thoris - courageous * Thoron - boldness * Thornton - from the thorny estate * Thorpe - from the town * Thorrid - Thor's wood * Thurston - Thor's stone * Tiffany - divine showing * Timon - honor or reward * Timothy (Tim, Timmy) - honoring God * Tito - safe and protected * Titus - of the giants * Tobias (Toby, Tobi) - the Lord is good * Todd (Tod, Toddy) - a fox * Torr - from the tower * Torrance - from the Knolls* Torvald - Thor's power * Tracy - harvester * Travers - from the crossroads * Travis (Travers) - at the crossing * Tredway - mighty warrior * Trent (Trenton) - torrent * Trevor (Trefor) - prudent or discreet; the great house * Trey - three * Tristan - noisy one * Tristram (Tris, Tristan)- sorrowful battle; bold * Troy - curly haired; after the city * Truman - a faithful man * Trumble - strong, bold one * Trygre - constant * Tucker - a tucker of cloth * Tudor - gift of God * Tupper - ram raiser * Turlo - resembling Thor * Tyrone - sovereign * Tyrus - a rock *

Uan - a lamb * Ubald - brave * Udell - of the German * Ulric (Ric, Rick) - noble ruler; wolf * Ultann - saintly * Ulysses - hatred * Upton - upper estate * Urban - from the city * Uriah - Jehova's flame * Urian - brightest star * Uriel - angel of light * Uziel - a mighty force *

Vahan - a sheild * Vail - valley dwellar * Val - powerful man * Valdemar - of power * Valdis - lively in battle * Valentine (Val, Bailintin) - strong * Valerian - strong healthy * Valo - the light * Van - a nickname; of noble decent * Vance (Van, Vancie) - son of Van Ness; the thresher * Van Dyke - keeper of the dyke * Van Ness - the mountain keeper * Varian - capricious or changable * Varick - stronghold * Varthan - a leader * Vaughan (Von, Vaughn) - small * Vergil - flourishing * Verne - springlike * Vernon - growing green * Verrill - truthful * Victor (Vic, Vito) - conqueror * Vigor - vigor * Vincent - conquering * Virgil - strong one * Vito - vital * Vitus - quick * Vladimir - ruling in peace * Volmer - renowned of peace * Volney - most popular *

Wace - feudal tenant * Wade - mover * Wainwright - wagon-maker * Wagner - wagon maker * Walcott - cottage dweller * Waldemar - power renowned * Walden - powerful; woods * Waldo - powerful * Walfred - peaceful ruler * Walker - forest walker * Wallace (Wallis, Walsh) - a foreigner; the stranger * Waller - a mason * Walston - corner store * Walter - mighty warrior; ruler of the people * Walton - forest town dweller * Ward - guardian * Ware - prudent one * Warren - protective friend * Warmond - true protector * Warner - protecting warrior * Warrick - strong ruler * Wayne (Waine, Dwayne) - a wagon; wagon maker * Webb - a weaver * Webster (Web, Webb, Weeb) - a weaver * Wesley (Wellesley, Wes, Wesly) - the man from the west * Wheeler - a driver * Whitfield (Whit, Field) - small field * Willard (Will, Wills) - bravery * William (Bill, Billy, Wills, Willis) - determined guardian * Wilmot - resolute courage * Wilton (Wilt) - town belonging to Wilt * Winchell - water drawer * Winslow (Wynn, Lo) - hill of victory * Winston (Winnfield, Win) - friendly stone; town of victory * Winthrop - from a friendly villiage * Wolfe - a wolf * Wolfram - feared * Woodruff - forest warden * Woodward - forester * Woolsey - victorious wolf * Worth - farmstead * Wren - cheif * Wright - craftsman * Wyatt - little warrior * Wymer - famous in battle * Wyn - joy and delight * Wylie - charming *

Xanthus - gold hair * Xavier (Javier) - bright; or splendid * Xenos - mighty * Xerxes - ruler or royal prince * Xenos (Zenos) - mighty; favored guest*

Yale - the yielder; old or vigorous * Yancy (Yance, Yank) - yankee * Yates - the protector * Yehudi - the praise of the Lord * Yeoman - retainer * Yonah (Jonah) - dove of peace * York - sacred tree * Yorick (York) - Danish for George * Yule - born at Christmas * Yves (Ives, Ivor) - an archer *