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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the name does not appear on the United States popularity list ranked < 150; and the name appears on the United States popularity list for years < 1935.
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Nile m English
Possibly a variant of Niall or Niles.
Níls m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Nils.
Nim m & f English, Literature, Popular Culture
Short form of Nimrod, Nimue or other names containing Nim-.... [more]
Nóel m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Noel.
Nona m & f Assyrian
Nona (Syriac: ܢܥܢܐ) is an Assyrian unisex first & last name meaning "dove". The name derives from the Hebrew and Aramaic word "Yona", also meaning "dove".
Nórbert m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Norbert.
Norbèrt m Lengadocian, Gascon
Languedocian and Gascon form of Norbert.
North m & f Obscure
From the English word "north" referring to the direction north, or "up, above". ... [more]
Norval m English
Derived from the surname Norval, which is an Anglo-Scottish variant of Norville, a Norman French surname that was brought to Great Britain during or after the Norman Conquest... [more]
Obe m Frisian
A short form of names with the first element wulf "wulf" or od "wealth" and a second element starting in b- (like beraht or brand).
Obie m English
Diminutive of names that begin with Ob-, like Obadiah, Obed and Oberon.
Ocie m & f American (Rare)
Unisex name of unknown origin used primarily in the southeastern US.
Octavià m Catalan
Catalan form of Octavian.
Oddie m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Odie.
Odie m & f English
Diminutive of names such as Otis, Odell, Odessa, and Oda.
Odín m Galician, Spanish
Galician and Spanish form of Odin.
Odus m English
Variant of Otis.
Offie m English
Possibly a diminutive of Ophrah.
Okey m American
Transferred use of the surname Okey.
Òlaf m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Olaf.
Ølaf m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Øylæifr.
Ólan m Irish
Irish
Olan m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Olan.
Olan m Thai
Means "great, enormous, grand" in Thai.
Olan m Kurdish
Means "echo, reflection" in Kurdish.
Oland m English (American)
Name of unknown meaning. Oland is possibly comprised of the Swedish elements ö, meaning "island," and land, meaning "land."... [more]
Öleñ m Shor
Means "grass" in Shor.
Olen m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Olen.... [more]
Olen m Norwegian (Archaic), Sami
Masculine form of Olena, a name ultimately derived from Ole.
Oley m Russian
Variant transcription of Oleg.
Oley m English
Variant of Ole, reflecting on the Danish and Norwegian pronunciation of the name.
Olie m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Ollie.
Olin m & f Norwegian (Rare)
Feminine variant as well as masculine form of Oline.
Olin m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Olin.
Olin m Nahuatl
Means "movement, motion" in Nahuatl, sometimes referring to an earthquake. This is the seventeenth day-sign of the tonalpohualli. Compare Olli.
Oliva m Samoan, Tongan
Samoan and Tongan form of Oliver.
Oma m & f Finnish (Rare, Archaic)
Means "own" in Finnish.
Omèr m Louisiana Creole
Louisiana Creole form of Homer.
Omer m French, French (Belgian), Flemish, Walloon, History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Audamar (see Otmar). In Flanders (Belgium), the name is widely used, despite the existence of the native Flemish forms Omaar and Omeer.
Omer m Arabic, Urdu, Bosnian, Albanian
Alternate transcription of Umar as well as the Bosnian and Albanian form.
O'Neal m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname O'Neal.
Oney m & f American (Rare)
Oney is possibly of Irish (Gealic) origin as the name of a town in Ireland.
Oran m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Or, means "light" and the name Ran, means "singing" or "(he) sang", this name is not related to the name Oren.
Orange f & m English
First found as a feminine given name in medieval times, in the forms Orenge and Orengia. The etymology is uncertain, and may be after the place in France named Orange... [more]
Orie m American (Rare, Archaic)
Short form of names beginning with Or- such as Ora 1 or Orville or used as an independent name.
Orin m Literature, English (Rare)
Used by Eugene O'Neill in Mourning Becomes Electra as a deliberate link, it has been suggested, with Greek Orestes. ... [more]
Orin f & m Japanese (Rare)
From Rin combined with an o kanji, e.g. 緒 meaning "cord, strap," also used as an honorific version of that name, prefixed with 御/お- (o), used with regards to female names from around the Kamakura and Muromachi periods to around the 20th century.... [more]
Orin f & m Hebrew
Means "lights", from Aramaic origin.
Orin m Jewish
Form of Oren.
Orland m American
An English language form of Orlando.
Orlandó m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Orlando.
Orley m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Orley or possibly a nickname of Orlando.
Orlin m Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian орел (orel) "eagle".
Orlo m Jewish
Eastern Ashkenazic Jewish: from Oryol 'eagle' or Orl, a pet form of Aaron.
Orren m Biblical, Irish
Variant of Oren or Orrin.
Orris m English (Rare), Scottish
Transferred use of the surname Orris.
Orvel m English
Variant of Orville.
Orvil m English
Variant of Orville.
Orvis m English
Transferred use of the surname Orvis.
Osie m & f American (Rare, Archaic)
Short form of names beginning with Os- such as Oscar or Osbert or used as an independent name.
Ossie m Scots
Shetlandic Scots form of Ási. This name used to be Anglicized as Hosea.
Ōta m Japanese (Modern)
This name combines 桜 (ou, you, sakura) meaning "cherry (blossom) tree" with 太 (ta, tai, futo.i, futo.ru) meaning "big around, plump, thick" or 大 (tai, dai, oo-, -oo.ini, oo.kii, ta) meaning "big, large."... [more]
Ota m Russian (Archaic), Uzbek (Rare)
As a Russian name, this name is ultimately derived from the genitive of the Russian noun отец (otets) meaning "father".... [more]
Otha m English (American, Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Otto or Ottar.
Othel m & f English
Diminutive of Otho.
Ott m Medieval German, German (Rare, Archaic)
Medieval German form of Otto.
Ottie f & m English
Variant of Otty.
Ottis m English
Variant of Otis.
Ovila m English, Spanish, French (Quebec)
Meaning unknown, possibly from Latin ovile, meaning "sheepfold."
Owens m English
Transferred use of the surname Owens.
Ozell m & f African American
Transferred use of the surname Ozell.
Páris m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Paris 1.
Paris m Greek
Diminutive of Paraskevas.
Park m Irish
Park - a pet name or nickname for Patrick of Irish origin.
Parley m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Parley.
Pearley m English
Transferred use of the surname Pearley.
Pedró m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Pedro.
Perley m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Perley.
Pershing m English (American)
Most likely used as a first name due to John Joseph Pershing, General of the Armies for the United States at the end of World War I. His paternal ancestors were of German descent, and the original spelling was likely Pfoersching... [more]
Pete m Greek (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Pit.
Pink m & f English
A nickname from the color pink, or a diminutive of names such as Patrick or Patricia.
Pinkey f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Pinkie.
Pinkie f & m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Pink. Borne by a character of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.
Pinkney m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Pinkney.
Pleasant m & f English (Puritan, Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Derived from the English word, which is derived from Anglo-Norman plaisant "delightful" and ultimately from Latin placens "pleasing; agreeable".... [more]
Ples m English (Rare)
Short form of Pleasant (compare Pleas).
Plummer m English
Transferred use of the surname Plummer.
Polk m English
Transferred use of the surname Polk.
Porfírio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Porphyrios (see Porfirio).
Posey f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Posey or variant of Posy.
Powell m American
Transferred use of the surname Powell.
Pratt m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Pratt.
Prentice m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Prentice.
Prentiss m & f English, Scottish
Transferred use of the surname Prentiss.
Press m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Press or possibly a short form of names with the element press, such as Presley.
Pròsper m Catalan
Catalan form of Prosper.
Pryor m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Pryor.
Purl m English
Transferred use of the surname Purl.
Rae m Finnish
From the Finnish word "rae" meaning "hailstone" and "grain".
Rafaèl m Occitan
Occitan form of Rafael.
Rafe m Portuguese
Diminutive of Rafael.
Rance m American
Transferred use of the surname Rance.
Randle m English
Variant of Randall.
Ransom m English
Possibly used in reference to the word ransom, meaning money paid or delivered in exchange for the release of something or someone. ... [more]
Raôul m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Raoul.
Rayburn m English
Variant of Raeburn.
Rayfield m English
Transferred use of the surname Rayfield.
Rayford m American
Transferred use of the surname Rayford.
Raymon m English, Medieval Occitan
English variant of Raymond and Medieval Provençal variant of Raimon.
Reason m & f English (Puritan)
Puritanical name.
Reba m Biblical
Reba was one of five Midianite kings killed during the time of Moses by an Israelite expedition led by Phinehas, son of Eleazar according to Numbers 31:8 and Joshua 13:21.
Redden m English
Transferred use of the surname Redden.
Reed m Frisian
Short form of names containing the name element rad "counsel".
Refugio m & f Spanish (Mexican)
Means "refuge, shelter" in Spanish. As a feminine name, it is often part of the compound name María del Refugio, from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora del Refugio (de los Pecadores) meaning "Our Lady, Refuge (of Sinners)".
Règis m Lengadocian, Gascon
Languedocian and Gascon form of Régis.
Regís m Provençal
Provençal form of Régis.
Regis m Provençal, Niçard, English (American)
Niçard form of Régis as well as an English borrowing of Régis in its Anglicized form. This name was borne by American television personality and actor Regis Philbin (1931-2020).
Renê m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese form of René.
Rennie m & f English
Diminutive of names containing the element ren, such as Rene, Irene, Rennard or Warren.
Reno m & f Italian, Popular Culture, Spanish
Short form of Moreno and other names ending in -reno.
Reubin m Hebrew
Variant of Reuben.
Réva m Hungarian
Hungarian. Allegedly the name of one of Attila the Hun's brothers, although not all sources agree.
Reva f & m Tahitian
Meaning, "firmament."
Rexford m English
Transferred use of the surname Rexford.
Reynolds m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Reynolds.
Reynolds m & f English
English
Rice m English (Rare, Archaic)
English form of the Welsh name Rhys.
Richmond m English
English place name used as a first name. Richmond is a historic town in North Yorkshire. Its name comes from the town of Richemont in Normandy; its name means "rich hill" in Old French.
Robley m English (American)
Meaning unknown, possibly an Americanized version of the Spanish "roble," meaning "oak."
Roby f & m Dutch
Dutch diminutive of Robert (for men) and Roberta and Robine (for women).
Roe m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Roe.
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.
Rolla m American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a phonetic spelling of Rollo.
Rollin m English
Transferred use of the surname Rollin.
Rome m Various
May be used on its own or as a contractive nickname for Ramone.
Rómeó m Icelandic, Hungarian
Icelandic and Hungarian form of Romeo.
Romèo m Lengadocian
Languedocian form of Romeo.
Romeo m & f Japanese
From Japanese 朗 (ro) meaning "bright, clear", 明 (me) meaning "clear, bright" combined with 生 (o) meaning "raw, live". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]
Romie m American (Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Romie.
Ron m Albanian
Variant of Rron.
Rosey f & m English
Diminutive of Rosa 1, Rose and of compound names that start with Ros-, such as Rosaline.... [more]
Rossie f & m English
A variant of the surname Rossi, a variant of Rosie or diminutive of Ross.
Rúdólf m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Rudolf.
Rudólf m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Rudolf.
Ruel m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Ruel.
Ruffin m English
Transferred use of the surname Ruffin.
Ruffus m English
Variant of Rufus.
Rush m English (American)
From French rousse, meaning "red hair." May also be transferred use of the surname Rush.
Rutherford m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Rutherford. Rutherford B. Hayes was the 19th President of the United States.
Sada f & m Japanese
From 定 (sada) meaning "certain, true, definite, sure," also used as 貞, referring to chastity and virtue.... [more]
Sada m Uzbek
Means "elm" in Uzbek.
Sálomon m Faroese
Faroese form of Solomon.
Salómon m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Solomon.
Samie m & f English (American)
Variant of Sammy.
Sámson m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Samson.
Samsón m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Samson.
Samual m English
Variant of Samuel.
Sanders m English (British, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Sanders.
Santo m Cornish
Cornish diminutive of Alexander.
Šaul m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Saul.
Saül m Catalan, French (Rare), Biblical French
Catalan and French form of Saul.
Schley m American (Archaic)
The name is derived from the surname Schley.... [more]
Seaborn m English (Puritan)
Transferred use of the surname Seaborn, though in the case of many Puritans, it was given to children born at sea.
Seldon m English
Means "from the house on the hill" or "from the willow valley".
Selmer m American
Transferred use of the surname Selmer.
Selmer m Norwegian
Variant of Selmar as well as an elaborated form of Selm.
Sena f & m African
gift of fate... [more]
Sena m & f Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current" or 聖 (se) meaning "holy, sacred" or 星 (se) meaning "star, celestial body, one of the Twenty-Eight Mansions in the Chinese system of constellations" combined with 名 (na) meaning "name, reputation" or 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree, what, Nara (city)" or 那 (na) meaning "what, which"... [more]
Severt m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Sievert.
Shade m & f English
From the English word shade or transferred use of the surname Shade, which may be a topographic name for someone who lived near a boundary (from the Old English scead "boundary") or a nickname for a thin man, (from the Middle English schade, "shadow", "wraith") or an Americanized spelling of the German and Dutch surname Schade.
Shedrick m English
Transferred use of the surname Shedrick.
Shep m English
Short form of Shepherd.
Sherrill m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Sherrill. As a feminine name, it's also a variant of Cheryl.
Sherwin m English
Transferred use of surname Sherwin.
Shoji m Japanese
初 means "first" in Japanese, and could possibly mean "precious" when used in conjunction with 児 "child"... [more]
Silver m Estonian
Contracted form of Silvester.
Silver m Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
From Old Norse silfr meaning "silver". (Compared Silver and Silfur).
Sim m Scottish, English
Short form of Simon 1.
Símeon m Faroese
Faroese form of Simeon.
Simeón m Spanish (Rare), Galician (Rare), Aragonese (Rare)
Spanish, Galician and Aragonese form of Simeon.
Simmie m American
Diminutive of Simon 1, Simeon or other names with the sound sim.
Simpson m English
Transferred use of the surname Simpson.
Siná m & f Shipibo-Conibo
Means "brave" in Shipibo.
Smith m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Smiðr.
Sol f & m Korean (Modern)
From native Korean 솔 (sol) meaning "pine (tree)," also written in such hanja as 率 (sol) meaning "taking care; pursuit; following."
Sol m Roman Mythology
Taken from Latin sol, meaning "sun". This was the name of the personification of the Sun in Roman mythology, its Greek equivalent being Helios.
Solomón m Spanish
Spanish form of Solomon.
Søn m Danish (Rare)
Danish modern form of Suni.
Son m English (Rare)
From the English word son meaning 'male child'.
Spurgeon m English (Rare)
Transferred use of a surname Spurgeon. British preacher Charles Spurgeon bore the surname.
Squire m English (Rare)
Either from the English occupational surname (see Squire), or else directly from the English word. It is derived from Old French esquier, escuier "squire", literally "shield-bearer" (from Latin scutarius, a derivative of scutum "shield").
Stan m Soviet, Russian (Rare)
Combination of the surnames of Сталин (Stalin) and Энгельс (Engels), which refer to Joseph Stalin (1878-1953) and Friedrich Engels (1820-1895). This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.
Stanton m English
Transferred use of the surname Stanton.
Starling f & m English
From the English word for the type of bird. It is commonly associated with the name Star.... [more]
Stephán m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Stephanus.
Stonewall m English (American, Modern, Rare)
The origin of this name is a Confederate general name (Stonewall Jackson(Born Thomas Jonathan Jackson)). ... [more]
Sula m Livonian, Medieval Baltic, Estonian (Archaic)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories range from a derivation from Livonian sula "liquid; unfrozen" to a derivation from Latvian sula "juice" to a Livonian variant of Estonian Sulev... [more]
Sumner m English
Transferred use of the surname Sumner.
Taft m English
Transferred use of the surname Taft in honor of famous bearer President William Taft
Tallie f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Tally, a diminutive of Natalie.... [more]
Talmadge m English
Transferred use of the surname Talmadge.
Talmage m English
Variant of Talmadge.
Tandy f & m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Tandy.
Tempie m & f American
Diminutive of names beginning with Temp- such as Temperance, Tempest or Temple.
Tennessee f & m English (American)
From the Cherokee word Ta'nasi' of uncertain meaning which was originally the name of a village in present-day Monroe County, Tennessee (U.S.A.).
Texas m & f English
Caddo word meaning "Friend", referring to the larger Caddo nation (in opposition to enemy tribes). The name was borrowed into Spanish as texa, plural texas, and used to refer to the Caddo Nation... [more]
Thedore m English
Variant of Theodore.
Thompson m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Thompson.
Thorwald m German, Swedish (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
German form of Torvald and Swedish variant of Torvald. This name is also used in Flanders (Belgium) and in the Netherlands, but very rarely so.
Thos m English
A nickname for Thomas. In P. G. Wodehouse's Jeeves stories, Bertie Wooster calls his Aunt Agatha's son Thomas "Thos".
Thurlow m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Thurlow.
Thurman m English
Transferred use of the surname Thurman.
Tilden m English
"From the fertile valley"
Tinnie f & m Igbo
Used for very small children.
Tiny f & m English
Nickname for someone with a tiny build.
Tiny f & m Dutch
Diminutive of names that end in -tina (such as Christina and Hubertina) and -tinus (such as Justinus and Martinus).... [more]
Tobe m English (Rare)
Variant of Toby.
Tóbías m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Tobías.
Tobías m Catalan, Galician (Rare), Icelandic
Catalan, Galician and Icelandic form of Tobias.
Tolbert m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tolbert.
Tomie m & f Various (Rare)
Variant of Tommy.
Toney m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Tony or Toni 2.
Toshio m Japanese
From Toshi combined with an o kanji, like 男/夫/雄 meaning "male" or 郎 meaning "son."... [more]
True f & m English (Puritan)
From the English word "true" meaning "conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct; loyal, faithful; genuine; legitimate; accurate". From the Middle English trewe, from the Old English trīewe, (Mercian) trēowe 'trusty, faithful'.... [more]
T’ula m Aymara
Means "bush used for firewood" in Aymara.
Tyrus m English, African American, Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Tyrus, or modern blend of Tyrone and Cyrus... [more]
Ura m & f Tahitian
From Tahitian 'ura meaning "red" or "purple".
Urbán m Aragonese, Galician, Hungarian
Aragonese, Hungarian and Galician form of Urban.
Vada m & f Yi
Means "high cliff" in Yi.
Vada m Mari
Means "evening" in Mari.
Valentîn m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Valentine 1.
Valentiño m Galician
Galician form of Valentinus.
Vallie f & m American (Rare, Archaic)
Both a transferred use of the surname Vallie and a diminutive of Valerie and Valentina.
Van m & f Chin
Means "heaven; sky" in Chin.
Vanče m Macedonian
This is the name of Macedonian footballer Vanče Šikov.
Vander m American, Brazilian
Probably a contraction of the two words van der "from the" occurring as part of Dutch surnames like Van Der Waal promoted to a given name.
Veda m Old Celtic
From a dedicatory inscription on a bronze plate from the 3rd century AD found in Colchester, England.
Vela m Medieval Spanish, Gothic
From the Visigothic name Vigila. Etymologically related to Velasco and Vasco.
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-).
Verl m American
An English language form of a French name meaning "truthful" and a variant of Verle.
Verle m American (Rare)
An English language form of a French name meaning "truthful".
Verlin m American
From Latin origin meaning "virile" or "manly". ... [more]
Vernal m English
Transferred use of the surname Vernal.
Verne m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Vern, or transferred use of the surname Verne.
Vernie m & f English
Diminutive of Vern or Veronica.
Vessie m & f English
Short form of Vesta, Vespa, Sylvester, and other names containing Ves-.
Vic m Romansh
Short form of Ludivic.
Vick m & f English
Short form of Victor or Victoria.
Victory f & m 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]
Vina m Croatian
Diminutive of Vinko.
Vinie f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Vinnie.
Vinton m English
Transferred use of the surname Vinton.
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