Boys' names
Names Namewise records as used for boys. Usage is read from official statistics — which list a registrar published the name in — not from an opinion about the name, and a name recorded on both lists appears under names used for both instead.
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Supplanter, held by the heel (traditional interpretation via Jacob).
Commonly interpreted as 'resolute protector' or 'will helmet', combining the ideas of desire/will and protection.
Commonly interpreted as a rhetorical question, 'Who is like God?', implying no one compares to God.
Commonly interpreted as 'God is my judge', referencing the biblical prophet Daniel.
From Hebrew Yochanan, 'Yahweh is gracious', via Greek Ioannes and Latin Iohannes. One of the most widespread names in Christian Europe, associated with both John the Baptist and the apostle John.
Commonly interpreted as 'beloved', with a possible secondary sense of 'uncle' for the root.
From Greek Petros ('stone'), a translation of the Aramaic Cephas, the name Jesus gave to the apostle Simon.
From Greek Matthaios, from Hebrew Mattithiah, combining 'mattat' (gift) with 'Yahweh' — 'gift of God'. Matthew was a tax collector and one of the twelve apostles, traditionally credited as author of the first Gospel.
Commonly interpreted as 'olive tree', though the true root is debated.
From the Roman name Martinus, connected to Mars, the Roman god of war. Widely known through Saint Martin of Tours, a 4th-century bishop and patron saint of France.
God is gracious (via John), though now used as an independent name.
The Irish form of John, ultimately carrying the meaning 'Yahweh is gracious' via its Hebrew ancestry.
From Hebrew Yehoshua, combining 'yeho' (referring to God) with 'yasha' ('to save') — 'Yahweh is salvation'. Joshua succeeded Moses as leader of the Israelites in the Old Testament.
From Ancient Greek Iason, meaning 'healer'. In Greek mythology, Jason led the Argonauts in the quest for the Golden Fleece; the name also appears in the New Testament as a Hellenized form possibly of a Hebrew name.
A short form, inheriting its meaning from William — 'resolute protection' or 'will helmet'.
A diminutive/pet form, inheriting its meaning from Henry — 'home ruler' — and functioning, in modern times, as a nickname for both Henry and names beginning with 'Har-'. During the Middle Ages in England, Henry was generally rendered as Harry or Herry in English pronunciation.
A form of Johannes used across many European languages, from Hebrew Yochanan via Greek Ioannes — 'Yahweh is gracious'.
Traditionally understood to mean 'God is good' or 'the Lord is good', from a Hebrew phrase.
Traditionally associated with the biblical figure Jonah; some traditions link the underlying Hebrew root to 'dove'.
From the Roman family name Aemilius, itself from Latin 'aemulus' meaning 'rival'.
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