Have you ever thought about Victorian boy names? They really have this timeless charm, don’t they?
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Victorian Names for Boys
PLEASE NOTE: Name meanings can differ depending on culture, language and source. We’ve done our best to research each one thoughtfully, but interpretations aren’t always consistent and we can’t promise absolute accuracy. We encourage you to explore further and do your own research before settling on a name that feels right for you.
Albert
- Origin: Germanic
- Meaning: Albert means “noble and bright”
Arthur
- Origin: Celtic
- Meaning: Arthur means “bear” or “noble”
Augustus
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: Augustus means “great” or “venerable”
Barnaby
- Origin: English
- Meaning: Barnaby means “son of consolation” or “son of the prophet”
Basil
- Origin: Greek
- Meaning: Basil means “kingly” or “royal”
Bertram
- Origin: German
- Meaning: Bertram means “bright raven” or “glorious raven”
Byron
- Origin: English
- Meaning: Byron means “barn for cows” or “cow shed”
Cedric
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: Cedric means “bounty” or “kindly”
Charles
- Origin: French
- Meaning: Charles means “free man”
Clarence
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: Clarence means “bright” or “clear”
Cornelius
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: Cornelius means “horn” or “horned”
Cyril
- Origin: Greek
- Meaning: Cyril means “lordly” or “masterful”
Edgar
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: Edgar means “wealthy spear” or “fortunate warrior”
Edmund
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: Edmund means “wealthy protector” or “fortunate protector”
Edward
- Origin: English
- Meaning: Edward means “wealthy guardian” or “rich protector”
Edwin
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: Edwin means “rich friend” or “prosperous friend”
Elias
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: Elias means “Yahweh is my God”
Felix
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: Felix means “happy” or “fortunate”
Francis
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: Francis means “free man” or “Frenchman”
Frederick
- Origin: German
- Meaning: Frederick means “peaceful ruler”
George
- Origin: Greek
- Meaning: George means “farmer” or “earthworker”
Gideon
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: Gideon means “hewer” or “one who cuts trees”
Gilbert
- Origin: Germanic
- Meaning: Gilbert means “bright promise” or “pledge of brightness”
Harold
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: Harold means “army ruler” or “leader of the army”
Horace
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: Horace means “timekeeper” or “hour”
Hugo
- Origin: Germanic
- Meaning: Hugo means “mind” or “intellect”
Ignatius
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: Ignatius means “fiery” or “ardent”
Jasper
- Origin: Greek
- Meaning: Jasper means “treasurer” or “bringer of treasure”
Julian
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: Julian means “youthful” or “downy”
Lawrence
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: Lawrence means “from Laurentum” or “laurelled”
Leonard
- Origin: Germanic
- Meaning: Leonard means “brave lion” or “lion-hearted”
Lionel
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: Lionel means “young lion”
Malcolm
- Origin: Scottish
- Meaning: Malcolm means “devotee of Saint Columba” or “follower of Columba”
Maurice
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: Maurice means “dark-skinned” or “moorish”
Milton
- Origin: English
- Meaning: Milton means “mill town” or “mill settlement”
Mortimer
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: Mortimer means “dead sea” or “sea of death”
Neville
- Origin: French
- Meaning: Neville means “new town” or “from the new town”
Oliver
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: Oliver means “olive tree”
Oswald
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: Oswald means “God’s power” or “divine power”
Percy
- Origin: French
- Meaning: Percy means “pierced valley”
Peter
- Origin: Greek
- Meaning: Peter means “rock” or “stone”
Phineas
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: Phineas means “oracle” or “serpent”
Reggie
- Origin: Germanic
- Meaning: Reggie means “counsel power” or “ruler’s advisor”
Reginald
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: Reginald means “counsel power” or “advice ruler”
Rupert
- Origin: German
- Meaning: Rupert means “bright fame”
Sebastian
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: Sebastian means “venerable” or “revered”
Sidney
- Origin: Old French
- Meaning: Sidney means “wide island” or “from St. Denis”
Stanley
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: Stanley means “stone clearing” or “stony field”
Theodore
- Origin: Greek
- Meaning: Theodore means “gift of God”
Tobias
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: Tobias means “God is good”
Vincent
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: Vincent means “conquering” or “victorious”
Wallace
- Origin: Scottish
- Meaning: Wallace means “foreigner” or “Welshman”
Wilfred
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: Wilfred means “resolute peace”
Archibald
- Origin: Germanic
- Meaning: Archibald means “genuine” or “bold”
Athelstan
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: Athelstan means “noble stone”
Barnabas
- Origin: Aramaic
- Meaning: Barnabas means “son of consolation” or “son of encouragement”
Benedict
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: Benedict means “blessed”
Bertrand
- Origin: French
- Meaning: Bertrand means “bright raven” or “glorious raven”
Claudius
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: Claudius means “lame” or “disabled” in reference to physical condition
Clement
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: Clement means “merciful” or “gentle”
Cosmo
- Origin: Greek
- Meaning: Cosmo means “order” or “universe”
Digby
- Origin: English
- Meaning: Digby means “from the farm by the ditch”
Eustace
- Origin: Greek
- Meaning: Eustace means “fruitful” or “productive”
Ferdinand
- Origin: Germanic
- Meaning: Ferdinand means “brave journey” or “bold voyager”
Finnegan
- Origin: Irish
- Meaning: Finnegan means “descendant of Fionnagán,” which translates to “little fair one”
Franklin
- Origin: English
- Meaning: Franklin means “free landholder” or “free man”
Galen
- Origin: Greek
- Meaning: Galen means “calm” or “healer”
Horatio
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: Horatio means “timekeeper” or “hour”
Hubert
- Origin: Germanic
- Meaning: Hubert means “bright heart” or “bright spirit”
Ignatius
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: Ignatius means “fiery” or “ardent”
Jasper
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: Jasper means “treasurer” or “bringer of treasure”
Kingsley
- Origin: English
- Meaning: Kingsley means “king’s meadow” or “king’s field”
Leopold
- Origin: German
- Meaning: Leopold means “brave people” or “bold protector”
Lionel
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: Lionel means “young lion”
Montgomery
- Origin: English
- Meaning: Montgomery means “mountain belonging to the ruler” or “Gumeric’s mountain”
Octavius
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: Octavius means “eighth”
Orville
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: Orville means “golden city”
Percival
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: Percival means “pierce the vale” or “one who pierces the valley”
Quentin
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: Quentin means “the fifth”
Regulus
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: Regulus means “little king” or “prince”
Rufus
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: Rufus means “red-haired” or “red”
Silas
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: Silas means “wood” or “forest”
Thaddeus
- Origin: Aramaic
- Meaning: Thaddeus means “courageous heart” or “praise”
Tobias
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: Tobias means “God is good”
Ulysses
- Origin: Greek
- Meaning: Ulysses means “wrathful” or “to be angry”
Victor
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: Victor means “conqueror” or “winner”
Wilbur
- Origin: Germanic
- Meaning: Wilbur means “resolute” or “brilliant”
Winslow
- Origin: English
- Meaning: Winslow means “hill of victory” or “victorious hill”
Alaric
- Origin: Germanic
- Meaning: Alaric means “ruler of all” or “noble ruler”
Caspian
- Origin: English
- Meaning: Caspian refers to the Caspian Sea, the largest enclosed inland body of water
Clement
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: Clement means “merciful” or “gentle”
Darian
- Origin: English
- Meaning: Darian means “possessor of goodness” or “gift”
Edmund
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: Edmund means “wealthy protector” or “fortunate defender”
Griffith
- Origin: Welsh
- Meaning: Griffith means “fierce chief” or “strong lord”
Harlan
- Origin: English
- Meaning: Harlan means “from the hare’s land” or “meadow of hares”
Isidore
- Origin: Greek
- Meaning: Isidore means “gift of Isis” or “gift from the goddess”
Josiah
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: Josiah means “Jehovah has healed”
Lancelot
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: Lancelot means “land” or “servant” in Old French
Merrick
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: Merrick means “ruler of the sea” or “sea power”
Percival
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: Percival means “pierce the vale” or “the one who pierces the valley”
Quinton
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: Quinton means “fifth” or “the fifth child”
Roland
- Origin: Germanic
- Meaning: Roland means “famous land” or “renowned in the land”
Simeon
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: Simeon means “he has heard” or “God has heard”
Ulric
- Origin: Germanic
- Meaning: Ulric means “wolf ruler” or “prosperity and power of a wolf”
Voltaire
- Origin: French
- Meaning: Voltaire means “to fly” or “to flutter”
Wycliffe
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: Wycliffe means “dweller by the wet cliff” or “from the cliff by the stream”
Abner
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: Abner means “father of light” or “father of the lamp”
Barnabas
- Origin: Aramaic
- Meaning: Barnabas means “son of consolation” or “son of encouragement”
Cadogan
- Origin: Irish
- Meaning: Cadogan means “battle” or “warrior”
Dorian
- Origin: Greek
- Meaning: Dorian means “of Doris,” which refers to a district in ancient Greece
Enoch
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: Enoch means “dedicated” or “trained”
Finian
- Origin: Irish
- Meaning: Finian means “fair” or “white”
Galahad
- Origin: Arthurian
- Meaning: Galahad means “the pure” or “the noble”
Hansel
- Origin: German
- Meaning: Hansel means “God is gracious”
Ivor
- Origin: Welsh
- Meaning: Ivor means “yew” or “archer”
Jareth
- Origin: English
- Meaning: Jareth is a modern name possibly derived from the name Jared
Lachlan
- Origin: Scottish
- Meaning: Lachlan means “from the land of lakes”
Nestor
- Origin: Greek
- Meaning: Nestor means “one who returns home”
Octavius
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: Octavius means “eighth”
Quade
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: Quade means “son of Uaid” or “descendant of Uaid”
Roderick
- Origin: Old German
- Meaning: Roderick means “famous power” or “famous ruler”
Soren
- Origin: Scandinavian
- Meaning: Soren means “stern” or “severe”
Thorne
- Origin: English
- Meaning: Thorne refers to a thorny bush or shrub
Ulises
- Origin: Spanish
- Meaning: Ulises means “wrathful” or “to be angry”
Vesper
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: Vesper means “evening star”
Winsor
- Origin: English
- Meaning: Winsor refers to a wintry riverbank or a dwelling near a river
