Historical Boy Names

Discover 514+ historical boy names with meanings, origins, and history.

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people famous, famous people

famous in battle

English (surname, locational)

settlement belonging to Wassa's people

Scottish, English

son of Walter

sacred marsh

Spanish form of a Slavic name

greater glory

Germanic, Slavic

greater glory

great peace

warrior, battle

Old High German

will, desire, and battle

chief

492.Włodzimierz

Slavic (Old East Slavic)

ruler of peace

salvation, the Lord is salvation

reliant light, good light, or excellent light (depending on kanji)

English (place name)

from the yew-tree estate

snow village

from Zala (river/county in Hungary)

Polish, from a Slavic root

envious, jealous

family lord, lord of the earth

victorious protector

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