Baby Names by Meaning

Commander; Commanding; Diminutive of Beauregard: Respected; Nickname and abbreviation Famous bearer: actress Bo Derek; Nickname made popular by actress Bo Derek

Diminutive of William: Will-helmet Famous Bearers: poet and playwright William Shakespeare (1564-1616) and William Wordsworth (1770-1850); Nickname for William 'resolute protector' often used as an independent name

nickname for a brave or hotheaded man; Strong

As You Like It' Duke, living in exile; leader; The royalty title used as nickname or given name Also an abbreviation of Marmaduke Famous bearer: American jazz musician Duke Ellington

Henry VI, Part 2' Dick the Butcher; Rhyming nickname from medieval times Richard 'strong ruler' was shortened to Rick then rhymed to Dick; Rules the people; Strong leader

a familiar form of Joseph; Feminine of nickname for Joseph and Jude; Nickname for Joseph and Jude

A form or similar to a Star; Nickname based on the word 'stone' Stone

Nickname for Michael 'Who is like God?'; Who is like god

Diminutive of Algernon: With whiskers, bearded In Norman times, when most men were clean-shaven, this nickname was given two mustache-wearing companions of William the Conqueror

A nickname for Boys

A nickname for Lord Shri Krishna

Boisterous Western nickname

Derived from bud, a colloquial term of address used in the United States; herald, to puff up, friend; Messenger; short for buddy, meaning friend Common as a nickname, but less common as a first name American comedian Bud Abbott's real name was William Abbott

Diminutive of Rusell: Red Russell was originally given as a nickname to people with red hair Also a form of Rufus: Red-haired; Form of Rufus: Red-haired

Diminutive of Algernon: With whiskers, bearded In Norman times, when most men were clean-shaven, this nickname was given two mustache-wearing companions of William the Conqueror

A form of todd; Fox Tod is a Scottish nickname meaning a clever or wily person

Derived from a nickname used in the United States, occasionally used as a first name in honour of American silent film comic actor Buster Keaton

A German nickname for the one who hops

A nickname of a soldier, a warrior; Tradesman

Nickname for susan

A nickname for Henry 'Rules his household'; Diminutive of Henry: Home or House Ruler; 'King Henry IV, Part 1' Nickname of Henry, Prince of Wales and son to King Henry the Fourth Hal becomes Henry, and King at the end of Part 2 King in King Henry V; Mighty in...

Son of; Son of Scottish and Irish surname prefix sometimes used as a given name or nickname Mack: (Scottish) Ancient Scottish given name

Fox; Fox Tod is a Scottish nickname meaning a clever or wily person

Nickname for sailor

A low-borns nickname

He who si like a son; Son A nickname and given name

An old, Anglo-Saxon nickname for Haca

A Flower-jasmine; Destruction; Intelligent; Nickname for Albert 'noble'; The jasmine creeper

Nickname variant of Frederick 'peaceful ruler

Nickname the Prophet gave to his wife Aishah