Altered Names for Boys

There are 6 Altered names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Altered names 1 to 6. Marvin was the most popular among these names in 2007 with a rank of #360 and a usage of 0.0397%. The unusual Altered names are Berthold (French and German), Gareth (English and Welsh), Percival (English), Preben (Scandinavian), and Randolph (English).

Altered names are somewhat popular baby names for boys. At the modest height of their usage in 1931, 0.429% of baby boys were given Altered names. There were 2 Altered names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Altered names have since experienced a steep decline in frequency, and in recent years they are of only occasional use. In 2007, 1 Altered name listed among the top 1000, with a usage of 0.040%.

DESCRIPTION MATCH:

Berthold ... bright ruler ... second element being altered through association ...

Gareth ... gentle ... name evolved as an altered form of Geraint, or else ...

Marvin 360 ... marrow; eminent, great ... the syllable '-er-' was altered to '-ar-' ...

Percival ... one who pierces the ... means 'hard steel', altered through association ...

Preben ... first, leading; fight, ... Pritbor or Pridbor altered by association with the ...

Randolph ... strong defender ... modern '-ph' altered spelling of the name developed ...