There are 15 Source names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Source names 1 to 15. John was the most popular among these names in 2008. The name is primarily used in English, and it was followed in popularity by the English and Scottish Ian, the English, French, and Irish Oscar, the English Miles, and the French name, Jean. The unusual Source names are Alton (English), Bron (English and Irish), Burim (Albanian), Adelmar (German), Alvar (English and Scandinavian), Callisto (Italian), Hilary (English), Honoré (French), Rolf (English, German, and Scandinavian), and Tyr (Scandinavian). Source names are fairly popular baby names for boys. In 1900, 6.481% of baby boys were given Source names. There were 5 Source names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Source names have since experienced a decline in frequency, and are used only on a moderate scale now. In 2008, 5 Source names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 1.156%. Within all Source names, the English John was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #20 and a usage of 0.6102%.
WORD/MEANING MATCH: Alton  | town at the river source ... is town at the river source ... |
| Bron | source; son of Brown, ... roots, its meaning is source. ... |
| Burim | source, fountain ... word 'burim' meaning source, fountain ... |
DESCRIPTION MATCH: | Adelmar | nobly famous ... which is itself the source of the name Elmer. ... |
| Alvar | elf army; supernatural ... (Old Norse), is the source of Alvar in ... |
| Callisto | most beautiful ... ultimate source is the Greek element 'kallistos' ... |
Hilary  | cheerful ... root 'hilarus' is the source of the English word ... |
| Honoré | honored, honorable ... source is Honoratus (Latin), a Roman nickname ... |
Ian  80 | Yahweh is gracious, ... Scottish roots and its source form John. ... |
Jean  914 | Yahweh is gracious, ... these are also the source forms of the name John ... |
John  20 | Yahweh is gracious, ... source form Yochanan (Hebrew), itself a contracted ... |
Miles  167 | soldier; favor, grace ... derivation suggests the source as the Slavic mil ... |
Oscar  119 | god spear; gentle friend ... source is Asgeirr (Old Norse), itself derived from ... |
Rolf  | famous wolf; wise and ... form of Hrodwulf, the source for the name Rudolph ... |
| Tyr | light, deity ... ultimate source of the name is the Indoeuropean ... |
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