Suffix Names for Boys

There are 13 Suffix names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Suffix names 1 to 13. Brennan was the most popular among these names in 2007. The name is primarily used in English and Irish, and it was followed in popularity by the English and Irish Kieran, Keenan, the English Dexter, and lastly the English name, Amarion. The unusual Suffix names are Cathán (Irish), Madoc (Welsh), Merlin (English and German), Naomhan (Irish), Seanán (Irish), Toirdhealbhach (Irish), Tyquan (English), and Vernon (English and Irish).

Suffix names are somewhat popular baby names for boys. At the modest height of their usage in 1920, 0.322% of baby boys were given Suffix names. There were 3 Suffix names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Suffix names have since experienced a decline in frequency, and in recent years they are of only occasional use. In 2007, 5 Suffix names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 0.113%. Within all Suffix names, the English and Irish Brennan was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #284 and a usage of 0.0547%.

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Amarion 953 ... eternal ... derivation; the suffix -arion or -marion is ...

Brennan 284 ... descendant of Braonán, ... and a diminutive suffix. ...

Cathán ... little battle ... with a diminutive suffix. ...

Dexter 824 ... dyer, one who dyes ... 'deag' and the feminine suffix '-estre', but the ...

Keenan 659 ... little ancient one ... with a diminutive suffix. ...

Kieran 571 ... little dark one, little ... with a diminutive suffix ...

Madoc ... fortunate ... 'mad' and a diminutive suffix. ...

Merlin ... seahill fort ... the -lin diminutive suffix via Old French ...

Naomhan ... little saint, little ... with a diminutive suffix. ...

Seanán ... little wise one ... with a diminutive suffix ...

Toirdhealbhach ... instigator ... with the Gaelic suffix '-ach' ...

Tyquan ... the name Ty and the suffix '-quan'. ...

Vernon ... place of alders, alder ... Gaul word 'vern' with a suffix indicating a location, ...