Boy Names of Burden theme

Burden names for baby boys, related also with sorrow and cross, with 31 entries. Names that mean ‘burden’ are tinged with the cares of daily life. Even the names themselves have an alliteratively heavy sound.

Burden names are popular baby names for boys. At the height of their usage in 1987, 4.666% of baby boys were given Burden names. There were 7 Burden names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Burden names have since experienced a decline in frequency, but are nonetheless used on a heavy scale now. In 2018, 8 Burden names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 1.784%. Within all Burden names, the English, French, German, and Hebrew Benjamin was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #6 and a usage of 0.6937%.

Amasa

burden ... of Hebrew origin and it is also used ... not popular as a baby name for boys ...

Amasai

burden bearer ... used chiefly in the Hebrew language and ... rare as a baby boy name ...

Amasya

burden of God ... origin and use are both in the Hebrew language ... unusual as a baby boy name ...

Amos

borne by God, bearer of a burden, ... origin is French and Hebrew, and its use, ... variation of Ames ...

Andrew

male, manly, brave, virility ... largely used in the English, Greek, and ... variant of Andreas ...

Ashoka

without sorrow ... has its origins in the Sanskrit language ... name was borne by Ashoka the Great ...

Benjamin

son of the south, son of the right ... largely used in the English, French, ... Its origin is Hebrew ...

Benoni

son of my sorrow ...The origin of Benoni is the Hebrew language ... an unusual baby boy name ...

Brone

sorrow, source, the color ... used mostly in the Irish language, and ... derivative of Bron ...

Craston

cross stone ...is an English name of Scots Gaelic origin ... represents the transferred use of the surname ...

Crisol

cross ... origin is Latin ... an uncommon baby boy name ... not in the top 1000 names ...

Crosby

from the place with a public cross ... origin is Old Norse, and its use, English ... ranked at #576 then ...

Crosley

meadow of the cross ... derived from English origins ... not popular as a baby name for boys ...

Crowell

from the spring near the cross ... origin is English ... not widely used as a baby name for ...

Cruz

cross ... used predominantly in the English, ... The name refers to the Cross of the crucifixion ...

Crwys

cross ... origin, as well as its use, is in the Welsh ... seldom used as a baby name for boys ...

Gurutz

cross ... used chiefly in the Basque language and ... element 'gurutz' is ultimately from the Latin ...

Jabez

sorrow ... used chiefly in the English language and ... an unusual baby name for boys ...

Joseph

Yahweh will add (another son) ... used predominantly in the English, ... a classic favorite ...

Katura

to ease the burden ... derived from African origins ... unusual as a baby name for boys ...