Congratulations! A child is on the way and will soon join your family. Now they will have to make one of the first big decisions as parents, since it will be something very important in the life of their child: choosing a name.
If you are looking for a name that is different from those that are in fashion, this list with 33 short and original boy names may be useful to you.
Short but strong names
Long names are usually distinguished and mostly classic names. However, short names have some advantages over them, starting with helping to balance the full name when you have very long last names.
Short names are usually easier to remember and learn, making them memorable. In addition, being short and having few consonants, they tend to give more weight and emphasis to the vowels, which makes them strong names, especially those of a child.
33 short and original names for boy
- Adal: of German origin, it means “sweet and noble”.
- Asher: of Hebrew origin, it means “happy, blessed”.
- Basil: derived from the Greek name Basileios , means “king”.
- Bo: of Nordic origin, it means “to live”.
- Ciro: of Persian origin, it means “young”. It was the name of several Kings of Persia.
- Dáire: of Irish origin, it means “fruitful, fertile”.
- Einar: name derived from Old Norse Einarr , which means “a single warrior.”
- Elián: of Greek origin, it refers to Helios, the sun god.
- Enzo: Italian name, it means “the lord of his home or his country”.
- Ezra: means “help” in Hebrew.
- Fionn: of Irish origin, it means “fair, white”.
- Goran: means “man of the mountain”.
- Guido: of Latin origin, it means “wood”.
- Ian: Scottish form of Juan, meaning “God is merciful.”
- Ilán: of Hebrew origin, it means “tree”.
- Karim: of Arabic origin, it means “noble, generous”.
- Kuno: of Germanic origin, it means “clan, family”.
- Lavi: means “lion” in Hebrew.
- Luc: French name, means “light”.
- Marc: French variant of Marcos, means “manly, masculine”.
- Malik: of Arabic origin, it means “king”.
- Mosi: means “firstborn” in Swahili.
- Nadir: of Arabic origin, it means “rare and exceptional”.
- Oriel: of Hebrew origin, it means “my light is God”.
- Otto: of Germanic origin, it means “wealth, fortune”.
- Pax: of Latin origin, it means “tranquility, tranquility”.
- Rémy: French name derived from the Latin Remigius , means “rower”.
- Rune: derived from the Old Norse rune , it means “secret”.
- Teo: short form of Teodoro, which means “gift of God”.
- Umi: name of native American origin, means “life”.
- Van: short for “Ivan”, which in turn is the Russian form of “Juan” and means “God is merciful.”
- Yael: of Hebrew origin, it means “mountain goat”.
- Zaid: of Arabic origin, it means “abundance”.

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