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Victorian Boy Names

Victorian boy names range from timeless classics like William, Henry and Charles, to truly Victorian-era choices like Cornelius, Percival and Livingstone, after the famous Scottish physician, explorer and missionary David Livingstone.

The names Queen Victoria herself chose for her sons include stylish choices like Albert, Arthur, Ernest, Leopold and Duncan. More unusual choices among the Victorian royal baby names include Leopold, Ewart, Temple, Cecil and Feodore.

Biblical names for boys were also very popular with Victorian parents, including uncommon (in current times) choices like Simeon, Jabez, Enoch, Hezekiah and Job.

Find our longlist of Victorian baby names for boys below.

Spencer

Meaning: house steward, dispenser of provisions

Origin:English
267
Ellis

Meaning: benevolent

Origin:English surname derived from Elijah or Elias or Welsh
56
Ezra

Meaning: help

Origin:Hebrew
21
Vivian

Meaning: life

Origin:Latin
1844
Austin

Meaning: great, magnificent

Origin:English, shortened form of Augustine
318
Rufus

Meaning: red-head

Origin:Latin
174
Augustus

Meaning: great, magnificent

Origin:Latin
216
Titus

Meaning: title of honour

Origin:Latin, meaning unknown, possibly "title of honour"
220
Cornelius

Meaning: horn

Origin:Latin
228
Bartholomew

Meaning: son of the furrow

Origin:Aramaic
141
Miles

Meaning: soldier or merciful

Origin:English form of Milo
24
Arthur

Meaning: bear

Origin:Celtic
32
Silas

Meaning: of the forest; or prayed for

Origin:Aramaic, Latin, Greek
4
Ezekiel

Meaning: God strengthens

Origin:Hebrew
89
Harvey

Meaning: battle worthy

Origin:French
88
Harrison

Meaning: son of Harry

Origin:English
99
Hugh

Meaning: mind, intellect

Origin:English from German
193
Philip

Meaning: lover of horses

Origin:Greek
153
Septimus

Meaning: the seventh son

Origin:Latin
711
Malcolm

Meaning: devotee of St. Colomba

Origin:Scottish
130