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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.

Francis

Meaning: Frenchman or free man

Origin:Latin
240
Matthias

Meaning: gift of God

Origin:Aramaic variation of Matthew
260
Josiah

Meaning: God supports, heals

Origin:Hebrew
210
Amos

Meaning: carried by God

Origin:Hebrew
304
Archibald

Meaning: truly brave

Origin:Scottish from German
317
Duncan

Meaning: dark warrior

Origin:Scottish
388
Ivor

Meaning: yew

Origin:Scottish variation of Welsh Ifor
549
Gordon

Meaning: great hill

Origin:Scottish
714
Douglas

Meaning: black water

Origin:Scottish
755
Obadiah

Meaning: servant of God

Origin:Hebrew
1410
Hezekiah

Meaning: God gives strength

Origin:Hebrew
1968
Bertie Bertie has been derived from the name 'Berah...
Origin:Diminutive of Albert, Bertram etc
1377
Leonard

Meaning: brave lion

Origin:German
490
Leopold

Meaning: brave people

Origin:German
639
Bernard

Meaning: strong, brave as a bear

Origin:German
642
Roland

Meaning: famous throughout the land

Origin:German
392
Raymond

Meaning: wise protector

Origin:German
398
Christian

Meaning: anointed one or follower of Christ

Origin:Greek or English from Latin
441
Edgar

Meaning: wealthy spearman

Origin:English
444
Stephen

Meaning: garland, crown

Origin:Greek
534