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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.

Granville The meaning of Granville is 'large village'....
Origin:French
5817
Hedley

Meaning: heather clearing

Origin:English surname
6539
Ely

Meaning: ascended, uplifted, high

Origin:Russian variation of Eli
6695
Lancelot

Meaning: servant

Origin:French
1481
Emlyn

Meaning: charming, flattering or rival

Origin:Welsh, from Latin
2663
Baden

Meaning: son of Bade

Origin:German "son of Bade"
3626
Palmerston Palmerston is a timeless name that will neve...
Origin:Old English
9386
Redvers

Meaning: from Reviers; place of rivers

Origin:English surname
4445
Redvers

Meaning: from Reviers; place of rivers

Origin:English surname
4445
Shadrach

Meaning: command of Aku

Origin:Akkadian
4129
Rowland Rowland is famous both as a first name and a...
Origin:Rowlando, Rowlands, Rowlandson
8040
Frank

Meaning: Frenchman or free man

Origin:Diminutive of Francis or Franklin
273
Oliver

Meaning: olive tree

Origin:Latin
7
William

Meaning: resolute protection

Origin:German
128
Thomas

Meaning: twin

Origin:Aramaic
59
Samuel

Meaning: told by God

Origin:Hebrew
87
Nicholas

Meaning: people of victory

Origin:Greek
124
Simon

Meaning: he has heard; flat-nosed

Origin:Hebrew, Greek
61
Theodore

Meaning: gift of God

Origin:Greek
3
Henry

Meaning: estate ruler

Origin:German
40