104 Edgy Boy Names For Your Tough Little Guy
It’s common for parents who are preparing to have a baby to search for a specific kind of name. Edgy boy names can simply sound tough or they can have cool meanings.
For example, there are names that mean protector and names that mean fire which are both pretty cool. In this post, you’ll find an alphabetical list of popular edgy names for boys with their origins and meanings.
Edgy Boy Names
Including (origins) and “meanings”
I’ve researched these strong boy names by using websites like BabyCenter to find their origins and meanings. Keep in mind certain names can have different meanings in other languages.
A
Abir (Hebrew) “strong; brave”
Ace (Latin) “one; unity”
Aiden (Irish) “little fire” - Aiden is also on our list of names for twin boys that rhyme
Ajax (Greek) "of the earth; eagle"
Apollo (Greek) "destroyer"
Archer (Latin, English) “bowman”
Aster (Greek) “star”
Atlas (Greek) “bearer of the heavens” - Atlas is also on our list of short boy names
Axel (Icelandic) “father of peace”
B
Blaze (Latin) "fire” - Blaze is also on our list of names that mean red
Bond (English) “peasant farmer”
Boris (Slavic) “to fight”
Brendan (Irish) “prince”
Brent (English) “dweller near the burnt land”
Bronco (Spanish) “rough, unbroken horse”
C
Caesar (Spanish, Latin) “cut; head of hair”
Calyx (Greek) “man who is very handsome”
Cassius (Latin) “hollow”
Colt (English) “young horse” - Colt is also on our list of names with 4 letters
Creed (Latin) “belief; guiding principle”
D
Damian (Greek) “to tame; subdue”
Damon (Greek) “gentle; to tame” - Damon is also on our list of black boy names
Dane (English) “from Denmark” - Dane is also on our list of 160+ handsome boy names
Darren (Irish) “great”
Dash (English) “to run quickly”
Dexter (Latin) “right-handed; dyer” - Dexter is also on our list of first names for boys with nicknames
Diego (Spanish) “supplanter”
Diesel (German) “surname that derives from a pet form of Matthew or Matthias; name for fuel”
Draco (Greek) “dragon” - Draco is also on our list of space names
Drake (English) “dragon”
Duncan (Scottish) “dark-skinned warrior”
F
Fender (English) “from the defender”
Finn (Irish) “fair”
Ford (English) “dweller at the ford”
Fox (English) “wild animal in dog family”
G
Gage (French) “pledge; oath”
Griffin (Welsh) “lord; prince”
H
Harlan (German) “rocky land”
Harvey (French) “battle worthy"
Hawk (English) “hawk; a bird”
Hendrix (Dutch, German) “estate ruler”
Holt (English) “woods; forest”
Hutton (English) “settlement on the bluff”
Hyde (English) “land measurement”
J
Jagger (English) “carter”
Jax (English) “son of Jack”
Jett (English) “jet black”
Joaquin (Spanish) “God will judge”
Judd (English) “to flow down”
Jude (Latin) “praised”
K
Knight (English) “warrior; soldier”
Knox (Scottish) “round hill”
Kylo (American) “sky”
L
Ledger (English) “spear tribe”
Lennon (Irish) “lover”
Lennox (Scottish) “elm grove”
Leonidas (Greek) “son of a lion”
Luke (Greek) “man from Lucania”
Lynx (Greek) “brightness”
M
Madden (Irish) “little dog”
Maddox (Welsh) son of Madoc” - Maddox is also on our list of attitude name ideas for boys
Marco (Spanish, Italian) “warlike”
Mars (Greek) “god of war”
Maverick (English) “nonconforming; independent”
Maximus (Latin) “greatest”
Murphy (Irish) “sea warrior”
N
Nova (Latin) “new”
O
Oberon (English) “noble; bearlike”
Odin (Norse) “god of frenzy; poetic fury”
Onyx (English) “black gemstone”
P
Pax (Latin) “peaceful” - Pax is also on our list of male names with 3 letters
Phoenix (Greek) “dark red”
Pierce (English) “rock” - Pierce is also on our list of names meaning rock
R
Radley (English) “red meadow”
Raiden (Japanese) “thunder and lightning”
Ranger (French) “forest guardian”
Rocco (Italian) “rest”
Roman (Latin) “citizen of Rome”
Ryder (English) “mounted warrior, knight”
Ryker (German) “rich”
S
Sanjay (Sanskrit) “triumphant”
Silas (English, Latin) “wood; forest” - Silas is also on our list of green names for boys
Sirius (Greek) “burning”
Slade (English) “from the valley”
Slater (English) “maker of slates”
Storm (English) “tempest”
Stryker (German) “tester”
Sylvester (English, Latin) “wood; forest”
T
Timber (American) “wood; strong”
Titan (Greek) “defender”
Tormund (Scandinavian) “Thor’s protection”
Tyson (French) “high-spirited”
V
Valerian (Latin) “strength, health”
Victor (Latin) “winner; conqueror”
W
Wilder (German) "untamed; wild"
Wolf (German) “wolf”
Wyatt (English) “strong in war”
X
Xavier (Arabic) "new house"
Xeno (Greek) “strange voice”
Z
Zaccai (Hebrew) “just; fair”
Zane (Hebrew) “God is gracious” - Zane is also on our list of names that mean ice or snow
Zayn (Arabic) “grace; beauty”
Zephyr (Greek) “west wind”
Zeus (Greek) “sky; shine; god”
Not sure if you’re having a girl or boy? Here are more baby name lists to consider:
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We’d love to hear if you have any favorite baby names from our list. Or maybe you’ve got a name suggestion that you’d like added?
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