I am still searching for a perfect boy name. We do not know the gender yet but I feel like I have enough girl names. Boy names are harder for me this time around since I have 3 boys already (I’ve used all my favorite names). Lately, I been interested in names ending in -y. None of my boys have that name ending and it seems like it would fit nicely. I have come across some interesting names like [name]Destry[/name] and [name]Trilby[/name], but neither is quite right. I also still really like the name Rusky although it got negative feedback on another post I had a few weeks ago. Negative feedback doesn’t bother me at all so it is still in the running. [name]Do[/name] any Berries have any interesting, offbeat -y names? As I have mentioned before, I do not like well-known names, trendy names, or anything yoonik/made up. It must be a real name, or a place name - bonus if it has a water reference or an aviation reference. Please inspire me!!! Thanks in advance.
[name]Ashby[/name]
[name]Avery[/name]
[name]Crosby[/name]
[name]Digby[/name]
[name]Finley[/name]
[name]Grady[/name]
[name]Guthry[/name]
[name]Huxley[/name]
[name]Jacoby[/name]
[name]Murphy[/name]
[name]Oakley[/name]
[name]Quincy[/name]
[name]Radley[/name]
[name]Ramsay[/name]
[name]Wesley[/name]/[name]Westley[/name]
[name]Malachy[/name] - sounds awful with our surname, but really nice and historic.
[name]Digby[/name]
[name]Kingsley[/name]
[name]Naphtali[/name] - an i rather than a y but the -ee sound not -eye.
I think [name]Florin[/name] would fit nicely which we are considering for our son. Sadly no water reference but it does have a [name]Princess[/name] [name]Bride[/name] reference which is nice & offbeat.
Tormy (thunder spirit) and [name]Ebbe[/name] (final syllable can be pronounced -uh or -ee, derived from Esbjorn = divine bear) are in my top 10.
I also like [name]Loki[/name] and Somerled (which is pronounced like ‘[name]Sorley[/name]’, believe it or not!).
[name]Willoughby[/name]
[name]Jonty[/name]
[name]Ridley[/name]
[name]Rigby[/name]
[name]Gatsby[/name]
[name]Barnaby[/name]
[name]Ziggy[/name]
[name]Wiley[/name]/[name]Wylie[/name]
[name]Berkeley[/name]
Alvery
[name]Amaury[/name]
[name]Aubray[/name]
Bertelemy
Bonamy
[name]Conroy[/name]
Denry
Dickory
[name]Dominy[/name]
Effeney
Elberry
Fray
Frery
Goronwy
Hely
Henfrey
[name]Huxley[/name]
[name]Ignacy[/name]
[name]Islay[/name] (an island outside of [name]Scotland[/name])
[name]Jory[/name]
Lanceley
Loxley
Orry
[name]Pomeroy[/name]
[name]Ptolemy[/name]
Redway
[name]Rhodri[/name]
[name]Rory[/name]
[name]Seeley[/name]
[name]Tinsley[/name]
I like
[name]Rigby[/name]
[name]Ashby[/name]
[name]Adlay[/name]- prefer the original spelling of [name]Adlai[/name]
Isley
Esry- prefer Esri
Gilroy
[name]Alby[/name]
[name]Desy[/name]- prefer [name]Desi[/name]
[name]Alvy[/name]
[name]How[/name] about Dobry?
[name]Buddy[/name]
[name]Cody[/name]
[name]Darcy[/name]
Digory
[name]Geoffrey[/name]
[name]Gregory[/name]
[name]Kingsley[/name]
[name]Morley[/name]
[name]Murray[/name]
[name]Percy[/name]
[name]Perry[/name]
[name]Riley[/name]/[name]Reilly[/name]
[name]Rocky[/name]
[name]Sidney[/name]/[name]Sydney[/name]
[name]Sunny[/name]
[name]Woody[/name]
[name]Albany[/name]
[name]Alby[/name]
[name]Barclay[/name]
[name]Bellamy[/name]
[name]Chauncey[/name]
[name]Clancy[/name]
[name]Darcy[/name]
[name]Darry[/name]
[name]Digby[/name]
[name]Dempsey[/name]
[name]Ellery[/name]
[name]Emory[/name]
Eske (ends in the same sound as y)
[name]Farley[/name]
[name]Findley[/name]
[name]Gentry[/name]
[name]Gray[/name]
[name]Hardy[/name]
[name]Hurley[/name]
[name]Jacoby[/name]
[name]Jordy[/name]
[name]Kirby[/name]
[name]Koty[/name]
[name]Landry[/name]
[name]Malloy[/name]
[name]Maury[/name]
[name]Murphy[/name]
[name]Oakley[/name]
[name]Pacey[/name]
[name]Quincy[/name]
[name]Ridley[/name]
[name]Sully[/name]
[name]Thierry[/name]
[name]Wiley[/name]
[name]Ziggy[/name]
[name]Cordell[/name]
[name]Ernest[/name]
[name]Crispin[/name]
[name]Monty[/name]/[name]Montgomery[/name]
[name]Cy[/name]
[name]Dax[/name]
Here are a few for you to look at.
[name]Galloway[/name]
[name]Gilby[/name]
[name]Alby[/name]/[name]Albany[/name]
[name]Autry[/name]
[name]Branley[/name]
[name]Brawley[/name]
[name]Brinsley[/name]
[name]Pitney[/name]
[name]Pompey[/name]
[name]Welby[/name] (It means from farm by the spring, slight water reference)
[name]Tully[/name]
[name]Cagney[/name]
[name]Stanley[/name]
[name]Emory[/name]
[name]Leary[/name]
[name]Huntley[/name]
[name]Quarry[/name]
I appreciate the feedback, thanks so much to everyone who responded. You guys gave some very thoughtful suggestions. I made a list of the names I will take more time to consider, here it is:
[name]Grady[/name] (although this is rather common-ish, I like the GR beginning with my last name)
Tormy
[name]Ebbe[/name]
Dobry
[name]Woody[/name] (however, I already know what my husband will say!)
Eske
[name]Landry[/name]
[name]Thierry[/name]
I found the suggestions of [name]Landry[/name] and [name]Thierry[/name] rather interesting. They have the same meaning (ruler) as [name]Richard[/name], which is my dad’s name. I have always wanted to honor my father in one of my son’s names but honestly and blunty, I do not like his name. This might be a good compromise. I read that [name]Thierry[/name] is pronounced [name]Tye[/name]-ree…not sure I love that pronunciation. Does anyone have any incite on the proper pronunciation and if I am saying it correctly? I also really like [name]Landry[/name]. Does anyone know a [name]Landry[/name]? I have never met one but I know there is an actress with [name]Landry[/name] as a surname, which is not ideal. Thoughts? IYHO is [name]Landry[/name] trendy?
I think its important to pair the names up with your other children, to see if they go well together. It’d also give us a clue as to what your taste is like.
I really would like to help! I just don’t even know where to start!
I think [name]Thierry[/name] is pronounced tee-airy. Some might find [name]Landry[/name] a bit trendy, but it still sounds nice and could be a nice way to honor your dad.
[name]Mosley[/name]
Mosby
[name]Yardley[/name]
[name]Henley[/name]
[name]Montgomery[/name]
[name]Rafferty[/name]
[name]Ramsey[/name]
[name]Tully[/name]
[name]Barnaby[/name]
I also like [name]Thierry[/name] but it may be difficult for Americans to pronounce. The best way I can describe it is that it’s almost like saying [name]Tierra[/name] really fast “tee-air-ee” the “tee-air” is slurred together. There’s a French soccer player named [name]Thierry[/name] [name]Henry[/name] that plays in the US and I often hear his name pronounced “teary” or [name]Terry[/name]
nat108 - great explanation, thanks so much! I like it more now.