Baby boy names beginning with U – with origins and meanings
On the hunt for baby name ideas for a boy that start with the 21st letter of the alphabet? We’ve got some uplifting suggestions, along with their origin and meaning
Looking for an unusual baby boy name? Try our list of newborn baby names for boys beginning with U. Find out their origin and meaning and see if your baby boy could be an Uba, Udell or Uzoma
1. Uba
- Origin: African American
- Meaning: wealthy
2. Udall
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: yew tree valley
3. Udell
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: yew tree or valley
4. Udit
- Origin: Indian
- Meaning: sunrise
5. Uki
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: rabbit
6. Ulan
- Origin: African American
- Meaning: firstborn twin
7. Ull
- Origin: Norse
- Meaning: magnificent
8. Ulmar
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: wolf
- Also: Ulmer
9. Ulric
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: wolf ruler
- Also: Ulrick
10. Ulysses
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: Latin name for the Greek hero Odysseus
11. Umar
- Origin: Arabic
- Meaning: flourishing
- Also: Omar
12. Umberto
- Origin: Italian
- Meaning: derived from terra d’ombra and umber, meaning earthy colour
13. Unwin
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: unfriendly
14. Upton
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: upper field
15. Urban
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: from a town
16. Uriah
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: light of Jehova
- Also: Uri
17. Urian
- Origin: Welsh
- Meaning: possibly born in a town
- Also: Urien
18. Uthman
- Origin: Arabic
- Meaning: little bustard (a medium to large game bird)
19. Uzi
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: my strength
20. Uzoma
- Origin: African American
- Meaning: born on a journey
About our author Catherine Ball
Catherine Ball is a freelance journalist who specialises in writing about parenting and health. She has been a journalist for 20 years, writing for a wide range of regional and national publications. She is also mum to 4 children between the ages 3 and 12, so has drawn up many, many lists of baby names over the past few years.
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