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1,088 Smart Boy Names

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Giving your son a smart sounding names will associate him with those desirable qualities. He will come across as capable, competent, and able to be trusted with even the most challenging of tasks. This can give him a leg up in academic and professional settings.

Why Choose a Smart Boy Name?

A name can sound smart in many different ways. Sometimes it’s the association with someone who has proven themselves to be of superior intellect through their discoveries, contributions, and reputation. Whether real-life geniuses or fictional representations of superb reasoning and research, these names have become affiliated with intelligence. Other names are smart because they literally mean intelligent, wise, or successful. Having a high intelligence is a quality valued across history and cultures, so there are many names from all over the world that honor these attributes.

The website MooseRoots, identified the most common first names for male geniuses. John, Robert, William, Charles and David came in the top 5 spots. The smartest boy names tended to be classic and traditional names. These types of male names were also identified in a study involving baby names that people perceived were more likely to be associated with success.

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Top 100 Smart Boy Names

In this list you will find some smart sounding boy names, as well as hand-picked names of boy names inspired by science and math. These scholarly names for male geniuses sound intelligent and brilliant.

  1. Albert
  2. Isaac
  3. Charles
  4. Solomon
  5. Apollo
  6. Quinn
  7. Benjamin
  8. Thomas
  9. Alden
  10. Raymond
  11. Nikola
  12. Alexander
  13. Theodore
  14. Samuel
  15. John
  16. William
  17. Ezra
  18. David
  19. Ethan
  20. James
  21. Leo
  22. Noah
  23. Adrian
  24. Christian
  25. Robert
  26. Leonardo
  27. Everett
  28. George
  29. Milo
  30. Jasper
  31. Max
  32. Arthur
  33. Atlas
  34. Abraham
  35. Beckett
  36. Oscar
  37. Arlo
  38. Felix
  39. Louis
  40. Aidan
  41. Walter
  42. Atticus
  43. Dante
  44. Edwin
  45. Cesar
  46. Edgar
  47. Emanuel
  48. Hugo
  49. Sage
  50. Francis
  51. Augustus
  52. Huxley
  53. Quentin
  54. Conrad
  55. Ronald
  56. Mohammad
  57. Aldo
  58. Carl
  59. Alfred
  60. Kenji
  61. Blaise
  62. Reginald
  63. Dimitri
  64. Edmund
  65. Leopold
  66. Cornelius
  67. Nestor
  68. Aurelius
  69. Edmond
  70. Jetson
  71. Hubert
  72. Cato
  73. Pascal
  74. Galileo
  75. Akil
  76. Mika
  77. Newton
  78. Ajax
  79. Tycho
  80. Aristotle
  81. Archimedes
  82. Franz
  83. Niels
  84. Redmond
  85. Seymour
  86. Sigmund
  87. Tesla
  88. Toshiro
  89. Socrates
  90. Bertrand
  91. Conroy
  92. Tallis
  93. Ernst
  94. Egbert
  95. Nester
  96. Fleming
  97. Adalbert
  98. Berto
  99. Cuthbert
  100. Euclid

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Unique Smart Boy Names

If you are looking for a unique boy name that sounds smart, then you have come to the right list. These unique, creative boy names could be the perfect fit for your little smarty pants.

  1. Ace
  2. Anderson
  3. Arturo
  4. Augustin
  5. Benedict
  6. Calvin
  7. Caspian
  8. Dalton
  9. Dayton
  10. Deacon
  11. Dexter
  12. Easton
  13. Edison
  14. Elijah
  15. Elliott
  16. Enzo
  17. Ezekiel
  18. Fletcher
  19. Ford
  20. Franklin
  21. Genesis
  22. Grover
  23. Israel
  24. Jameson
  25. Julius
  26. Kent
  27. Kingsley
  28. Lane
  29. Langston
  30. Lawson
  31. Leander
  32. Lewis
  33. Luther
  34. Magnus
  35. Malachi
  36. Malcolm
  37. Marcus
  38. Maxim
  39. Maximilian
  40. Milton
  41. Nelson
  42. Neo
  43. Odin
  44. Orion
  45. Orson
  46. Preston
  47. Princeton
  48. Ralph
  49. Reid
  50. Rex
  51. Sinclair
  52. Sterling
  53. Teague
  54. Theo
  55. Tobias
  56. Toby
  57. Warren
  58. Warrick
  59. Wells
  60. Willard
  61. Wilson
  62. Xavier
  63. Zeke

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Cute Smart Boy Names

The following names are absolutely adorable and send the message your son is both approachable and smart.

  1. Archer
  2. Arlo
  3. Ashley
  4. Austin
  5. Baker
  6. Beckett
  7. Benjamin
  8. Bryson
  9. Byron
  10. Carter
  11. Carver
  12. Cashel
  13. Chet
  14. Crosby
  15. Curtis
  16. Dashiell
  17. Eli
  18. Elias
  19. Elliot
  20. Ezra
  21. Felix
  22. Finnian
  23. Gabe
  24. Gabriel
  25. Gray
  26. Greyson
  27. Hadley
  28. Hartley
  29. Harvey
  30. Hewie
  31. Hudson
  32. Hugh
  33. Huxley
  34. Isaac
  35. Isaiah
  36. Jake
  37. Jamison
  38. Jasper
  39. Jensen
  40. Jody
  41. Kai
  42. Kieran
  43. Lain
  44. Laurel
  45. Leo
  46. Leon
  47. Lucas
  48. Malakai
  49. Max
  50. Micah
  51. Miles
  52. Milo
  53. Moses
  54. Murray
  55. Nico
  56. Noel
  57. Oakes
  58. Oscar
  59. Otis
  60. Otto
  61. Percy
  62. Perry
  63. Porter
  64. Quentin
  65. Quin
  66. Quincey
  67. Quinn
  68. Ramsey
  69. Reece
  70. Reed
  71. Remy
  72. Rory
  73. Saxby
  74. Sebastian
  75. Tate
  76. Teagan
  77. Theodore
  78. Tiber
  79. York

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Cool Smart Boy Names

There are plenty of smart boy names out there that sound cool and badass. These powerful names for boys are wise and clever. Your little Einstein will thrive with a name from this list.

  1. Acer
  2. Ajax
  3. Apollo
  4. Atlas
  5. Atticus
  6. Baylor
  7. Blaise
  8. Bowman
  9. Cassius
  10. Channing
  11. Conrad
  12. Dante
  13. Garrett
  14. Geo
  15. Jetson
  16. Lennon
  17. Maddox
  18. Ned
  19. Nero
  20. Nitro
  21. Oak
  22. Phoenix
  23. Polar
  24. Rainier
  25. Roman
  26. Samson
  27. Saxon
  28. Solomon
  29. Tesla
  30. Titus
  31. Urban
  32. Wolf
  33. Zephyr

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Unusual Smart Boy Names

If you are searching for a name that is out of the ordinary, then check out this list of unusual, smart boy names.

  1. Alaric
  2. Ambrose
  3. Angus
  4. Arthur
  5. Baxter
  6. Boris
  7. Carlton
  8. Casper
  9. Cecil
  10. Claude
  11. Decimus
  12. Edmund
  13. Ferdinand
  14. Gerard
  15. Gibson
  16. Gilbert
  17. Gregory
  18. Hal
  19. Hamish
  20. Herbert
  21. Herman
  22. Homer
  23. Hubert
  24. Irving
  25. Jarvis
  26. Judd
  27. Kenneth
  28. Kirk
  29. Lowell
  30. Malik
  31. Marlon
  32. Mathias
  33. Napoleon
  34. Neville
  35. Odysseus
  36. Pascal
  37. Patrick
  38. Percival
  39. Phineas
  40. Polaris
  41. Roscoe
  42. Rudyard
  43. Rufus
  44. Rupert
  45. Seymour
  46. Sigmund
  47. Thoreau
  48. Tycho
  49. Victor
  50. Zachariah
  51. Zeno

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Gender-Neutral Smart Names

The interest in gender-neutral baby names is definitely on the rise. The following unisex names will make your little one sound intelligent.

  1. Adrian
  2. Alexi
  3. Alexis
  4. Amari
  5. Arden
  6. Ari
  7. Aubrey
  8. Auden
  9. August
  10. Azariah
  11. Berkeley
  12. Cameron
  13. Clarke
  14. Cohen
  15. Darcy
  16. Davis
  17. Dorian
  18. Drew
  19. Ellison
  20. Ely
  21. Etienne
  22. Green
  23. Greer
  24. Hayden
  25. Hayes
  26. Henley
  27. Jonah
  28. Leslie
  29. Lincoln
  30. Linden
  31. Morgan
  32. Murphy
  33. Onyx
  34. Paxton
  35. Raphael
  36. Reese
  37. Roan
  38. Rowan
  39. Rowen
  40. Royce
  41. Sage
  42. Spencer
  43. Stirling
  44. Sullivan
  45. Sutton
  46. Tal
  47. Tiernan
  48. Vaughn
  49. Winslow
  50. Yuri
  51. Zeta

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Old Fashioned Smart Boy Names

There are many smart boy names that were popular decades ago. These old-fashioned, wise boy names are making a comeback.

  1. Abraham
  2. Alexander
  3. Alfred
  4. Andrew
  5. Ansel
  6. Anthony
  7. Augustus
  8. Bertram
  9. Bertrand
  10. Cedric
  11. Charles
  12. Clarence
  13. Collin
  14. Cornelius
  15. Darius
  16. David
  17. Desmond
  18. Donald
  19. Emile
  20. Ernest
  21. Eugene
  22. Frank
  23. Gael
  24. George
  25. Graham
  26. Hector
  27. Henry
  28. Hobart
  29. Horatio
  30. Jarrett
  31. Javier
  32. Jefferson
  33. Jeffrey
  34. Jeremiah
  35. John
  36. Joshua
  37. Kelvin
  38. Kendrick
  39. Lambert
  40. Lawrence
  41. Lemuel
  42. Louis
  43. Martin
  44. Maynard
  45. Melchior
  46. Montgomery
  47. Mordechai
  48. Nathaniel
  49. Newton
  50. Nicholas
  51. Noah
  52. Oberon
  53. Oswald
  54. Paul
  55. Peter
  56. Quinton
  57. Rafferty
  58. Rainer
  59. Raymond
  60. Richard
  61. Robert
  62. Rodney
  63. Roger
  64. Roland
  65. Ronald
  66. Russell
  67. Sheldon
  68. Simon
  69. Sylvan
  70. Terrence
  71. Thomas
  72. Timothy
  73. Walter
  74. Walton
  75. Wilbur
  76. Wilford
  77. Wilfred
  78. William
  79. Wright

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Uncommon Smart Boy Names

There is just something so daring about stepping away from the norm and choosing an uncommon baby name. Here are some unique, smart boy names that could be perfect for your little genius.

  1. Achilles
  2. Alder
  3. Alessandro
  4. Amos
  5. Anders
  6. Andreas
  7. Anton
  8. Aurelius
  9. Axton
  10. Bastian
  11. Bishop
  12. Bradford
  13. Broderick
  14. Carl
  15. Castiel
  16. Corbin
  17. Cormac
  18. Damian
  19. Damien
  20. Damon
  21. Daxton
  22. Diego
  23. Dimitri
  24. Donte
  25. Drake
  26. Dustin
  27. Emil
  28. Emilio
  29. Eustace
  30. Francisco
  31. Garland
  32. Gatlin
  33. Gideon
  34. Griffin
  35. Griffith
  36. Hardy
  37. Heath
  38. Jared
  39. Jethro
  40. Joaquin
  41. Joel
  42. Jonas
  43. Josiah
  44. Karl
  45. Kian
  46. Killian
  47. Leif
  48. Leland
  49. Linus
  50. Mekhi
  51. Mitchell
  52. Moss
  53. Nolan
  54. Pierce
  55. Prescott
  56. Ronan
  57. Salvador
  58. Saul
  59. Simeon
  60. Stanley
  61. Taurus
  62. Theron
  63. Tor
  64. Truman
  65. Virgil
  66. Vito
  67. Walker
  68. Westley
  69. Willis
  70. Winston
  71. Zaiden
  72. Zev
  73. Ziv

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Last Names as First Names for Boys that sound Smart

There are many surnames that make great first names for boys. Here is a list of last names as first names for boys that sound smart and sophisticated.

  1. Aiken
  2. Archimedes
  3. Aston
  4. Bach
  5. Baltazar
  6. Beethoven
  7. Bowen
  8. Brandt
  9. Branson
  10. Clancy
  11. Corben
  12. Curie
  13. Curren
  14. Dyson
  15. Egan
  16. Ellis
  17. Ennis
  18. Fleming
  19. Freeman
  20. Galvin
  21. Gates
  22. Goodwin
  23. Greene
  24. Hancock
  25. Harris
  26. Hewitt
  27. Holbrook
  28. Hughes
  29. Hutchings
  30. Jacobsen
  31. Jacoby
  32. Ludwig
  33. Markell
  34. Mendel
  35. Milliard
  36. Munro
  37. Newman
  38. Nobel
  39. Osborn
  40. Phelan
  41. Prior
  42. Reeves
  43. Reinhart
  44. Rembrandt
  45. Remmington
  46. Robinson
  47. Shakespeare
  48. Shanahan
  49. Simpson
  50. Twain
  51. Vinci
  52. Voltaire
  53. Warwick
  54. Willoughby
  55. Winslet

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Strong Smart Boy Names

If you are a firm believer in the power of knowledge, then you should consider a name from this list of strong, smart boy names. Your son will always be reminded that strength is not just physical.

  1. Abner
  2. Alden
  3. Aldwin
  4. Amir
  5. Augustine
  6. Baldwin
  7. Bannock
  8. Bowden
  9. Brantley
  10. Brendan
  11. Carsten
  12. Cesar
  13. Chadwick
  14. Clarance
  15. Conroy
  16. Eldridge
  17. Emmet
  18. Ernst
  19. Ewan
  20. Franz
  21. Fritz
  22. Gaines
  23. Garett
  24. Graydon
  25. Graysen
  26. Gustav
  27. Halden
  28. Hale
  29. Haskel
  30. Havelock
  31. Hughes
  32. Irwin
  33. Ishmael
  34. Ivan
  35. Ivor
  36. Jennings
  37. Justin
  38. Levon
  39. Lochan
  40. Marcel
  41. Matthias
  42. Maximillian
  43. Millard
  44. Muhammad
  45. Omar
  46. Patton
  47. Quinlan
  48. Redmond
  49. Reeve
  50. Rohan
  51. Roosevelt
  52. Silvester
  53. Stellan
  54. Thatcher
  55. Tristan
  56. Tybalt
  57. Warfield
  58. Washington
  59. Wendell

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Classic Smart Boy Names

Classic names are timeless and make great choices for smart boys. These classic, smart names for boys will never go out of style.

  1. Aaron
  2. Abram
  3. Adam
  4. Aidan
  5. Aiden
  6. Alan
  7. Alastair
  8. Albert
  9. Allen
  10. Ben
  11. Brian
  12. Christian
  13. Christopher
  14. Clark
  15. Cliff
  16. Clifford
  17. Clive
  18. Clyde
  19. Colin
  20. Craig
  21. Darren
  22. Dennis
  23. Derek
  24. Derrick
  25. Dominic
  26. Douglas
  27. Duncan
  28. Edgar
  29. Edwin
  30. Eric
  31. Erik
  32. Ethan
  33. Evan
  34. Francis
  35. Frederick
  36. Gareth
  37. Gene
  38. Geoff
  39. Geoffrey
  40. Gordon
  41. Harold
  42. Howard
  43. Ian
  44. James
  45. Jeffery
  46. Jeremy
  47. Johnathan
  48. Jonathan
  49. Joseph
  50. Josh
  51. Julian
  52. Larry
  53. Leonard
  54. Lionel
  55. Louie
  56. Marc
  57. Mark
  58. Maurice
  59. Melvin
  60. Morris
  61. Neil
  62. Nicolas
  63. Nigel
  64. Norman
  65. Owen
  66. Philip
  67. Phillip
  68. Randal
  69. Ray
  70. Reginald
  71. Robin
  72. Ross
  73. Roy
  74. Samuel
  75. Scott
  76. Sean
  77. Shawn
  78. Stephen
  79. Stewart
  80. Stuart
  81. Vaughan
  82. Vincent
  83. Wallace

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Exotic Smart Boy Names

If you are looking for a boy name that is not so ordinary, then check out this list of exotic, smart boy names. These memorable names are inspired by many different languages and cultures.

  1. Abbott
  2. Abel
  3. Adriel
  4. Alejandro
  5. Alonzo
  6. Andre
  7. Antonio
  8. Armando
  9. Aslan
  10. Balthazar
  11. Bjorn
  12. Caius
  13. Calyx
  14. Carlos
  15. Caspar
  16. Ciro
  17. Demetri
  18. Eamon
  19. Enoch
  20. Enrique
  21. Ernesto
  22. Fabrizio
  23. Fernando
  24. Franco
  25. Gentian
  26. Iain
  27. Ivo
  28. Jedidiah
  29. Josue
  30. Julio
  31. Kenji
  32. Liev
  33. Lorenzo
  34. Luca
  35. Luciano
  36. Mario
  37. Marius
  38. Mateo
  39. Mika
  40. Nicodemus
  41. Nikos
  42. Olivier
  43. Omari
  44. Osbert
  45. Padraig
  46. Pierre
  47. Quinten
  48. Rafael
  49. Salvatore
  50. Santino
  51. Tarquin
  52. Toshiro
  53. Valentin
  54. Viggo
  55. Willem
  56. Zebedee

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Posh Smart Boy Names

Posh names feel fancy and sophisticated. If you are on the hunt for a posh boy name that makes your son sound smart, then this list is for you.

  1. Aldrich
  2. Alistair
  3. Alphonse
  4. Altair
  5. Archibald
  6. Barnaby
  7. Bartholomew
  8. Basil
  9. Castor
  10. Clement
  11. Constantine
  12. Cuthbert
  13. Dickon
  14. Dominick
  15. Ebenezer
  16. Edmond
  17. Eduardo
  18. Edward
  19. Egbert
  20. Elbert
  21. Emerson
  22. Emmett
  23. Everett
  24. Fabian
  25. Fergus
  26. Filbert
  27. Giles
  28. Hugo
  29. Humphrey
  30. Icarus
  31. Leonardo
  32. Leopold
  33. Lester
  34. Lucian
  35. Lysander
  36. Matteo
  37. Maxwell
  38. Phinneas
  39. Piers
  40. Roderick
  41. Rutherford
  42. Terrance
  43. Tiberius
  44. Watson
  45. Wesley
  46. Zacharias

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Star and Space Names for Boys

If you enjoy looking up at the stars in the sky, then consider one of the following smart boy names. Your son will surely feel like the brightest star in the galaxy.

  1. Apollo
  2. Aries
  3. Cosmo
  4. Cosmos
  5. Helios
  6. Mars
  7. Mercury
  8. Nova
  9. Sirius
  10. Sol
  11. Solar
  12. Sun
  13. Earth
  14. Eclipse
  15. Andromeda
  16. Orion
  17. Cosmos
  18. Sputnik
  19. Star, Starr
  20. Sirius

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Romantic Smart Boy Names

This list of romantic boy names is perfect if you are searching for a name that is smart, yet charming. The following names will be a great fit for your adorable little boy.

  1. Alberto
  2. Albrecht
  3. Aldo
  4. Alfonse
  5. Alonso
  6. Alphonso
  7. Andres
  8. Claudius
  9. Darrien
  10. Emanuel
  11. Emmanuel
  12. Esteban
  13. Favian
  14. Flavian
  15. Galileo
  16. Gerardo
  17. Germain
  18. Gregor
  19. Gustavo
  20. Henri
  21. Henrik
  22. Humberto
  23. Huw
  24. Johann
  25. Johannes
  26. Kristoff
  27. Marcello
  28. Marcos
  29. Marek
  30. Marino
  31. Matias
  32. Mattias
  33. Mauricio
  34. Maximiliano
  35. Mica
  36. Nicolaus
  37. Nikolas
  38. Phillipe
  39. Reynaldo
  40. Roberto
  41. Ruben
  42. Rueben
  43. Sergei
  44. Sergio
  45. Severin
  46. Stefan
  47. Tito
  48. Uberto
  49. Wilfried
  50. Wilhelm
  51. Wolfram
  52. Yosef
  53. Yousef

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Word Names for Boys that sound Smart

If you want your son to be recognized for his intelligence, then check out this list of smart word names for boys.

  1. Atom
  2. Abacus
  3. Agent
  4. Algebra nn Al
  5. Algernon nn Al
  6. Algorithm nn Al
  7. Alpha
  8. Apex
  9. Arc, Ark
  10. Asteroid
  11. Atlas
  12. Axis
  13. Beta
  14. Boolean nn Bo
  15. Byte
  16. Calculus nn Cal
  17. Century
  18. Chess
  19. Chromium
  20. Cipher
  21. Constant
  22. Cos
  23. Cypher
  24. Data
  25. Decimal nn Dec
  26. Delta
  27. Echo
  28. Eight
  29. Electron
  30. Element
  31. Elemental
  32. Ellipse nn Eli
  33. Eon
  34. Epsilon
  35. Even
  36. Exponent
  37. First
  38. Four
  39. Fractal
  40. Function
  41. Gamma
  42. Genius nn Gene
  43. Helium
  44. Helix
  45. Hermes
  46. Hubble
  47. Hydro
  48. Hypotheses
  49. Infinity
  50. Ion
  51. Joule
  52. Kilo
  53. Kinetic
  54. Laser
  55. Locus
  56. Logic
  57. Maestro
  58. Maximum nn Max
  59. Memory
  60. Neon
  61. Neutron
  62. Nine
  63. Novel
  64. Omega
  65. One
  66. Optimus
  67. Photon
  68. Pi
  69. Pixel
  70. Prism
  71. Prize
  72. Pythagoras
  73. Quad
  74. Quant
  75. Quantum
  76. Quark
  77. Quasar
  78. Quest
  79. Quint
  80. Radian
  81. Radium
  82. Richter
  83. Science
  84. Set
  85. Spark
  86. Stylus
  87. Tan
  88. Theory
  89. Thesis
  90. Three
  91. Trig, Trigg
  92. True
  93. Two
  94. Ulysses, Ulyses
  95. Vector
  96. Venn
  97. Volt
  98. Wisdom
  99. Wolfgang nn Wof
  100. Xenon
  101. Xyz
  102. Zinc

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66 Boy Names inspired by Scientists and Mathematicians

The scientists and mathematicians of the world have helped launch us into space and discover the principles that guide our very existence, and these boy names help honor their intelligence and persistence. These names have all been inspired by true geniuses in the math and science fields who have done extraordinary things.

Boy Names inspired by Male Scientists and Mathematicians
Boy NameMale Scientist or Mathematician
AlbertAlbert Einstein
AlecAlec Jeffreys
AlexanderAlexander Graham Bell
AndersAnders Celsius
AndreasAndreas Vesalius
ArchimedesArchimedes
ArdenArden L. Bement, Jr.
AristotleAristotle
ArthurArthur James Turner
AurelioAurelio Balgor
AviAvi Ben-Abraham
AxelAxel Firsoff
BenjaminBenjamin Franklin
BillBill Gates
BlaiseBlaise Pascal
BobBob Khan
CaiusJohn Caius
CharlesCharles Babbage
ChristiaanChristiaan Huygens
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19 Boy Names Meaning Smart, Intelligent and Wise

Many cultures show the value of intelligence by deriving names that mean wise, knowledgeable, clever, and smart. This list collects boy names meaning smart or intelligent

Boy Names Meaning Smart
Boy NameName OriginBoy Name Meaning
AldenEnglishOld wise friend
AlfredEnglishWise counsellor
AlvisScandinavianAll-wise
ApolloGreekKnowledge
BomanPersianGreat mind
CatoLatinWise
ConroyCelticWise advisor
FavianLatinMan of wisdom
HughGermanicMind, Intellect
HugoGermanicMind, Intellect
KendryMalagasyWise Man
MendelYiddishWisdom, learning
MikaScandinaviaShine
QuinnIrishCounselor, intelligent
Rainer/ RainierFrenchWise army
RaymondFrenchWise protector
RedmondFrenchWise protector
SageFrenchA wise person
SenanIrishOld and Wise
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Famous Celebrity Boys with Names that Sound Smart

Several celebrity baby boys are sporting intelligent-sounding names.

Actress Melissa George and Jean-David Blanc gave their son the smart-sounding name of Raphael. The name conjures up images of the Renaissance era and the brilliant discoveries and works of art that grew out of this time period.

Actor Cheyenne Jackson and her husband Jason Landau gave their son a name with historic significance and an origin rooted in intelligence. The name Ethan has Biblical connections to wisdom and strength.

Rosamund Pike and Robie Uniacke decided to name their baby boy Atom.

Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys gave their son the cool name, Genesis, meaning ‘origin.’

Richard Gere and Carey Lowell chose the chic name, Homer James for their son. Homer was the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey

Benjamin Hollingsworth and Nila Hollingsworth named their boy, Hemingway. Ernest Miller Hemingway was an American novelist.

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