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Philosopher baby names and what they mean, for philosopher, scholar, theologian, sage, with 60 results. These boy names reached the peak of their popularity in the 1900s (ADOPTION OF 5.8%) and have become significantly less conventional since (ADOPTION 1.6%, 73%), with names like Frederick becoming less trendy. The most fashionable birth names in this compilation are Emerson (#281), Immanuel (#989), Lucian (#651), Maximus (#212) and Soren (#559), while Sorin (TOP 42%) and Syren (98%) are familiar surnames.

Philosopher names

Abelard - Fulbright | Hilary - Pascal | Plato - Zeno

Abelard - Fulbright

Abelard
.. 12th century French philosopher Pierre Abelard .. Abelard (cf. Akard, Attard) is a popular -ard suffix surname. [Abelardo, Abe, Abbey, .. 3 more]

Albert

Albert
.. philosopher Albert Camus; artist Albrecht Durer .. Usage of Albert as a baby name has waned circa the 1900s. [Ulbricht, Berty, Bertie, Alvert, Adelbrecht, Abert, .. 22 more]

Aristotle
.. by the Greek philosopher Aristotle, and .. Ari is more widely used than the rest. [Ary, Aristotellis, Arie, .. 3 more]

Bernard

Bernard
.. mountain climbers, and a scholastic philosopher .. Bernard has fallen off in popularity as a children's name circa 1920-1929. [Vernados, Burnard, Bernhardo, Bernardo, Barnie, Barnhardo, Barnhard, .. 16 more]

Bertrand

Bertrand
.. Philosopher Bertrand Russell. Bertrand and Bertrando are unconventional masculine names, and Bertrand occurs frequently (TOP 2%) as a last name. [Bertrando]

Blaise

Blaise
.. child prodigy, mathematician, scientist, and philosopher .. Usage of Blaise, Blais, etc. as boys' names in 2018 was 8.3% less than the year before. [Blaze, .. 5 more]

Brant

Brant
.. also a devout scholar who translated .. Brant is commonly occurring (UPPER 75%) as a men's name, whereas Brandt, Brannt, Brantley and Brantt are sparsely used. [Brantt, Brannt, Brandt, .. 1 more]

Charles

Charles
.. Naturalist Charles Darwin; French president Charles .. Adoption of Charles, Charlie, etc. as children's names in 2018 was down 14.9% compared to a decade ago. [Karoly, Karolik, Karolek, Karl, Karel, Chaz, Charls, Charlie, Cary, Carrol, .. 17 more]

Cleanth
.. of a Stoic Greek philosopher, Cleanthes .. Cleanth, Kleanthes, etc. were not Top birth names in 2018. [Kleanthes, Kleanth, Cleandro, .. 6 more]

Clement

Clement
.. the early Christian theologian Clement of .. Less used today. Clemente was the variant last found (2000) in the Top 2000. [Kliment, Klemens, Clementius, Clementino, .. 9 more]

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Philosopher names: Albert, Bernard, Bertrand, Blaise, Brant

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Philosopher names: Charles, Clement, Cyril, Darwin, Eldridge

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Philosopher names: Emerson, Erasmus, Francis, Frederick

Cyril

Cyril
.. saints, including the theologians Cyril of .. Used somewhat widely as children's names, Kyril, Cyril, etc. are comparable to the conventional Kyrie. [Kyril, Cirilo, Cirillo, Cirilio, Ciril, .. 5 more]

Darwin

Darwin
.. Darwin, 19th century naturalist, was the .. Darwin is a conventional (TOP 48%) men's name, while Darwon, Darwyn, Derwin and Derwynn are rarely used. [Derwynn, Darwon, .. 2 more]

Eldridge

Eldridge
Source fr. German language. "Sage ruler." Used somewhat widely as boys' names, Eldridge, Eldrick, etc. are comparable to the conventional Edrick. Also a variant of Elbridge or .. [Eldrige, Eldrick, Eldredge, .. 2 more]

Emerson

Emerson
.. a poet and philosopher who wrote .. Emerson has gained in popularity since 1997. [Em]

Epicurus
A philosopher of great influence, who .. Epicurus is not a Top 2000 name.

Erasmus

Erasmus
.. century Dutch humanist philosopher Geert Geerts .. Erasmo is a common (UPPER 90%) men's name, while Erasme, Erasmios, Erasmus, Ras and Rasmus are uncommon. [Rasmus, Ras, Erasmo, Erasmios, .. 1 more]

Eusebius
.. fourth century Italian bishop and theologian. A rare baby name. [Eusevios, Eusevio, Eusebe, Eusaio, Esebio, .. 7 more]

Francis

Francis
.. philosopher Sir Francis Bacon; composer Franz .. Francis has waned in popularity as a birth name circa the 1910s. [Proinsias, Pacorro, Frasquito, Franzen, Franz, Frantz, Frants, Fransisco, Frans, Frann, .. 33 more]

Frederick

Frederick
.. philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche; musician Fred Durst. Frederick has diminished in favor as a children's name circa 1880-1889. [Rikki, Rikke, Ricky, Rich, Fritzl, Fritz, Friedel, Fredrick, Fredric, Frederico, .. 31 more]

Fulbright
.. through the Fulbright Scholar program, which .. Less used today. Philbert was the form last appearing (1950-1959) in the Top 2000. [Phillbert, .. 3 more]

Quick Reference

Summary Index of Philosopher names [and variants] for boys.

1. Abelard - Fulbright
Abelard [Ab, Abe, Abel, Abby, Abbey, Abelardo], Albert [Berty, Elbert, Delbert, Dalbert, Ulbricht, Elbrecht, ..], Aristotle [Ary, Ari, Arri, Arie, Aristotelis, Aristotellis], Bernard [Bernt, Bernis, Bernie, Burnard, Vernados, Bernhardo, ..], Bertrand [Bertrando], Blaise [Blaze, Blase, Blais, Blayze, Blaize, Blaisdell], Brant [Brantt, Brannt, Brandt, Brantley], Charles [Karl, Karol, Karel, Karoly, Karolik, Karolek, ..], Cleanth [Kleanth, Clianth, Cleneth, Cleanto, Kleanthes, Clianthes, ..], Clement [Clemmy, Kliment, Klement, Klemens, Clemmons, Klementos, ..], Cyril [Cy, Kyril, Kiril, Cyrill, Cyrille, Cyrillus, ..], Darwin [Darwyn, Derwin, Darwon, Derwynn], Eldridge [Eldrige, Eldrick, Eldrich, Eldrege, Eldredge], Emerson [Em], Epicurus, Erasmus [Ras, Rasmus, Erasmo, Erasme, Erasmios], Eusebius [Eusebe, Eusevio, Eusavio, Eusebio, Eusevios, Eusebios, ..], Francis [Paco, Pancho, Paquito, Pacorro, Panchito, Proinsias, ..], Frederick [Rik, Rike, Rick, Rikki, Rikke, Ricky, ..], Fulbright [Fulbert, Philbert, Phillbert, Philibert]


Hilary [Ilar, Ilari, Ilario, Ilaria, Ilarion, Illario, ..], Hillel, Hippolytus [Ippolito, Hippolit, Hipolito, Hippolyte, Hyppolytos, Hippolitos], Hobbes [Hob, Hobbs], Hume [Hulme], Immanuel [Iman, Imani, Imanuel, Imanoel, Immannuel], Jeremiah [Jerry, Jermyn, Jeremy, Yeremia, Yeremiya, Yeremiyah, ..], Jerome [Jerry, Jerron, Jeromo, Jerrone, Jerrome, Jeronimo, ..], Justin [Justo, Justyn, Justus, Justis, Justino, Justinus, ..], Locke [Lock, Lockwood], Lucian [Lucio, Lukyan, Lucjan, Lucien, Lukianos, Lucianus], Maimon [Malmun], Mather [Matther, Maither], Maximus [Maxy, Maxim, Maxie, Maximo, Maxime, Maximos, ..], Merton [Murton, Merwyn], Moses [Moss, Mozes, Mosie, Moyses, Mosiah, ..], Muir, Neander, Nicholas [Nils, Nilos, Nikos, Nikolos, Nikolay, Nikolaus, ..], Pascal [Pascoe, Pasqual, Pascual, Pasquale, Pascuale, Paschalis, ..]


Plato [Platon], Reginald [Ronald, Rinaldo, Reynold, Reynolds, Rheinallt, Reynaldos, ..], Rhodes [Rodas, Rhodas, Rhoads], Rousseau [Russo, Roussell], Russell [Russ, Russel, Roussell], Sage [Sayge, Saige], Salvio [Salvian, Salviano, Salviatus], Schuyler [Skylor, Skyler, Skylar, Skuyler, Schyler, Schylar], Seneca, Sequoia [Sequoya, Sequoyah], Socrates [Sokrates], Soren, Strahan [Strachan], Tadhg [Tad, Teigue, Teague], Teagan, Teague [Teige, Teger, Tegan, Teigue, Teigen, Teigan], Thoreau, Virgil [Verge, Vergil, Virgilio, Vergilio], Warner [Werner, Wernher], Zeno [Zino, Zinon, Zenon]

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