Fame Names

27 Fame names that mean fame for boys, listing Fame baby names 1-20. Alonzo, Alva, Barrett, Barry, Charles, Clark, Claude, Dustin, Dwight and Jordan are popular names. Aristotle, Arlo, Bligh, Caesar, Cosmo, Garrick, Hobbes, Melville, Newman and Odysseus are uncommon names. View Fame baby names for name meanings, search Fame names for girls, or search other baby names.

Alonzo ... perhaps due to the fame of basketball celebrity Alonzo Mourning. [12]

Alva ... in spite of Thomas Alva Edison's fame. [2]

Aristotle ... and given prominence in recent years by the fame of Jacqueline Kennedy's second husband ... [6]

Arlo ... possibly due to the fame of folksinger Arlo Guthrie. [3]

Barrett ... probably due to the fame of English poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning. [8]

Barry ... Possibly influenced by the fame of Sir James Barrie ... [9]

Bligh ... but due to the fame of English sea captain William Bligh ... [1]

Caesar ... Due to his fame and power ... [9]

Charles ... His widespread fame gave rise to many forms of his name ... [27]

Clark ... the fictional character of "Superman" fame ... [3]

Claude ... Popular in France (where it is sometimes used as a girl's name) due to the fame of seventh-century Saint Claude of Besançon ... [14]

Cosmo ... and the name was further spread there by the fame of Cosimo de' Medici ... [3]

Dustin ... The fame of actor Dustin Hoffman has been a major influence on contemporary usage ... [5]

Dwight ... Given fame in America by two Yale University presidents ...

Garrick ... 18th century English actor David Garrick helped revive the fame of Shakespeare ... [5]

Hobbes ... Variant of Robert (Old English, Old German) "bright fame" ... [2]

Jordan ... The name is influenced by the fame of basketball celebrity Michael Jordan and Nike's line of Air Jordan athletic shoes. [28]

Melville ... Use as a personal name may be due to the fame of novelist Herman Melville (19th century) ...

Newman ... probably due to the fame of reforming cleric John Henry (Cardinal) Newman ... [4]

Odysseus ... is better known in America due to the fame of President Ulysses S. Grant. [1]

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