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46 General names that mean general for boys, listing General baby names 21-40. Houston, Jackson, Lee, Norman, Omar and Robert are popular names. Hampton, Hannibal, Hooker, Jeb, Jubal, Lander, MacArthur, Mead, Mustafa, Olimpio, Patton, Ramsay, Reno and Scipio are uncommon names. View General baby names for name meanings, or search other baby names.


Hampton ... South Carolina planter Wade Hampton was an important soldier in the Revolutionary War and his grandson (of the same name) was a prominent Confederate general and later ... [1]

Hannibal ... Name of a great general of Carthage ...

Hooker ... Joseph Hooker was a prominent Union general in the Civil War.

Houston ... Place name. The name's association with the American West is due to the Texan general Sam Houston and the city of Texas that bears his name. [4]

Jackson ... Civil War General Stonewall Jackson ... [10]

Jeb Nickname of dashing Confederate general James Ewell Brown Stuart ...

Jubal ... Confederate general Jubal Early.

Lander ... Wyoming was named for explorer and Civil War general Frederick W. Lander. [6]

Lee ... Place name. Surname frequently used in the American South as a given name in honor of Confederate general Robert E. Lee ... [2]

MacArthur ... World War II General Douglas MacArthur. [1]

Mead ... General George Meade was in charge of the Army of the Potomac in the Civil War ... [2]

Mustafa ... Also the name of a Turkish general who helped found modern Turkey. [1]

Norman ... American General Norman Schwarzkopf. [5]

Olimpio ... even higher than those reserved for victorious generals. [4]

Omar ... General Omar Bradley ... [2]

Patton ... General George Patton ... [5]

Ramsay ... American Attorney General Ramsey Clark. [3]

Reno ... which was named for a Union general ...

Robert ... General Robert E. Lee ... [30]

Scipio ... Scipio Africanus was the Roman general (around 200 BC) who defeated the Carthaginian general Hannibal in the Punic War ...

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