189 Baby Boy Names That Mean Precious

From ancient to modern times, baby boy names meaning precious reflect the value a child holds for the parents and the community's hopes, beliefs, and aspirations. The historical, cultural, and traditional practices associated with such names offer a glimpse into human emotionality and cultural symbolism. In most cultures, names associated with the meaning precious gained inspiration from natural resources, produce, and other materials. The Aztec and Toltec civilizations associated life as a precious gift to humanity in these civilizations. A newborn in this culture was treated as equivalent to the divine and their elemental gifts. Thus, boy names meaning precious have been connected with religious beliefs, deities like Quetzalcoatl and Tezcatlipoca, and life-enhancing elements like wind, sun, earth, sky, knowledge, obsidian, love, and conflict. The Mayan civilization held a similar association with jade and used names inspired by the material. They associated jade with the notion of eternity and deity worship. Thus they presented jade-associated names and precious jewelry to newborns as a symbolic representation of divine blessings. Being a warrior community, the Toltec civilization associated the word precious with materials they could use in war and worship. For them, maize, cotton, precious stones, and gold held value. Thus Toltec boy names  associated with the meaning precious drew inspiration from these materials. Within African cultures, the day of the week a child was born holds great significance. Thus their names associated with precious derive from these days, thus reflecting the preciousness of time. In Jewish tradition, the names symbolizing growth and resilience have been associated with preciousness in the aftermath of the Holocaust. Such names encapsulated the preciousness of new life from adversity, signifying hope and rejuvenation. Traditional Indian boy names associated with preciousness, such as Manikyam meaning ruby or Lord Krishna and Navratan indicating nine precious gems are all derived from deities and elements associated with preciousness. Thus, such cultural associations have paved the way for timeless names to exist within society. If you are one such parent looking for traditional boy names that mean precious, this list here is for you.

Name		Gender	Meaning
Mohammad		Boy	The most important and precious part of the human body, the eyes
Davin		Boy	A precious being
Eben		Boy	A precious stone of help
Golden		Boy	Shiny; A person who will shine his whole life like a precious stone; Blond
Shamir		Boy	Precious stone Shlomo; Peaceful
Davy		Boy	A cherished and precious individual
Yajaira		Boy	Precious; Princess; Jewel
Maanvi		Boy	Beloved; Precious
Moti		Boy	Pearl; Valuable; Precious Stone; Shining
Nihit		Boy	Precious talent from God
Rathanak		Boy	Precious stones; Jewels
Drago		Boy	A dragon who is precious and mighty
Azizi		Boy	Beloved; Precious one; Treasure; Valuable
Dragan		Boy	A dear and beloved person; precious person
Paras		Boy	Stone which converts metal to precious gems
Orel		Boy	Precious and bright like gold
Jorin		Boy	High or precious
Mihailo		Boy	The precious gift from God
Sameen		Boy	A precious child
Rathana		Boy	Precious stones; Jewels
Hali		Boy	Sea; A precious stone; A beginning
Nathaneal		Boy	A precious talent from God
Ophir		Boy	Precious and priceless gold
Vasu		Boy	One who is divine and precious
Anmay		Boy	Invaluable; Priceless; Precious; One who is very valuable
Agapito		Boy	One who is dearly loved, precious, adored, cared for, treasured, cherished and one's favourite
Amol		Boy	Priceless; Valuable; Precious; One who is dearmost
Drazen		Boy	Dragon; Precious
Gianpaolo		Boy	God is gracious; Humble; God's precious gift
Kito		Boy	A precious stone
Maulik		Boy	Precious; Valuable; Priceless; Incomparable
Nathanel		Boy	A precious gift from heaven
Sevan		Boy	Lake, or precious water
Abharan		Boy	Jewel; Precious
Abrik		Boy	Precious Like Gold
Adiya		Boy	Jewel; God's treasure; Precious possession; A gemstone to treasure
Akalpa		Boy	Ornament; Precious jewellery of God
Alagurathinam		Boy	Handsome gem; Precious beauty; One of the many names of Lord Shiva
Amanath		Boy	Treasure; One who is precious; Valuable to be treasured
Amolak		Boy	Priceless; Valuable; Precious; One who is dearmost
Amolik		Boy	Priceless; Valuable; Precious; One who is dearmost
Amoolya		Boy	Priceless; Valuable; Precious; One who is dearmost
Amul		Boy	Priceless; Valuable; Precious; One who is dearmost
Amulaya		Boy	Invaluable; Priceless; Precious; One who is very valuable
Amuthan		Boy	Purity; Precious One; Priceless; Invaluable
Anbumani		Boy	Loving Gem; One whose love and kindness is so precious
Anmola		Boy	Invaluable; Priceless; Precious; One who is very valuable
Apuroop		Boy	Valuable; Precious; Priceless; Inestimable
Arivumani		Boy	Intelligent gem; One whose knowledge is precious
Arunopal		Boy	The Ruby; Precious Stone of the Sun
Bahumulya		Boy	Priceless; Valuable; Precious; One who is dearmost
Balamani		Boy	young jewel; young Precious Pearl
Chandraneel		Boy	A precious blue gem; One who is precious like the moon
Chandraratna		Boy	One who is a jewel or pearl like the moon; One who is as precious like the moon
Chellamani		Boy	Precious Pampered One; Dear and Near; Beloved; Pet
Chellamuthu		Boy	Precious Pampered One; Dear and Near; Beloved; Pet
Chellapan		Boy	Precious Pampered One; Dear and Near; Beloved; Pet
Chinnadurai		Boy	Prince; A precious pampered young one
Chinnamani		Boy	Precious Pampered Young One
Chinnamuthu		Boy	Precious Pampered Young One
Chintamani		Boy	Philosopher's stone; A precious and thoughtful person; One whose meditative thoughts are renowned
Cudaratna		Boy	Jewel of the Crest; Excellent; Best; One who has a precious jewel
Deivamani		Boy	Blessed Gem; Precious Jewel of God
Devmanak		Boy	Jewel of the Gods; Ornaments of the God; Precious possession of God
Dheivamani		Boy	Blessed Gem; Precious Jewel of God
Divamani		Boy	Ornament of Day; Precious Wisdom of Divinity
Dugu		Boy	Cute; Loving Son; Clever; Appealing; Delightful; Charming; Attractive; Precious
Gangol		Boy	A Precious Gem; Invaluable; Priceless
Gangola		Boy	A Precious Gem; Invaluable; Priceless
Gururatan		Boy	Jewel Among Teachers; Most talented Guru; Precious Guru
Harimani		Boy	Gem of Lord Vishnu; Sapphire; A precious blessing of Lord Vishnu
Jashisth		Boy	Gem; Precious Stone; Pearl
Jawahara		Boy	Jewel; Precious; Gem; Gemstone; Valuable; Priced
Jawaheer		Boy	Precious diamond; Valuable diamond
Jaynil		Boy	Victory over Gems; Victory over precious stones
Kannmani		Boy	A Gem of beauty; Precious and treasured beauty
Khazana		Boy	Treasure; Precious; Valuable
Kovalum		Boy	Silicate; Precious; Valuable; Priceless
Kulbhushan		Boy	Ornament of Family; Precious jewel to the clan or Kul
Lingaratnam		Boy	A precious gift from Lord Shiva; God's Gift
Maaksharth		Boy	Precious part of a mother's heart
Manek		Boy	Type of a special pearl diamond (Nang); Name of a great Hindu king; Precious stone
Manibhusan		Boy	Supreme Gem; Best Jewel of all; An Ornament made with precious Gems; Jewels with Gems
Manibhushan		Boy	Supreme Gem; Best Jewel of all; An Ornament made with precious Gems; Jewels with Gems
Manidhar		Boy	A mythical snake with jewels in its hood; Precious; Gem; Jewel
Manikkam		Boy	Gem; Ruby; One of the nine precious stones; One of many names of Lord Krishna
Manikyam		Boy	Gem; Ruby; One of the nine precious stones; One of many names of Lord Krishna
Manil		Boy	Jewel of a Son; Gem of a Son; Precious; Gem
Maniram		Boy	Jewel of a Person; Gem of a Person; Precious Person; Gem of a Man
Motilal		Boy	Pearl; Valuable; Precious Stone; Shining
Moulik		Boy	Valuable; Precious; Priceless
Pannalal		Boy	Emerald; Precious Stone
Paramratan		Boy	Highest Gem; Most precious gem; Absolute Gem
Piroj		Boy	Jewel; Precious; A surname in various cultures
Presh		Boy	Active; Precious; Cheerful
Pukhraj		Boy	Topaz; Precious Stone; Treasured
Ratan		Boy	A jewel; Precious stone; Gem; Priceless; Invaluable
Adeem		Boy	A rare or precious person
Agamjit		Boy	The victory of God or the trophy of God; The golden child; The most precious one chosen by God
Alanin		Boy	A precious little baby Boy