262 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
Abharan		Boy	Jewel; Precious
Abrik		Boy	Precious Like Gold
Adeem		Boy	A rare or precious person
Adiam		Unisex	Precious; Diamond
Adiya		Boy	Jewel; God's treasure; Precious possession; A gemstone to treasure
Agamani		Unisex	A precious stone which is priceless, magnificent and unique; One of a kind gemstone
Agamjit		Boy	The victory of God or the trophy of God; The golden child; The most precious one chosen by God
Agan		Unisex	Beautiful or handsome and intelligent; Pearl; A precious stone that is very expensive
Agapito		Boy	One who is dearly loved, precious, adored, cared for, treasured, cherished and one's favourite
Ajin		Unisex	Gold; Precious
Akalpa		Boy	Ornament; Precious jewellery of God
Akoya		Unisex	Bright; Precious; Pure
Alagurathinam		Boy	Handsome gem; Precious beauty; One of the many names of Lord Shiva
Alaine		Unisex	Precious, radiant, graceful
Alania		Unisex	Precious; Awakening
Alanin		Boy	A precious little baby Boy
Alanni		Unisex	Serene; Graceful; Precious
Amanath		Boy	Treasure; One who is precious; Valuable to be treasured
Amararaja		Boy	Precious gem of the gods
Amararatna		Boy	A precious, shining jewel of the gods
Amaretta		Unisex	Sweet; Beloved; Precious
Amol		Boy	Priceless; Valuable; Precious; One who is dearmost
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
Amulpreet		Boy	A precious one; Rare; Valuable and can't be touched
Amuthan		Boy	Purity; Precious One; Priceless; Invaluable
Anamol		Unisex	The precious one
Anbumani		Boy	Loving Gem; One whose love and kindness is so precious
Angama		Boy	A precious gem; Strong; Cannot be pierced
Anmay		Boy	Invaluable; Priceless; Precious; One who is very valuable
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
Arumainathan		Boy	Precious
Arunopal		Boy	The Ruby; Precious Stone of the Sun
Asylbek		Boy	Noble and precious master or chieftain
Avacuda		Boy	A precious pendant; ornamented individual
Avapaka		Boy	Spotless bracelet of precious metal
Azenith		Unisex	Precious; Rare gem
Azizi		Boy	Beloved; Precious one; Treasure; Valuable
Bahiyat		Boy	A very precious person
Bahumulya		Boy	Priceless; Valuable; Precious; One who is dearmost
Bairbel		Boy	Precious gemstones
Balamani		Boy	young jewel; young Precious Pearl
Bao		Unisex	Jewel; Treasure; Precious
Beo		Unisex	Precious; Valuable
Bhusana		Boy	Embellishment; Precious
Boram		Unisex	Precious; Superior
Brajamani		Boy	A precious jewel
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
Chellan		Boy	A precious jewel
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
Chisa		Unisex	Small; Precious
Chrishan		Boy	Moonstone; a precious stone used in jewellery
Cicil		Boy	Moonstone; A precious shiny gemstone
Cudaratna		Boy	Jewel of the Crest; Excellent; Best; One who has a precious jewel
Davin		Boy	A precious being
Davy		Boy	A cherished and precious individual
Dayra		Unisex	Pearl; Precious gem
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
Diamont		Boy	A determined person; Precious
Divamani		Boy	Ornament of Day; Precious Wisdom of Divinity
Dodo		Unisex	Precious Gift of God; His uncle
Dragan		Boy	A dear and beloved person; precious person
Drago		Boy	A dragon who is precious and mighty
Dragos		Boy	Precious; True-natured being
Dragoslav		Boy	Precious; Gift from God; Glorious
Dragutin		Boy	One who is dear and precious
Drahoslav		Boy	Precious glory
Draisen		Boy	Precious and mature person
Drazen		Boy	Dragon; Precious
Drazhan		Boy	Precious
Drdhasena		Boy	A precious human being; Noble
Dugu		Boy	Cute; Loving Son; Clever; Appealing; Delightful; Charming; Attractive; Precious
Durapa		Boy	Precious jewel; Gold; Pearl; Coral
Dureshahwar		Boy	One precious being who loves to win
Eben		Boy	A precious stone of help
Eeshwak		Boy	One who is like a precious gem
Elnaz		Unisex	Precious; Beautiful
Emengar		Boy	Precious
Emuobosa		Unisex	Your own thing is precious
Fairoze		Boy	A precious stone; Turquoise stone
Firoz		Boy	A victorious and blessed individual; Turquoise, the precious gem
Firza		Unisex	Precious gem; Stone
Gahana		Unisex	Deep; Impassable; Ornament; Precious Jewel
Gangol		Boy	A Precious Gem; Invaluable; Priceless
Gangola		Boy	A Precious Gem; Invaluable; Priceless
Ghamay		Boy	Name of a precious stone in Pashto

Infographic: Exquisite Baby Boy Names That Mean Precious

The birth of a baby is a special event, marking the arrival of a new family member who will go on to be the most precious one. You would like this emotion to trickle in your baby’s name, and that is why you may consider names that mean ‘precious.’ Read on as we present an infographic containing the finest baby boy names that mean ‘precious.’

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