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
Gianpaolo		Boy	God is gracious; Humble; God's precious gift
Gohar		Boy	Diamond; Precious stone; Gem
Gold		Unisex	Precious metal; The one who is precious for the family and friends
Golden		Boy	Shiny; A person who will shine his whole life like a precious stone; Blond
Gurmustak		Boy	The beautiful one or the precious one that will be pious and generous
Gururatan		Boy	Jewel Among Teachers; Most talented Guru; Precious Guru
Hali		Boy	Sea; A precious stone; A beginning
Harimani		Boy	Gem of Lord Vishnu; Sapphire; A precious blessing of Lord Vishnu
Heeya		Unisex	Beloved; precious
Hezza		Unisex	Precious; Beautiful
Hiyan		Unisex	Divine, Royal, Precious
Hyacinth		Boy	Blue larkspur flower; Precious stone
Iheanacho		Boy	Precious; What everyone seeks
Ilayah		Unisex	Precious; Divine
Jade		Unisex	Precious stone
Jadea		Unisex	Precious gemstone
Jagratan		Boy	The most precious gem in the world
Jahara		Unisex	Jewel; Precious gem
Jahari		Unisex	Jjewel or precious stone
Jashisth		Boy	Gem; Precious Stone; Pearl
Jauhar		Boy	A precious gem
Jawahara		Boy	Jewel; Precious; Gem; Gemstone; Valuable; Priced
Jawaheer		Boy	Precious diamond; Valuable diamond
Jayd		Unisex	Precious green gemstone; Balance; Purity
Jaynil		Boy	Victory over Gems; Victory over precious stones
Jazel		Unisex	Precious; Treasure
Jedda		Unisex	The precious black shady gem stone
Jewels		Unisex	Precious stones; Valuable items
Jhulier		Boy	Precious
Jimin		Unisex	Precious, gentle, beloved
Jorin		Boy	High or precious
Juel		Unisex	Precious gem; Jewel
Juelle		Unisex	Value of God; Precious to God
Juwel		Unisex	Precious gem; Treasure
Kaima		Unisex	God's precious gift
Kannmani		Boy	A Gem of beauty; Precious and treasured beauty
Keiva		Unisex	Gentle; Kind; Beautiful; Precious
Khazana		Boy	Treasure; Precious; Valuable
Kheira		Unisex	Precious; Chosen one
Kieva		Unisex	Gentle; Beautiful; Precious
Kisara		Unisex	Pure; Precious
Kito		Boy	A precious stone
Kovalum		Boy	Silicate; Precious; Valuable; Priceless
Kulbhushan		Boy	Ornament of Family; Precious jewel to the clan or Kul
Lajbar		Boy	A precious stone
Lefwyne		Boy	A precious and cheerful individual
Lingaratnam		Boy	A precious gift from Lord Shiva; God's Gift
Maaksharth		Boy	Precious part of a mother's heart
Maanvi		Boy	Beloved; Precious
Manava		Boy	Precious as gold
Manek		Boy	Type of a special pearl diamond (Nang); Name of a great Hindu king; Precious stone
Manibabu		Boy	A precious stone, gem or jewel
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
Manideepu		Boy	Precious as a diamond
Manidhar		Boy	A mythical snake with jewels in its hood; Precious; Gem; Jewel
Manikkalingam		Boy	One who can be compared to a precious stone
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
Manimuthu		Boy	A river of precious stones; A river of pearls
Maniraj		Boy	One who is like a precious gem
Maniraja		Boy	A Boy who is considered a precious gem
Maniram		Boy	Jewel of a Person; Gem of a Person; Precious Person; Gem of a Man
Manirathna		Boy	A Boy precious like a diamond
Maniya		Unisex	Precious, valuable
Maniyah		Unisex	Precious or valuable
Marble		Unisex	Precious gem; Marble-worker
Maulik		Boy	Precious; Valuable; Priceless; Incomparable
Mawlik		Boy	Precious
Mayakarthikeyan		Boy	A precious Boy
Merald		Boy	Derived from Emerald, A precious green-colored gemstone
Michon		Unisex	The precious talent from the highest place
Mihailo		Boy	The precious gift from God
Milodrag		Boy	Dear and precious
Mohammad		Boy	The most important and precious part of the human body, the eyes
Moolavan		Boy	A priceless or precious person
Moti		Boy	Pearl; Valuable; Precious Stone; Shining
Motilal		Boy	Pearl; Valuable; Precious Stone; Shining
Moulik		Boy	Valuable; Precious; Priceless
Naadir		Boy	A beloved, rare, and precious one
Naamratan		Boy	Possessing the precious diamond of a name
Nagarathn		Boy	The one who has a precious diamond
Nagarathna		Boy	The precious diamond of the serpents
Naimanzuunnadintsetseg		Unisex	Eight hundred precious flowers
Nanmugan		Boy	Precious individual
Nanmuthu		Boy	Precious gemstone
Nathaneal		Boy	A precious talent from God
Nathanel		Boy	A precious gift from heaven
Nathanna		Boy	God's precious gift
Nathanyell		Boy	A precious treasure from the God
Navay		Boy	The fresh and precious one
Navratan		Boy	The nine precious gemstones
Nelakash		Boy	A pearl; The one who is much precious as a gem
Nidhan		Boy	A collection of precious things
Nidhish		Boy	The master of precious things
Nigam		Boy	The numerous collection of precious properties
Nihit		Boy	Precious talent from God
Nilmani		Boy	The precious Gem, Blue Sapphire
Nimrit		Unisex	Pure, precious, noble

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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