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
Nudd		Boy	The one who resembles the precious gold
Nuraz		Boy	The precious things of Noor
Olufemi		Unisex	The creator loves us; The precious people of God.
Ophir		Boy	Precious and priceless gold
Orel		Boy	Precious and bright like gold
Oriolz		Boy	A golden person; Precious as gold
Oro		Boy	Expensive and precious gold
Ozara		Unisex	Treasure; Precious
Padak		Boy	A medal; one who is very precious
Pannalal		Boy	Emerald; Precious Stone
Paramratan		Boy	Highest Gem; Most precious gem; Absolute Gem
Paras		Boy	Stone which converts metal to precious gems
Parash		Boy	Stone which can be turned to precious gems
Piroj		Boy	Jewel; Precious; A surname in various cultures
Ponmeni		Boy	He is a precious gem
Ponnan		Boy	One who is precious
Prabhratan		Boy	One who is the God's precious stone
Presh		Boy	Active; Precious; Cheerful
Pukhraj		Boy	Topaz; Precious Stone; Treasured
Pushpraj		Boy	One precious as the Topaz stone
Pushyaraag		Boy	A person resembling the precious stone Topaz
Quetzal		Unisex	Brightly colored bird; Precious; Rare
Ratan		Boy	A jewel; Precious stone; Gem; Priceless; Invaluable
Rathana		Boy	Precious stones; Jewels
Rathanak		Boy	Precious stones; Jewels
Rothanak		Boy	Precious stones; Jewels
Rubby		Unisex	Vibrant and precious
Saajan		Unisex	Beloved, precious, cherished
Sameen		Boy	A precious child
Sanehi		Boy	A precious one; Beloved
Sarea		Unisex	Precious and unique
Seras		Unisex	Beloved; Precious
Sevan		Boy	Lake, or precious water
Shamir		Boy	Precious stone Shlomo; Peaceful
Shasa		Unisex	Precious water; Pure
Simya		Unisex	Precious thing; Limit
Sreehan		Boy	Renowned, blessed, precious
Supal		Boy	Precious time; The importance of time
Sya		Unisex	Beloved or Precious
Takato		Boy	Precious measure of exaltation
Teoxihuitl		Unisex	The precious stone turquoise
Teya		Unisex	Precious; God's gift
Thameem		Boy	He who is precious
Thys		Unisex	Beloved or precious
Timar		Unisex	Unique and precious gift
Topias		Boy	A jewel that is precious
Treasure		Unisex	Valuable, precious, rare
Tresor		Unisex	Treasure or precious
Vasu		Boy	One who is divine and precious
Viral		Unisex	Precious; Priceless
Xolotl		Boy	Precious twin
Yajaira		Boy	Precious; Princess; Jewel
Yamira		Unisex	Radiant; graceful; precious
Yatzel		Unisex	Precious or valuable
Yu		Unisex	Precious, gentle, enduring
Yujin		Unisex	Abundance or precious treasure
Zahava		Unisex	golden, radiant, precious
Zarie		Unisex	Golden; Precious; Valuable
Zarin		Unisex	Golden or precious
Zarmeen		Unisex	Golden, precious, heavenly
Zaynab		Unisex	Abundance or Father's precious jewel
Zin		Unisex	Precious or valuable

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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