Baby boy names beginning with X – with origins and meanings
On the hunt for baby name ideas for a boy that start with the 24th letter of the alphabet? We’ve got some exciting suggestions, along with their origin and meaning

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1. Xanthus
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- Origin: Greek
- Meaning: One of Apollo’s names
2. Xavier
- Origin: Spanish
- Meaning: bright
- Also: Xzavier (Americanised form)
3. Xavion
- Origin: African
- Meaning: fighter
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4. Xayvion
- Origin: African American
- Meaning: new house
5. Xenophon
- Origin: Greek
- Meaning: stranger’s voice
6. Xerxes
- Origin: Persian
- Meaning: royal
7. Xin
- Origin: Japanese
- Meaning: beautiful
8. Xylon
- Origin: Greek
- Meaning: wood, forest
9. Xyshaun
- Origin: African American
- Meaning: zany
About our author Catherine Ball
Catherine Ball is a freelance journalist who specialises in writing about parenting and health. She has been a journalist for 20 years, writing for a wide range of regional and national publications. She is also mum to 4 children between the ages 3 and 12, so has drawn up many, many lists of baby names over the past few years.
Illustration: Emma Winchester
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