Colt
Colt is a boy name of English origin, meaning A young, spirited horse.
What Colt means
A young, spirited horse.
Colt is short — 4 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Colt comes from
English names come from a long layering of Anglo-Saxon, Norman French, and biblical sources. Many began as surnames, place names, or occupations before they were ever used as first names.
Colt is recorded as English in origin. Browse other English names.
How popular is Colt?
In the boy name rankings we track, Colt falls outside the top 100. That puts it in the broad middle ground where most names live: familiar to those who know it, uncommon enough to still feel like a choice.
The character of Colt
Two ideas meet in Colt: the natural world and strength. Names carrying more than one theme tend to be the ones that suit a wider range of siblings.
Names like Colt
These share Colt's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Bear — Strong and brave as a bear.
- Drake — Dragon.
- Hart — A strong stag.
- Cedar — The strong, fragrant cedar tree.
- Conall — Strong as a wolf.
- Connor — Lover of hounds; strong-willed.
- Conor — Lover of wolves; strong-willed.
- Daiki — Great glory; great tree.
- Borys — Wolf; a fighter.
- Bruno — Brown; a bear.
- Darragh — Oak tree.
- Orson — Bear cub.
More English names
- Clover — The lucky meadow clover.
- Cooper — Barrel maker.
- Clayton — Town by the clay.
- Cordella — Heart; daughter of the sea.
- Chicago — From the windy city; place of wild onion.
- Cove — A sheltered bay.
- Cherish — To hold dear.
- Crew — A band; a troop.
- Cedar — The strong, fragrant cedar tree.
- Daisy — The day's-eye flower.