Sir
Sir is a boy name of English origin, meaning A title of honour and respect.
What Sir means
A title of honour and respect.
Sir is short — 3 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Sir 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.
Sir is recorded as English in origin. Browse other English names.
How popular is Sir?
In the boy name rankings we track, Sir 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 Sir
Sir spans Celebrity and royalty and rule, which is why it can read differently depending on which association you notice first. Both threads are worth following.
Names like Sir
These share Sir's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Reign — Sovereign rule; royal power.
- Royalty — Of royal rank; majesty.
- Lilibet — Pledged to God; a royal pet name.
- Saint — A holy and revered person.
- Seven — The sacred number seven.
- Sparrow — The small, lively bird.
- Banks — Dweller by the riverbank.
- Bear — Strong and brave as a bear.
- Bronx — From the New York borough.
- Brooklyn — From the borough; broken land.
- Edward — Wealthy guardian.
- Egypt — From the land of the Nile.
More English names
- Seven — The sacred number seven.
- Sky — The heavens above.
- Scarlett — Brilliant red.
- Slate — The blue-grey rock.
- Saylor — Boat captain; of the sea.
- Sonnet — A little song; a poem.
- Sawyer — One who saws wood.
- Sparrow — The small, lively bird.
- Saint — A holy and revered person.
- Stanley — Dweller by the stony meadow.