Stone
Stone is a boy name of English origin, meaning Strong and steadfast as stone.
What Stone means
Strong and steadfast as stone.
Stone sits at 5 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Stone 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.
Stone is recorded as English in origin. Browse other English names.
How popular is Stone?
Stone does not currently chart in the top 100 boy names. Rankings move constantly, and names can spend decades out of the lists before returning — so this says more about the present moment than about the name itself.
The character of Stone
Stone spans strength and Earth, which is why it can read differently depending on which association you notice first. Both threads are worth following.
Names like Stone
These share Stone's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Flint — Hard stone; a stream.
- Mason — Worker in stone.
- Gordon — From the great hill.
- Torsten — Thor's stone.
- Stanley — Dweller by the stony meadow.
- Archie — Truly bold and brave.
- Bear — Strong and brave as a bear.
- Beckham — Homestead by the stream.
- Bradley — Broad meadow.
- Camden — Winding valley.
- Canyon — A deep gorge in the earth.
- Clayton — Town by the clay.
More English names
- Sterling — Of the highest quality; pure silver.
- Storm — A tempest; powerful weather.
- Stanley — Dweller by the stony meadow.
- Stormi — Stormy weather; a tempestuous spirit.
- Sparrow — The small, lively bird.
- Story — A tale worth telling.
- Sonnet — A little song; a poem.
- Summer — The warm, bright season.
- Slate — The blue-grey rock.
- Sunny — Bright and cheerful as the sun.