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250 Boy Names for Surfers (Surfer Boy Names)

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What do new parents and new surfers have in common? They need a name. Whether it’s their real name or their “nickname”, you want to be sure to choose something that fits both your personality and your love for surfing.

If you are a new-time male surfer or you just gave birth to a son, it will be a great idea to get an ocean-inspired or surfing-related name.

Don’t worry, I already have more than 250 name suggestions for you.

Popular Names for Male Surfers

multi-ethnic-males-holding-surfboards-on-the-beach

Want very cool names for a surfing male? Here are my recommendations:

  • Blue: Refers to the color of the ocean and sky. Awesome name, right?
  • Drake: A drake is a male duck; it is also the name of Francis Drake who is a famous naval office and ocean explorer
  • Bay: Bay is a body of water in a shore that is partly enclosed by a curved land.
  • Beckham: Meaning “Home by the stream”. It is a great masculine name
  • Fury: This name (also makes a great nickname) refers to the violence of the sea and also how confident expert surfers are.

Popular Nickname for Male Surfers

young-man-cleaning-surf-board

The names below are suitable nicknames for surfers. Guess what, some are nicknames of real surfers!

  • Great white
  • 360
  • Owl
  • White lightning
  • Thunder
  • Barney
  • Magician
  • Oma Bird
  • Mineirinho
  • Lana
  • Stasia
  • Droid
  • Flea
  • Dingo
  • Riss
  • Lil’ Tiger
  • Durbo
  • Midget
  • Damo
  • Kong
  • Twiggy
  • The Magician
  • Owl
  • Big Kahuna
  • Zeke
  • Kikas
  • Funky Cold
  • GMAC

Names from Real Surfers

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Would you love to name your son after a popular surfer? Here are some great ideas for you:

  • Barton Lynch (Aussie)
  • Andy Irons (Hawaiian)
  • Clay Marzo (Hawaiian)
  • Butch Van Artsdalen (U.S.)
  • Duke Paoa Kahanamoku (Hawaiian)
  • Damien Hobgood (U.S)
  • Mickey Munoz (U.S., surfboard shaper)
  • Mick Fanning: Aussie)
  • Simon Anderson (Aussie)
  • Shane Beschen (U.S.)
  • Taj Burrow (Aussie)
  • Sunny Garcia (Hawaiian)

Names Related to Water, Ocean, or Beach for Male Surfers

Shirtless surfer male with a muscular body with his surfboard at the beach.

Surfing is basically a sport on the ocean. It will be a great idea to get a name that mean either the sea, beach, or ocean. Here are some examples:

  • Adriatic: Name after a sea in the Italian peninsula called the Adriatic sea
  • Brooke: A tiny stream
  • Douglas: Scots-Gaelic that means “dark water”
  • Cumberland: An island located off the coast of Georgia
  • Eldoris: A Greek name meaning “of the sea”
  • Kai: Hawaiian word meaning “sea”
  • Haf: Icelandic for “ocean”
  • Kiawah: A place in SC Island where turtles and seabirds thrive.
  • Meri: Finnish for “sea”
  • Ridley: A little tropical sea turtle
  • Avon: River
  • Brooks: Water, small stream
  • Bourne: Stream
  • Colwyn: River in Wales
  • Calder: Stream
  • Destin: By the still waters
  • Conway: Holy river
  • Dover: Water
  • Escott: Hut near the river
  • Earvin: Green, fresh water
  • Hali: The sea
  • Ford: River crossing
  • Havelock: Sea competition
  • Harford: Ford of the hares
  • Hudson: A river in New York
  • Holmes: Islands in the river
  • Irving: Fresh water
  • Hurley: Sea tide
  • Kenn: Bright water
  • Lake: An Inland body of water
  • Lincoln: Lake colony
  • Leomaris: Meaning “Lion of the sea”
  • Marino: Of the sea
  • Locke: Pond
  • Marvin: Sea friend
  • Mario: Star of the sea
  • Mortimer: Dead sea
  • Morgan: Circling sea
  • Murphy: Sea warrior
  • Murdock: The protector of the sea
  • Orman: Sea man
  • Neptune: A Roman god of the sea
  • Seton: Sea settlement
  • Tahoe: Big water
  • Strom: Brook, stream
  • Wiley: Well-watered meadow
  • Trent: Gushing waters

Some Great Names for Male Surfers

Surfer paddling through the water

Want more name ideas? Here are some names and their meanings:

  • Anapos: The god of water in Eastern Sicily
  • Alon: Filipino word meaning “wave”
  • Bellus: An Angel fish
  • Apam Napat: A god of fresh water in Hindu
  • Brishon: Born in rain
  • Boreal: Extinct ocean
  • Bruce: Name after Bruce Lee (meaning be like water)
  • Cliff: Located near many oceans or places with water
  • Conway: Welsh name meaning “from a holy river”
  • Coburn: Meaning “where streams meet”
  • Firth: Arm of the sea
  • Earwyn: Friend of the sea
  • Glan: Welsh word meaning “from the shore”
  • Hanno: A Phoenician explorer of the oceans
  • Hurley: Irish for sea tide
  • Hector: A species of dolphin
  • Jonah: A man from the Bible who got swallowed by a very big fish
  • Jaladri: Sudanese word meaning “ocean”
  • Kuril: Trench
  • Kelby: Gaelic word meaning “place by the fountain”
  • Kuroshio: Ocean current
  • Kyle: Scottish surname that means “channel or strait”
  • Lotan: A Canaanite sea monster
  • Lir: god of the sea in Irish
  • Maury: Sea channel
  • Maris: Of the sea
  • Okeanos: Ancient Greek word meaning “ocean”
  • Murdoch: The protector of the sea
  • Pelagic: Greek word meaning “ocean”
  • Roger: Just like Jolly Roger
  • Regal: After the Regal Angelfish
  • Solomon: Underwater ridge
  • Ryuku: Islands in Japanese
  • Tethys: An ancient ocean
  • Tasman: After the Tasman Sea
  • Tiger: After the tiger shark
  • Wet: A unique name but definitely a bit spot on
  • Turbo: Do you remember the cartoon about a snail that can move very fast?

More Names for Male Surfers

surfer at sunset

Here are even more names for male surfers:

  • Miles
  • Dax
  • Grant
  • Colt
  • Logan
  • Brady
  • Riley
  • Keane
  • Arlo
  • Ryne
  • Cody
  • Hayden
  • Hudson
  • Sean
  • Connor
  • Joel
  • Hurley
  • Oakley
  • Duke
  • Reef
  • Blake
  • Jake
  • Cove
  • Brody/Brodie
  • Luke
  • Hayes
  • Taj
  • Jett
  • Keefer or Keifer
  • Tyde
  • Kody
  • Kelly
  • Jackson
  • Joel
  • Bryn
  • Laird
  • Mark
  • Mick
  • Nat
  • Jordy
  • Julian
  • Kai
  • Kelly
  • Rob
  • Ryder
  • Shaun
  • Sunny
  • Murphy
  • Ray
  • Seth
  • August
  • Taj
  • Tom
  • Wayne
  • Cove
  • Brody
  • Bondi
  • Langkawi
  • Lunan
  • Magdalene
  • Margaret
  • Cod
  • Compton
  • Conch
  • Huntington
  • Myrtle
  • Natadola
  • Negril
  • Shelly
  • Storm
  • Tide
  • Wash
  • Nice
  • Omura
  • Sandy
  • Saunton
  • Wave
  • Eddy
  • Marella
  • Coast
  • Britney
  • Diondra
  • Aden
  • Kent
  • Dune
  • Pebbles
  • Aruba
  • Amberjack
  • Anson
  • Archer
  • Blake
  • Brandon
  • Bryde
  • Bryde
  • Atoll
  • Bartail
  • Beaufort
  • Bismark