Popular and traditional Cameroonian boy names with meanings, origin and religion — from every community and region of Cameroon. 143 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmad | Most praiseworthy | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Ali | Exalted; Noble | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Arthur | Bear; Noble (the legendary king) | 👦 Boy | English, French, Portuguese |
| George | Farmer | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| James | Supplanter (from Jacob) | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Léon | Lion | 👦 Boy | French, German |
| Louis | Famous warrior | 👦 Boy | French |
| Mohammed | Praiseworthy; The Prophet of Islam | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Muhammad | Praiseworthy; The Prophet of Islam | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Nour | Light | 🧒 Unisex | Arabic |
| Omar | Long-lived; Flourishing | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Paul | Small; Humble | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, French, German |
| Sebastian | Venerable; Revered (Greek) | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, Latin, Greek, Spanish |
| Adam | The first man; Of the earth | 👦 Boy | Arabic, International, Hungarian |
| Benjamin | Son of the right hand | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Blessing | Blessing | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Elijah | My God is Yahweh; My God is the Lord | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Emmanuel | God is with us | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, English |
| Hamza | Strong; Steadfast; Uncle of the Prophet | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Bosnian |
| Ibrahim | Abraham; Father of nations | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Dhivehi |
| Jacob | Supplanter; Holds the heel; Holder of the heel; One who follows | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, French |
| John | God is gracious | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Joseph | God will increase | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Joshua | God is salvation | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Jules | Youthful; Downy | 👦 Boy | French |
| Luke | From Lucania; Light | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Matthew | Gift of God | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Michael | Who is like God? | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Nathan | He gave; Gift | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, French |
| Raphael | God has healed; God heals | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, French |
| Theodore | Gift of God | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Thomas | Twin | 👦 Boy | Greek, Hebrew, French |
| Victor | Conqueror | 👦 Boy | French |
| Aaron | Mountain of strength; Brother of Moses; High mountain; Exalted | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Abdoul | Servant (of God) | 👦 Boy | West African |
| Aboubakar | Abu Bakr, the first caliph | 👦 Boy | West African |
| Achille | Achilles, the hero of the Iliad | 👦 Boy | French |
| Adamou | Of the earth (Adam) | 👦 Boy | West African |
| Ahmadou | Most praiseworthy | 👦 Boy | West African |
| Alain | Handsome; Rock | 👦 Boy | French |
| Alexis | Defender | 🧒 Unisex | Greek |
| Alphonse | Noble and ready | 👦 Boy | French |
| Amadou | Most praiseworthy (Ahmad) | 👦 Boy | West African |
| Andrew | Manly; Strong; Brave | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Ange | Angel | 🧒 Unisex | French |
| Antoine | From the Roman family name Antonius | 👦 Boy | French |
| Armand | Soldier; Army man | 👦 Boy | French |
| Armel | Stone prince; Bear prince | 👦 Boy | French |
| Arnaud | Eagle power | 👦 Boy | French |
| Arnold | Eagle power | 👦 Boy | Germanic |
| Augustin | Venerable; Majestic | 👦 Boy | French |
| Baptiste | Baptiser | 👦 Boy | French |
| Benoît | Blessed | 👦 Boy | French |
| Bernard | Brave as a bear | 👦 Boy | Germanic |
| Bertrand | Bright raven | 👦 Boy | French |
| Blaise | Stammering; After St Blaise | 👦 Boy | French |
| Charles | Free man | 👦 Boy | French |
| Christophe | Bearer of Christ | 👦 Boy | French |
| Christopher | Bearer of Christ | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Claude | Lame (Roman family name Claudius) | 🧒 Unisex | French |
| Clément | Merciful; Gentle | 👦 Boy | French |
| Clovis | Famous warrior (the Frankish king) | 👦 Boy | French |
| Cyrille | Lordly | 👦 Boy | French |
| Denis | Devoted to Dionysus | 👦 Boy | French |
| Desire | Desired | 👦 Boy | French |
| Didier | Desired | 👦 Boy | French |
| Dieudonne | Given by God | 👦 Boy | French |
| Eric | Eternal ruler | 👦 Boy | Norse |
| Étienne | Crown (Stephen) | 👦 Boy | French |
| Fabrice | Craftsman | 👦 Boy | French |
| Ferdinand | Bold voyager | 👦 Boy | French |
| Franck | Frank; Free man | 👦 Boy | French |
| François | Frenchman; Free (Francis) | 👦 Boy | French |
| Frank | Frank; Free man | 👦 Boy | Germanic |
| Gaspard | Treasurer | 👦 Boy | French |
| Ghislain | Pledge; Hostage | 👦 Boy | French |
| Gift | Gift | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Godwin | God's friend | 👦 Boy | English |
| Goodluck | Good luck | 👦 Boy | English |
| Guy | Guide; Wood; Valley | 👦 Boy | French, Hebrew |
| Hamadou | Praiseworthy (Ahmad) | 👦 Boy | West African |
| Herve | Battle-worthy | 👦 Boy | French |
| Idris | Studious; A prophet; Enoch | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Isaac | He will laugh | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Jacques | Supplanter (James) | 👦 Boy | French |
| Jean | God is gracious | 👦 Boy | French |
| Jean Paul | John and Paul | 👦 Boy | French |
| Jean-Claude | John and Claude | 👦 Boy | French |
| Jean-Marie | John and Mary | 👦 Boy | French |
| Jean-Pierre | John and Peter | 👦 Boy | French |
| Joel | Yahweh is God; The Lord is God | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Julien | Youthful | 👦 Boy | French |
| Landry | Ruler of the land | 👦 Boy | French |
| Laurent | From Laurentum; Laurel | 👦 Boy | French |
| Leroy | The king | 👦 Boy | French |
| Lionel | Little lion | 👦 Boy | French |
| Lovemore | Love more | 👦 Boy | English |
| Mahamat | Praiseworthy (Muhammad) | 👦 Boy | West African |
| Marcel | Little warrior (of Mars) | 👦 Boy | French |
| Marius | Of Mars; Manly | 👦 Boy | Latin |
| Martial | Warlike; Of Mars | 👦 Boy | French |
| Matheo | Gift of God (Matthew) | 👦 Boy | French |
| Mathieu | Gift of God (Matthew) | 👦 Boy | French |
| Mathis | Gift of God | 👦 Boy | French |
| Maurice | Dark-skinned; Moorish | 👦 Boy | French |
| Maxime | The greatest | 👦 Boy | French |
| Michel | Who is like God? | 👦 Boy | French |
| Mohamadou | Praiseworthy (Muhammad) | 👦 Boy | West African |
| Moustapha | The chosen one | 👦 Boy | West African |
| Musa | Moses | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Narcisse | Daffodil; Narcissus | 👦 Boy | French |
| Nicholas | Victory of the people | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Oumar | Long-lived (Umar) | 👦 Boy | West African |
| Ousmanou | After Caliph Uthman | 👦 Boy | Fulani |
| Parfait | Perfect | 👦 Boy | French |
| Pascal | Born at Easter | 👦 Boy | French |
| Patrice | Nobleman | 🧒 Unisex | French |
| Peter | Rock; Stone | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Philip | Lover of horses (Greek) | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, Greek |
| Philippe | Lover of horses | 👦 Boy | French |