Boy is a ♂ male name.
The origin of the name Boy is uncertain. Presumably it derived from the Frisian names Boye, Boje or Boie, which are short forms of Bodo and of names that begin with “Bot-“, “Bodo-“ or “Bode-“, e.g. Bodobert or Botwin. In English speaking countries, the name Boy derived from the word boy.
Boy means “ruler” or “lord” (from Old High German “bodo”), “messenger” (from Old High German “boto”) and “dweller” (from Old Saxon “boio”). Besides, Boje means “boy”.