Names That Mean Sneaky (23 Ideas for Boys and Girls)

Let’s go rogue and take a furtive peek through 21 different names that mean sneaky for males and females.

We hope you can clandestinely scout some ideas for a covert name collection! 

Names that Mean Sneaky

These sneaky names come from around the globe and include ideas from mythology and legend, plus names that

Bofi

Bofi is an Old Swedish name meaning knave or rogue.

Cluanach

The male name Cluanach comes from the Irish word for deceitful, flattering, rogue.

Cobalt

The beautiful elemental name Cobalt comes from the German household spirits known as kobolds. Their name may come from an ancient Greek word for rogue.

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Deagol

JRR Tolkien invented the name Deagol for a minor character in Lord of the Rings. His name means apt to hide, secretive

Dolion

Dolion is a Greek name for boys that means crafty, deceitful, and treacherous. The names Dolios, Dolon, and Dolos are also names that mean sneaky.

Dolopion means to plot, beguile, or corrupt.

Eschive

Eschive comes from Old French and means to evade or to avoid.

Falr

Falr is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology [Source]. His name means to hide. Sometimes his name is spelled Falur. As a last name, you might see Falsson, son of Falur, or Falsdottir, daughter of Falur.

Fitibaldo

The Germanic male name Fitibaldo might come from the Middle German elements meaning brave and sly, cunning, crafty.

Fjalarr

Fjalarr is a male Norse name that may mean to hide or to spy. You’ll find this name several different times in Norse mythology as well.

Fjolnir

In Norse mythology, Fjolnir is both a title for Odin and the name of a legendary Swedish king. 

It may come from the Norse word meaning hide.

Fukuya

The Japanese name Fukuya means cover, hide, conceal. Though as with many Japanese names, it can have many different interpretations. 

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Hanzo

Hanzo is a Japanese name which can mean half hidden.

Keuthonymos

Keuthonymos comes from Greek mythology and means hidden.

Lekomir

Lekomir is a male Polish name that is composed of Slavic elements meaning cunning, guile, or treachery, combined with peace. This name is often interpreted as meaning he who uses treachery to achieve peace.

Nehalennia

Nehalennia is one of the few female names that means sneaky on this list. It is the name of a Gaulish goddess of commerce worshipped in the Netherlands. Her name may come from roots including “to cover, to hide,” or “to disappear; to leave”.

Quant

Quant is an old German name that means smart alec, rogue, knave, or imp.

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Seachnasach

Seachnasach is an Old Irish name for boys that means avoidant or elusive.

Scout

The unisex name Scout makes the perfect name that means sneaky. A scout must act covertly to gather information. 

Sly

Sly is a nickname for Sylvester. It comes from a Roman name meaning of the forest. 

But of course, sly is another way to say sneaky or cunning.

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Sophonisba

The ancient female name Sophonisba comes yo us from ancient Phonecia! It means hidden by Ba’al. Ba’al was an ancient deity often associated with storms. 

I love the meaning and implications of someone hidden by a god, or whose actions are obscured by a rain storm!

Treacher 

Did you know that the name Treacher shares the same root as the word treacherous? They both come from an Old French word meaning trickster, cheat. This makes the perfect last name for a sneaky person in my book!

Vasag

In Armenian, Vasag means treacherous person. 

Wilton

Wilton can be a last name or a first name and can mean willow town, well town, or town on the river Wylye. The name of the river may come from the Celtic word for tricky. 

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Words Related To Being Sneaky

• Clandestine 
• Covert
• Deceitful 
• Devious
• Duplicitous
• Furtive
• Guileful
• Invisible 
• Low
• Rogue
• Secretive
• Shifty 
• Sly
• Stealthy 
• Surreptitious 
• Treachery 
• Tricky
• Underhanded

Resources

I love using the website Behind the Name to research name meanings.

I also use Wikipedia to dig deeper into the history of names from mythology and legend.

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Wrap Up- Names That Mean Sneaky

I hope you’ve stealthily crept through our clandestine list of names that mean sneaky and found ideas that you like! 

Share your favorites in the comments!

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