Animal Names for Boys

A cute Welsh name with a strong meaning. This was the name of a 6th-century Welsh saint who founded Caergybi, or Holyhead in English.

One of the surname names used more in the last century, à la Milton and Morton.

Energetic nickname name.

In Choctaw culture, new names were given after major life events. This would have been bestowed on a man following a hunting achievement.

Catalan variant of Ferdinand

The last name of folksinger Joan is melodic in its own right.

An old Irish surname that was big in the 1960s, but would be an unexpected choice for a child now.

Surname of a noted modern Urdu poet.

Think of this as the Hebrew equivalent of Benedict or Benito; best for observant Jews.

This classic, handsome Arabic name — cognate of the Hebrew Ishmael — was chosen by Tan and Rob France for their son born in 2021. Ismail is the preferred spelling in England, Germany, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Turkey, while Ismael ranks higher in countries with native Spanish speakers, including the US.

Efficient feel.

A surname that originated as a diminutive of Hawk.

The surname Berlioz appears across Western Europe, notably connected to French composer Louis-Hector Berlioz. The name may be familiar through the gray-furred kitten in the classic Disney film, Aristocats.

Abijah is a truly unusual, truly unisex, truly appealing biblical name. There were several male Abijahs in the Bible, one of them, known as Abijah of Judah, was the fourth king of the House of David, and also a couple of females.