Animal Names for Boys

If you fit this definition, this might be a clever choice, especially as a middle name.

This attractive name was created by JRR Tolkien for his The Lord Of The Rings trilogy. It was given to Aragorn by Galadriel and later adopted by him as King of Gondor.

English place name derived from the Anglo-Norman personal name Hasten or Haesta, made famous by the battle of 1066.

Rare word name that works for either gender.

This name from the Shona language is a new entrant to the Top 1000 in the US.

Latin variation of Eli used in the Old and New Testament.

Etheridge is a surname derived from the English name Edric. As a first name, it's most commonly associated with American poet and civil rights activist Etheridge Knight.

The elven ruler of Rivendell in Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.

Heinz has become a cartoonish German name, prone to ketchup teasing.

Arnie is a nerdy-tipping-into-cute nickname that may rise again, if not for this generation of babies then for their babies. Look for it in the nurseries of 2050.

A fiery-sounding Breton name with a fierce animal meaning. Bleiz has also been used in honor of the Catholic Saint Blaise, due to its similar sound.

Airy word name on the rise for both sexes. Breeze makes an especially lovely middle name.

Ellar Coltrane, the star of Richard Linklater's acclaimed 2014 movie "Boyhood," is an outlier, namewise. Most others with his first name are girls, and there aren't even many of them -- the last time the Social Security Administration registered the name at all was in 1956, when six girls were named Ellar. Still, with Gaelic names being trendy, and the "El-" sound on the rise, it has some potential.

In the Old Testament, Ishvi is the name of one of Asher's sons.

You'd be forgiven for thinking this is the Catalan form of Geoffrey, but it actually comes from a slightly different Germanic name — also with a peaceful meaning. It's a historical choice, belonging to several medieval counts. In modern times, Guifré Vidal is a leading quantum physicist.

A two-initial nickname sometimes used on birth certificates — although these initials have a slang meaning you may prefer to avoid.

This name shares sounds with Keagan and Teagan, but has its own roots in Irish culture. Freestyle Motocross rider Brian Deegan may be partly responsible for this name's entrance into the US Top 1000.

The Dutch spelling of Emil, a European classic that awaits resurrection in the US. Emiel is a Top 100 name in Belgium.