Animal Names for Boys

Cool and witchy.

Erkin is an Uzbek vocabulary word from Old Turkic, and is widely used as a unisex name in Turkey. In English-speaking countries, it is unknown but straightforward and with a great meaning.

This one's cutting right to the chase, but with such names as Justice and Peace on the rise, why not? And we guarantee your seven-year-old son will love it, though your 17-year-old, maybe not so much. Could be used as a middle name, as Talisa Soto and Benjamin Bratt did.

This biblical name, pronounced ahr yeh, is a not uncommon boys' name in Israel. It can also be spelled Aryeh , the most popular form by far, or Arieh. The feminine equivalent is Levi'a. Possible down side: Its similarity to the hot girl name Arya or Aria.

A novel way to get to the nicknames Ash or Ford

Natz recommended.

A rare flower name that works as well for boys as it does for girls, so named because of its resemblance to a small glove.

All the Fitz names are hard to carry, but this one has a wonderful meaning and might be a good middle name choice to honor a brilliant lineage.

This is one of several Hebrew names with the beginning syllable Chaz.

Shady, leafy nature-boy name.

Borrowed or coined by J K Rowling for a vain and selfish teacher in the Harry Potter books, this dramatic name may also be a rare variant of the surname Gilroy, meaning "son of the king's servant".

Derived from the personal name Adalhard.

Despite pronunciation, looks a bit like an airline or -- worse still -- a hair dryer name.

If you like the idea of King and Prince but find them too sophisticated, this might be the name for you.