Animal Names for Boys
- Abilene
Origin:
English from HebrewMeaning:
"grass"Description:
New Testament, Texas, and Kansas place-name more fitting for a girl.
- Abidan
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"my father is judge"Description:
In the Old Testament, Abidan was indeed a judge, head of the tribe of Benjamin and a leader at the time of the Exodus. Dan and Ab could work as nicknames. In 2015, there were only five boys in the US given the name.
- Chencho
- Hallam
Origin:
English surnameMeaning:
"at the rocks"Description:
A relatively rare English place and surname, Hallam could make a distinctive but usable boy's name. Hallam was the surname of the beloved Cambridge friend whose death Alfred, Lord Tennyson, mourns in his famous poem In Memoriam. A.H.H. Tennyson's eldest son, whom he named Hallam, became a Governor-General of Australia.
- Baggio
Origin:
ItalianMeaning:
"toad"Description:
Not the most obvious animal for a nature name, but perhaps for fans of Mr Toad of Toad Hall in The Wind in the Willows.Some may find the pronunciation too close to "baggage" for comfort.
- Halse
- Horis
- Chason
- Arpad
Origin:
HungarianMeaning:
"seed"Description:
Arpad is a hero name in Hungary, belonging to the Second Grand Prince of the Maygars, who established a dynasty that ruled for four centuries. Not heard often here, but is associated with the French-born financier who got his name from an earlier Hungarian banker and who's been involved with two of the world's most beautiful women — he is, in fact the father of Rosalind Arusha Arkadina Altalune Florence Thurman-Busson.
- Casca
Origin:
Ancient RomanMeaning:
"old"Description:
Casca was a Roman cognomen — a proto-surname — that derived from a word meaning "old." It was seen in Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar, and more recently, in The Hunger Games.
- Evrett
- Greg
- Delta
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"letter or island"Description:
Delta is an unusual vintage name for girls or an futuristic modern option for boys. Delta is the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet and also the geographical name given to an island formed at the mouth of a river.
- Ivry
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"Hebrew"Description:
The plural, ivrim, is the Hebrew word for the Hebrew people.
- Davies
Origin:
WelshMeaning:
"son of David"Description:
This is a both fresher and cooler spin on David.
- Dain
- Ewart
Origin:
English occupational surname or Norman variation of EdwardMeaning:
"shepherd; wealthy guardian"Description:
Ewart has long been extinct as a first name, and the prominent placement of "ew" and "wart" probably has something to do with it. Ewart originated as a Norman form of Edward and an occupational surname name. The surname was related to the Middle English word ewehirde, from the Old English components meaning "ewe" and "herdsman."
- Bearchán
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"little spear"Description:
This was a common name in early Ireland, borne by numerous saints, but pronunciation problems would make it prohibitive here.
- Callaway
Origin:
English from LatinMeaning:
"pebbly place"Description:
Another animated Irish surname, this one with jazzy ties to the immortal "Dean of American Jive," Cab Calloway.
- Baltasar