Animal Names for Boys

Lively sounding Hebrew choice.

One of the original techno-punk bands of the late seventies, but even the most devoted fan has to admit that was a long time ago.

One step up from Irwin, and that's not nearly enough.

This short, cool nature name has been very popular in its native region in recent years, making the Basque Top 10 for the last few years on record.

Frosty nickname.

The surname Hatton has three primary origins — English, French, and Irish/Scottish Gaelic. The English variation is a combination of compounds meaning "heather" and "settlement," while the French is derived from Germanic given names beginning with Hadu-, meaning "battle."

The French word for "love" translates nicely into a baby name for a child of either sex.

Waspy-sounding choice, well known in literature for Boswell's Life of Johnson.

This Hebrew form of Ethan is commonly heard in Israel. Other forms are Eitan and Eytan

A distinctive English surname name that also carries the slightly ominous sense of the verb batten, as in "batten down the hatches." Batten was also a medieval first name related to Bartholomew.

A sunny-sounding surname or an adjective meaning "only when the going's good" – as in, a fairweather friend.

A Greek classic.

Honor and Honesty are on the ascent, and now Honest has been introduced into the name pool. Maybe Honestly will be next.