Animal Names for Boys

Surname that could have pronunciation problems -- it's Dorrity -- as well as having an off-putting meaning.

The great pre-Renaissance painter known as Fra Angelico was actually born Guido di Pietro, but his nom d'art might work for your little angel.

Not one of the five hundred names of Muhammad, but that of his uncle.

Obscure, though legitimate, name that could be used to honor a relative named Barton or Martin.

We don't see that bright a future for this one either.

Nobility names like Duke and Count seem to be forming a minitrend: actor Danny Bonaduce named his son Count Dante Jean-Michel Valentino. Beat that. Or wait: don't.

Rarely heard last-name-first choice with nice gardenlike feel.

Italian form of Jeremiah, commonly used among Medieval Italian Jews.

Hesperus or Hesperos is a figure in Greek mythology who is the personification of the Evening Star or Venus, the son of the dawn goddess Eos. There's a Longfellow poem about a tragic shipping voyage called The Wreck of the Hesperus. An archaic name that with the revival of many old mythological names might just have a chance at revival.