Animal Names for Boys

Adventurous word choice, but still quite a burden for a child to bear.

Short and sweet, just like the form of poetry - this name has serious potential as an interesting and plucky international choice.

A Top 100 choice in Northern Ireland, Caolán shares many fashionable sounds with names like Cayden and Callan, but remains virtually unknown in the US.

An Old English name that went out of style in the 11th century, but has been brought back into style, perhaps by Edrick Lee, the Australian Rugby player. Given to 84 boys in 2023, Edrick is sometimes used as a smoosh name of Edward and Patrick or Edward and Frederick, and its spelling variant, Edric, has been used by George R.R. Martin in his A Song of Fire and Ice series.

Makes a Biblical favorite new and interesting.

Intriguing David alternative, though American tongues will have trouble wrapping themselves around three vowels in a row.

The Hawaiian version of ultra-classic Adam could make a cool choice for parents seeking something that feels fresh but still has roots in tradition. It also means "to blush" in Japanese.

Hard to think of this name without "Captain" in front of it.

Well-liked nature name in Iceland, but unlikely to translate well in the US.

Elkan is derived from Elkanah, the name of Samuel's father in the Old Testament.

Where as a serenade is an evening love song, an aubade is sung first thing in the morning.