Animal Names for Boys

  1. Axyl
    • Charming
      • Origin:

        English word name
      • Meaning:

        "attractive"
      • Description:

        Thanks to associations with Prince Charming, this name has only ever been recorded for boys. It first made the charts in 2015.
    • Denton
      • Dewie
        • Gahan
          • Origin:

            Hebrew
          • Meaning:

            "the Lord is gracious"
          • Description:

            Rare Scottish variant of John, with multicultural overtones.
        • Hamal
          • Origin:

            Arabic
          • Meaning:

            "lamb"
          • Description:

            Alternative for the ultrapopular Jamal.
        • Helier
          • Origin:

            Jerrais
          • Meaning:

            "cheerful"
          • Description:

            Helier is the patron saint of the Jersey, one of the Channel Islands, and it is for him that St. Helier, Jersey's capital, is named. The name is related to Hilary, Ilario etc, and therefor shares their wonderful meanings.
        • Increase
          • Origin:

            Word name
          • Description:

            One Puritan virtue name unlikely to thrive in the 21st century.
        • Akif
          • Origin:

            Arabic
          • Meaning:

            "one who stays at the mosque"
          • Description:

            Akif is derived from the Arabic word iʿtikāf, the practice of staying in the mosque for days, devoted to worship. It is commonly associated with the month of Ramadan.
        • Haniel
          • Hugin
            • Origin:

              Old Norse
            • Meaning:

              "mind, spirit, thought"
            • Description:

              "Huggin? As in 'it out'?"
          • Eugène
            • Jacek
              • Deniska
                • Origin:

                  Russian variation of Dennis, French from Greek
                • Meaning:

                  "god of Nysa"
              • Fogarty
                • Origin:

                  Irish
                • Meaning:

                  "exiled one"
                • Description:

                  Fogarty has the Old Fogey problem.
              • Emron
                • Origin:

                  Hebrew
                • Meaning:

                  "word of god"
                • Description:

                  A Nephite soldier mentioned in The Book of Mormon. Its meaning is not clear: it may derive from Hebrew amar "to speak", or from Omri, or from the gentilic Amorite.
              • Heike
                • Origin:

                  German, Frisian and Dutch
                • Meaning:

                  "home ruler"
                • Description:

                  A form of Heinrich or Henrike (Henry in English), as well as of their feminine counterparts. Now most commonly feminine, but certainly an attractive choice for either sex.
              • Fonso
                • Origin:

                  German, diminutive of Alfonso
                • Description:

                  All anyone will think of is the Fonz.
              • Blanford
                • Origin:

                  English
                • Meaning:

                  "gray man's ford"
                • Description:

                  Comes with a monocle.
              • Daystar
                • Origin:

                  English
                • Meaning:

                  "a planet visible in the east just before sunrise; (poetic) the sun"