Animal Names for Boys

  1. Damen
    • Origin:

      Variation of Damien, Greek
    • Meaning:

      "to tame, subdue"
    • Description:

      Damen has an undeniably demonlike quality, whether from its association with the Damien Omen 2 horror franchise or its similarity to the word demon. Actor Matt spells his surname Damon, and there's also Shark Tank's Daymond John.
  2. Beauford
    • Origin:

      French
    • Meaning:

      "beautiful fort"
    • Description:

      Combine the charm of Beau with the strength of Ford and you’ll get Beauford, an attractive French surname waiting to be discovered. The most notable bearer is Beauford Delaney, a modernist painter who participated in the Harlem Renaissance.
  3. Eliah
    • Esarosa
      • Origin:

        Comanche Native American
      • Meaning:

        "white wolf"
      • Description:

        A unisex name used in the Comanche Native American culture.
    • Connel
      • Avett
        • Cuyler
          • Fleet
            • Origin:

              English word name
            • Meaning:

              "a group operated under unified control"
            • Description:

              Fleet is one of the uncountable number of new word name possibilities, and a particularly cool choice at that. Connoting speed, Fleet beats Rush any day. Might be short for Fleetwood, but we prefer it on its own.
          • Carlson
            • Eathen
              • Arsenios
                • Origin:

                  Latin from Greek
                • Meaning:

                  "masculine, virile"
                • Description:

                  St. Arsenius (or Arsenios) the Great was a 5th-century Roman saint remembered for his influence on asceticism.
              • Chente
                • Eliyas
                  • Griffy
                    • Armistead
                      • Origin:

                        English
                      • Meaning:

                        "hermit's place"
                      • Description:

                        This dignified Old English surname was brought into the modern consciousness by author Armistead Maupin, who wrote the San Francisco stories Tales of the City. There was also a Civil War general named Lewis Armistead.
                    • Arjen
                      • Daris
                        • Creedence
                          • Arizona
                            • Origin:

                              Place-name from Papago Indian
                            • Meaning:

                              "little springs"
                            • Description:

                              This US state name has been rising slowly but steadily for girls over the last 30 years, but à la Dakota, it could easily be a male name too.
                          • Gregorius
                            • Origin:

                              Latin variation of Gregory
                            • Meaning:

                              "vigilant, a watchman"
                            • Description:

                              A precursor to the more familiar Gregory, and a Latinization of Greek Gregorios.