Animal Names for Boys

  1. Burgundy
    • Origin:

      French place-name; also color name
    • Description:

      Ron Burgundy was Will Ferrell's fictional helmet-haired newsman, but this color name is much more suited to a girl.
  2. Hardin
    • Bairtliméad
      • Džan
        • Origin:

          Slavic from Turkish
        • Meaning:

          "soul, life"
        • Description:

          Sounds a bit like John, but has a completely different origin: this is the Slovene and Bosnian version of the Turkish male name Can.
      • Ahaan
        • Origin:

          Sanskrit
        • Meaning:

          "dawn"
        • Description:

          One of the many Indian names now surging in popularity in the U.S..
      • Cleary
        • Origin:

          Irish
        • Meaning:

          "cleric"
        • Description:

          This Irish surname-name certainly feels brighter and fresher than the English equivalent, Clark.
      • Floki
        • Origin:

          Old Norse
        • Meaning:

          "tuft of hair; outspoken man"
        • Description:

          Lovers of Loki who don't appreciate the overt mythological reference might like this unusual Icelandic name.
      • Avraham
        • Origin:

          Variation of Abraham, Hebrew
        • Meaning:

          "father of multitudes"
        • Description:

          A more scriptural way to spell Abraham.
      • Anatolio
        • Franchot
          • Origin:

            French variation of Francis
          • Description:

            Old-time movie actor Franchot Tone (born Stanislas -- Franchot was his mother's maiden name) earned this name its own place in the book. An interesting, provocative choice.
        • Aditya
          • Origin:

            Sanskrit
          • Meaning:

            "belonging to Aditi"
          • Description:

            Aditi's seven children, Hindu Gods, are named Aditya.
        • Bevis
          • Origin:

            French
          • Meaning:

            "from Beauvais"
          • Description:

            An English surname derived from the French place name Beauvais, which in turn comes from the name of an ancient Gaulish tribe, the Bellovaci.
        • Araunah
          • Origin:

            Hebrew
          • Meaning:

            "agile"
          • Description:

            The name of a Jebusite who owned a threshing floor on the summit of Mount Moriah which was purchased by David to be used as the site for assembling an altar to God. Later texts render his name as Ornan.
        • Fedor
          • Aloe
            • Origin:

              Plant name from Greek
            • Meaning:

              "resin"
          • Aniol
            • Origin:

              Catalan, meaning unknown
            • Description:

              An obscure medieval saint's name with a smooth liquid sound. The Latin version is Andeolus.
          • Asai
            • Corcan
              • Origin:

                Manx
              • Meaning:

                "little heart"
              • Description:

                A lovely Manx name with an even lovelier meaning.
            • Bane
              • Bálint
                • Origin:

                  Hungarian from Latin
                • Meaning:

                  "strong, healthy"
                • Description:

                  Hungarian form of Valentine.