Animal Names for Boys

  1. Eathon
    • Bryley
      • Bosley
        • Origin:

          English
        • Meaning:

          "meadow near the woods"
        • Description:

          Another servile surname, this one connected to the go-between character in "Charlie's Angels."
      • Gelso
        • Origin:

          Italian
        • Meaning:

          "mulberry tree"
        • Description:

          An interesting international nature name possibility.
      • Helmer
        • Origin:

          German and Dutch
        • Meaning:

          "helmet army"
        • Description:

          Helmer is best-known these days as a product line at Ikea, but if you're looking for an Old School Germanic name and want to move beyond Herman and Wilmer, Helmer may be your man.
      • Fabron
        • Origin:

          French
        • Meaning:

          "young blacksmith"
        • Description:

          And this sounds like the synthetic fabric washed with Fabrice.
      • Abad
        • Adda
          • Origin:

            Welsh form of Adam
          • Description:

            Adda is the name of the first man in the Welsh Bible, but it is rarely used in its homeland nowadays. Once you know how to pronounce it, it's a soft-sounding name that would make an interesting alternative to A-ending boy names like Ezra. Adda Fras was a 13th-century poet, and there is also a River Adda near Bangor in North Wales.
        • Benedick
          • Origin:

            Variation of Benedict, Latin
          • Meaning:

            "blessed"
          • Description:

            Stick with the original.
        • Eliah
          • 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.
          • Esarosa
            • Origin:

              Comanche Native American
            • Meaning:

              "white wolf"
            • Description:

              A unisex name used in the Comanche Native American culture.
          • 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.
          • General
            • Origin:

              Word name
            • Meaning:

              "general"
            • Description:

              General as a name sounds more like a military rank than another word for "widespread". You may find your little General ruling the household.
          • Gasper
            • Geary
              • Chaton
                • Adama
                  • Origin:

                    Variation of Adam
                  • Meaning:

                    "earth, soil, land"
                • Farid
                  • Origin:

                    Arabic and Persian
                  • Meaning:

                    "unique, precious"
                  • Description:

                    The soft and strong name of a 13th-century Persian poet.
                • Anhad
                  • Origin:

                    Punjabi
                  • Meaning:

                    "limitless"
                  • Description:

                    A unisex Indian name that reaches for the stars.