Animal Names for Boys

This European version of Cyril (pronounced like French Cyrille) makes the Top 100 in Belgium.

A name that's unusual in that changing the i to a y -- as in Byrd -- makes it more masculine.

Dhruv is a legendary king and devotee of Vishnu.

The first syllable of Boris, popular independently in Slovenia. There, it is currently rising in popularity.

Abstract painter Ad Reinhardt, né Adolph, gave his short name a lot of artistic cred, but it remained securely a nickname. The extra "d" in this version helps it stand on its own, for better or worse.

Aavyan is a name used in the religion Hinduism and is one of the many names of the deity Ganesha.

Cullinan is an Irish surname that is unusual but accessible, with the unique nickname of Cully.

Trivia tidbit: The Cullinan diamond was the largest rough diamond ever found--over 3,000 carats--when it was unearthed in 1905.

Variant of Heinrich

And this sounds like the synthetic fabric washed with Fabrice.

In Exodus, a son of Aaron: an interesting, undiscovered Old Testament name.