Animal Names for Boys

Simple and serious Arabic name which debuted in the US Top 1000 in 2016.

Bardou is a bright-as-a-button name that despite its zippy, modern feel is actually as old as the earth.

The name of the Hindu elephant-headed god of success and wisdom, son of Shiva and Parvati.

Gentle and southern-inflected, redolent of the North Carolina landscape.

A bouncy midcentury TV nickname name.

Fine to honor a family tradition, as long as you promise to call him Bron.

Some parents are turning to rivers and other bodies of water in the search for undiscovered place-names, and this has the feel of a Viennese waltz.

One of the original techno-punk bands of the late seventies, but even the most devoted fan has to admit that was a long time ago.

This was the name of a 5th-century Egyptian hermit and was later adopted by the Greek scholar Basilios Bessarion (1403-1472), who became a Roman Catholic bishop. Renowned Russian literary critic Vissarion Belinsky (1811-1848) bore the Russian form of this rare name.

Bekele is an attractive Ethiopian name prime for use in the English-speaking world, especially given the short form Bek. Pronunciation is three syllables with the emphasis on the second -- beh-KEH-lee.

Intriguing Russian possibility, even though proper pronunciation would not be obvious. Ilya might be a more manageable option.

Old Testament name of a son of Moses used by the Puritans, and now by Orthodox Jews.