Animal Names for Boys

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.

Most of the names George R.R. Martin created for his A Song of Ice and Fire series of books are close variants of existing English names, but this is an exception. Gendry was a minor character in the first few seasons of the show, who became a fan favorite largely on the strength of a meme-worthy photo of his shirtless, muscled torso. He returned to the show for a key plotline in the seventh season.

Following the trend of number names for babies, Cinco has the potential to be a fast riser in the coming years. Even more so now that Cassie used it as the middle name for her daughter Sunny, born in 2021.

Brinstan was a Bishop of Wincester. This old English name has real potential for resurrection.

General as a name sounds more like a military rank than another word for "widespread". You may find your little General ruling the household.

The soft and strong name of a 13th-century Persian poet.

A unisex Indian name that reaches for the stars.

Jadis the name of the main villain in The Chronicles of Narnia
, the queen called the White Witch who brings on the Hundred Year Winter.

The name of the beautiful Italian city of Florence in its native language. JK Rowling famously used the name for a character in the Harry Potter books – a centaur turned Hogwarts teacher.

A new word name first used in 2020.