Animal Names for Boys

Leans toward the feminine, but could work for boys too.

Hayate is most common among Zillennial men in Japan, where it's also the name of a train service.

Livelier Latin form of Edmund.

A Middle English form of Adalbert (and therefore of Albert), which was the name of several Saxon kings. Nowadays, Ethel plus Bert is not a fashionable sound, but Albert is feeling fresh again.

Forster, a variation of Foster or potentially even Forester, is associated with British novelist E.M. Forster, author of A Passage to India, Howard's End, and A Room with a View. But if you choose Forster, you'd always have to force that 'r'.

A fairly common surname, with little appeal but a profit motive as a first name.

Best known as the name of a chimpanzee living in the Primate Research Institute at Kyoto University.

Norwegian city name heard much more often as a last name than a first.

Nice, bouncy three-syllable rhythm, à la Jeremy and Barnaby.

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

Tightly bound to flamboyant newsman Geraldo Rivera--who was born Gerald..

Grosvenor was derived from the French title "Le Grand Veneur," meaning "the Master Huntsman." In particular, it refers to Hugh d'Avranches, also known as Hugh Lupus, an Earl of Chester who reigned during the time of William the Conquerer. Hugh was given the official title Hugh Le Grand Veneur, but the townspeople called his Le Gros Veneur, "the fat huntsman," due to his large size.

Fortitude is the kind of virtue name the Puritans favored, but would not be easy for a modern boy to carry. Stick with something a little simpler than Fortitude, like Justice or True.

Alaska's second most populous city makes a baby name with a preppy, even aristocratic, flavor.

Naruto character with an appropriate name meaning — Deidara was known for his clay sculptures, and his name means "mud."