Animal Names for Boys

An epithet of the god Shiva in Hindu tradition.

A strikingly creative and unique name well worth considering, recalling the great cubist paintings of Georges Braque.

A name with a lot of panache, with ties to the great Spanish Mannerist painter El Greco--though his real name was DOMENICOS.

Earvin gained NBA fame as the birth name of Magic Johnson. If your name was Earvin, you'd probably change it to Magic too.

A Slavic name notably worn by Stefan Dragutin, a Serbian king from the 1200s AD.

Popular in its native country, also used in Serbia and Macedonia as Borko.

Archaic Welsh name, scarcely heard today. Often referred to as the Welsh variation of Edward, although the two names are not related.

Famously borne by Atagulkalu or Attakullakulla, a Cherokee leader known to the English as Little Carpenter. The English translation reflected both his given name and slight physique.

All Adolph variations are best avoided, though this takes some of the onus off.

Birch or even Burke is better.

Turkish boy name with an adorable meaning.

Forever to be known as "Gavin-with-a-Y."

This saintly choice is an example of the Catalan trend for short, streamlined names.