Animal Names for Boys

Very popular in Wales; this could make a nice middle name in honor of a Grandpa Glenn.

A rich Yoruba surname that is also seen as a given name among boys and girls.

Appealing topographical name that's rare even in Wales. Morus Elfryn was a popular Welsh singer in the 1970s.

Maori form of Isaac

In the Old Testament, Itamar (or Ithamar) was the youngest son of Aaron.

A jaunty surname, best known from British actress Helena Bonham Carter, that parents have started to use in small numbers in the last two decades.

Derived from the Latin name Gallus, perhaps best known from the Swiss city of St Gall.

Cornish form of Griffin

This spelling is almost exclusively feminine, but is occasionally given to boys as a variation on Ariel — to 6 baby boys in 2020, for instance.

The name of the hero in Arundhati Roy's acclaimed 1997 novel The God of Small Things, who is rendered mute by childhood trauma. His twin sister, with whom he is very close, is named Rahel. Probably too close to Esther to be very practicable for a boy in the U.S..

A name from medieval romance. Amlyn ac Amig is the Welsh version of Amis et Amiles, a French moral tale of friends in Charlemagne's court. The name itself is gentle and straightforward, although the "lyn" ending may feel more feminine to current tastes.

The original Greek form of the name that has variations in many cultures and languages, most prominently in English George.