Animal Names for Boys

Attractive Sanskrit boy name given to 22 American baby boys one recent year.

Latin form of Jacob, also used in Dutch and Afrikaans.

If January, April and August are useable and fashionable, why not February? February as a word derives from the Latin februa, which was the name of a purification feast coming at the end of winter, to prepare for the coming spring.

A preppy surname and place name derived from the Anglo-Saxon personal name Ælfweard "elf guardian" + the -by suffix, meaning "village, homestead". Ellerby feels like a quirkier Ellery or Emery.

Name of a poet, this will be one for consideration by literary parents. The name fits well with the current trend towards surnames as given names, but beware the three syllable pronunciation, which may be a trap for the poetically disinclined.

Benjamin for purists. See BENJAMIN.

An Indian boy name most commonly used amongst Sikh families — also spelled Harvinder.

The girls have Charli, so why not Charlo for boys?

This Irish surname-name certainly feels brighter and fresher than the English equivalent, Clark.

Created in the style of Jabari, a fashionable Swahili name. Jakari is mainly used among African American families in the US.