Animal Names for Boys

Another culture's version of the month-naming tradition: this is the sixth month of the Jewish calendar.

Distinguished actor Hume Cronyn (who shared his father's name) put this unusual choice in the lexicon.

Heard more often as a surname in Italy, its meaning has also been linked to the dolphin--which would make a cool nursery motif.

Derived from the components al, meaning "each" or "every," and gandas, "rumor" or "news." Algirdas is best known as the name of a medieval Lithuanian ruler, son of Gediminas.

Too tightly associated with the real-life villainous Captain Bligh of The Mutiny on the Bounty.

Nearly 350 babies were named Austyn last year, about a quarter of them boys.

A variation of the Slavic name Branislav, Branko may feel less intimidating than the original in the English-speaking world.

In JRR Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Aragorn is the heir of the Dúnedain kings of the north.

The surname of filmmaker J.J. Abrams, used as a first name. It first appeared on the US charts in 2020. The M1 Abrams is a model of army tank.

Unisex name from the Old Testament, perhaps an underused alternative to Isaiah.