Animal Names for Boys
- Angad
Origin:
Indian, Sanskrit, SikhMeaning:
"of my own body, an ornament"Description:
This Punjabi boy's name is used in India.
- Alvah
- Alvyn
- Babar
Origin:
UrduMeaning:
"tiger"Description:
It's most commonly associated with the French elephant, but Babar ironically means "tiger."
- Bjarni
Origin:
Variation of Bjǫrn, Old NorseMeaning:
"bear"Description:
Bjarni is an ancient name derived from Bjǫrn, the Old Norse name and word for bear. Today Bjarni is primarily used in Iceland.
- Adorjan
Origin:
Hungarian variation of AdrianMeaning:
"man of Adria"Description:
This Hungarian form of Adrian is traditionally spelled with an accent, Adorján.
- Deran
Origin:
Variant of DarrenDescription:
The spelling used by a character on TNT's Animal Kingdom and, we hope, few others.
- Faran
- Casparo
- Airton
Origin:
English place nameDescription:
Originally the name of a town in northern England, Airton and common variant Ayrton have taken on lives of their own as first names in Portugal and Brazil. This version is closely associated with Brazilian soccer player Airton Ribeiro Santos.
- Broly
- Elwynne
- Jaicob
- Daquan
Origin:
American invented nameDescription:
An invented name with several spelling variations. Ranking in the Top 1000 from 1989 to 2005, Daquan is now becoming a Dad Name.
- Dovber
Origin:
Hebrew, YiddishMeaning:
"bear"Description:
A combination of the Hebrew Dov, and Yiddish Ber — both of which mean "bear".
- Draymond
Origin:
Modern invented nameDescription:
Draymond Green, the defensive superstar for the Golden State Warriors basketball team, introduced his name to the lexicon. This of it as Raymond plus. Twelve baby boys were given this name in one recent year.
- Claudian
- Heracles
- Deston
- Amariah
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"said of God"Description:
The name of multiple minor Old Testament figures, Amariah is an underused member of the -iah group of Biblical boy names.