Animal Names for Boys
- Ioane
- Elisandro
- Admiral
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"a high rank in the navy"Description:
This title name definitely makes a statement. Will Admiral fit in with the Saints, Kings, and Knights joining the playground?
- Harro
- Fairbanks
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"bank along the pathway"Description:
Alaska's second most populous city makes a baby name with a preppy, even aristocratic, flavor.
- Eisenhower
Origin:
German occupational surnameMeaning:
"iron cutter"Description:
Eisenhower is derived from Eisenhauer, a German surname composed of the elements eisen, meaning "iron," and hauer, "hewer." In modern English, that translates to "iron cutter." It's best known as the surname of President Dwight D., "Ike" Eisenhower, making Ike an appropriate nickname (and you might need one, with a name this stately!)
- Boise
- Coty
Origin:
French surnameDescription:
Cosmetic reinvention of Cody.
- Daveth
Origin:
Cornish variation of DavidDescription:
Similar to the Welsh form Dafydd, Daveth is a softer alternative for the perennial boys' name David. The long "Ah" sound also minimises the chance of the name being shortened to Dave, for those eager to avoid the ubiquitous nickname.
- Darry
- Emeli
- Carlsen
Origin:
ScandinavianMeaning:
"Carl's son"Description:
Good way to honor Scandinavian roots, or an ancestor named Carl or Charles.
- Dawley
- Brochan
Origin:
WelshMeaning:
"porridge"Description:
Although it has several meanings in modern Celtic languages, the personal name Brochan is thought to derive from the name Brychan, meaning "speckled". It would make an interesting variation on the somewhat dated Brock.
- Cousteau
Origin:
French surnameMeaning:
"coast dweller"Description:
Charismatic surname name borne by French explorer, conservationist, scientist, inventor and author Jacques-Yves Cousteau, who devoted his life to the study of the sea and all forms of life in water.
- Danyal
- Cay
Origin:
Spelling variation of Kai or short form of Cayden, Cayson et alDescription:
There were no baby boys named Cay born in the US last year, but there's no reason why there couldn't be, especially with the rise in popularity of the similar Kai as well as the nouveau proper names Cayden, Cayson and so on. Cay Dose was an 18th century German architect and Christian Cay Lorenz Hirschfeld was a German garden historian of the same era.
- Alston
- Daryen
- Camari