Animal Names for Boys

A joyful Yoruba name which would be perfect for a long-awaited baby.

A cool possible nickname: Taj

A case in which the son is now more attractive than the father. There have been Colonial settlers surnamed Dennison on this side of the Atlantic since 1623.

This Grayson-soundalike has a long and distinguished pedigree, having belonged to both a Roman emperor and a 4th century Catholic saint who founded the see of Tours in central France. It would make a fabulous namesake for an important Grace in the family.

French saintly name, used for both boys and girls. Although not common in France, it has been used in small numbers for boys in the 2010s and 2020s. Candide, in its sense as the French word for "naive", was the title character of a satirical novel by Voltaire.

Cruise turns the Spanish surname Cruz into a hip, relaxed surname. Cruise has a beachy feel, like other rising word names Cove, Dune, and Coast.

Hadith is an Arabic name referring to a collection of the sayings or traditions of the Prophet Muhammad is Islam.

Like Brighton, but without the brightness.