Animal Names for Boys

  1. Bassett
    • Origin:

      English, originally a nickname for a short person
    • Description:

      Nothing but a hound dog.
  2. Benet
    • Origin:

      Catalan form of Bennett or Benedict, Latin
    • Meaning:

      "blessed"
    • Description:

      Benet is definitely an unusual route to Ben or variation of the popular Bennett or Benedict, which have a different root and meaning from Benjamin.
  3. Egemen
    • Origin:

      Turkish word name
    • Meaning:

      "dominant"
    • Description:

      A Turkish word name on the rise in its native country.
  4. Emlen
    • Arnaut
      • Clair"
        • Bardolf
          • Origin:

            English
          • Meaning:

            "axe-wolf"
          • Description:

            Shakespeare's classic drunken fool. In fact, this name, carried to Britain by the Normans, was quite popular until it was brought into disrepute by the low-life character who haunts taverns with Falstaff in Shakespeare's history plays.
        • Acen
          • Gusztav
            • Denya
              • Brenin
                • Origin:

                  Welsh
                • Meaning:

                  "king"
                • Description:

                  A Welsh take on the trend for royalty names, which a few parents in Wales have started to use in recent years.
              • Everhardt
                • Derian
                  • Dillion
                    • Deverill
                      • Grue
                        • Abrahamo
                          • Estek
                            • Bays
                              • Origin:

                                Variation of Bay, Latin
                              • Meaning:

                                "berry"
                              • Description:

                                Solves the Bay/bae issue.
                            • Feel