Animal Names for Boys

  1. Gellért
    • Origin:

      Hungarian variation of Gerard, English and Irish
    • Meaning:

      "spear strength"
  2. Alcee
    • Fidèle
      • Eziah
        • Origin:

          Hebrew, Igbo
        • Meaning:

          "Yahweh is salvation; king"
        • Description:

          Likely a variation of Isaiah, inspired by the Latin and Greek Esaias, and by the popularity of Ezra, Eziah could mean "Yahweh is salvation". Alternative Hebrew roots could include: a contracted form of Hezekiah meaning "God strengthens"; an elaboration of Ezra, to mean "Yahweh is help"; or a form of Asaiah or Aziah, meaning "God hath made".
      • Anaca
        • Origin:

          Portuguese
        • Description:

          Candice Swanpoel and Hermann Nicoli gave this uncommon Portuguese name to their son in 2016.
      • Fortun
        • Dickinson
          • Origin:

            English
          • Meaning:

            "son of Dick"
          • Description:

            Dickinson is a possibility for Richard's boy, though that Dick nickname is problematic no matter how you get to it.
        • Ahad
          • Origin:

            Arabic
          • Meaning:

            "unique, matchless"
          • Description:

            Ahad is one of the 99 names of Allah and is currently in the UK Top 1000. It's alternative Azerbaijani form is Əhəd.
        • Cecha
          • Hashim
            • Carolo
              • Aaprahami
                • Origin:

                  Finnish variation of Abraham, Hebrew
                • Meaning:

                  "father of multitudes"
                • Description:

                  Aaprahami is unlikely to catch on in the US. Nickname Hami is more usable.
              • Conn
                • Gruffydd
                  • Origin:

                    Welsh
                  • Meaning:

                    "strong lord"
                  • Description:

                    Variant of Gruffudd and Griffith
                • Fyodr
                  • Origin:

                    Russian
                  • Meaning:

                    "god's gift"
                  • Description:

                    This variation of Theodore is familiar here mostly via the great Russian novelist Dostoyevsky. It was also the name of three early tsars of Russia.
                • Bishopp
                  • Akeem
                    • Origin:

                      Variation of Hakeem, Arabic
                    • Meaning:

                      "judicious"
                    • Description:

                      This variation of one of the 99 attributes of Allah was used for the hero of Coming to America.
                  • Chréstien
                    • Ikhyd
                      • Description:

                        Notably used by rapper M.I.A. for her son in 2009.
                    • Christiaan