Animal Names for Boys

Derived from Emygdius, a 3rd century saint's name of unknown meaning.

Simple and succinct, Deen is a multi-cultural choice with a number of possible origins. On one hand, it could be a spelling twist on the solid and surname-inspired Dean. Alternatively, it might come from the Arabic name and word Dinmeaning "faith, religion or custom", or it could be from the Hebrew name Dinah, meaning "God's judgement".

Change one letter of Henry, and you end up with this modern-sounding but dignified boys' name. Henty is an English surname that has been spotted on a few boys recently.

A top name for orange cats, Cheeto has never been used as a baby name (as far as we know).

The trendy gender-neutral Briar leans slightly more masculine with the Bryar spelling, given to about 60 baby boys last year in the US vs. 50 girls. By contrast, Briar was used for about 500 baby girls compared with 400 baby boys.

Aaprahami is unlikely to catch on in the US. Nickname Hami is more usable.