930+ English Names for Boys

And if it's triplets: Pembroke, Pendleton, and Penley.

Eastman is a solid, old-style Atlantic seaboard surname. But as a first name, we think Easton works better.

To honor Roy's son...or grandson.

No competition for Jackson.

Future CEO.

This could be a possible replacement for the overused Tyson, though it has something of a commercial feel related to the brand of vacuum cleaners.

This name has a nicely fragrant woodsy feel, bringing it into the nature-tree name category. Its only well known bearer, folk singer and Oscar-winning actor Burl Ives, had the full birth certificate name of Burl Icle Ivanhoe Ives--nothing compared to his two siblings named Argola and Lillburn.

Could be difficult to grasp: Hoss. The "Bonanza" cowboy.

Innovative architect, inventor, and thinker Buckminster (universally known as Bucky) Fuller makes this vaguely possible.

If you find West not substantial enough, this would make a more solid path to it.

Surname name with feminine final ley. The Welsh name Bryn, though also unisex and veering toward the girl world, is far more attractive.

Down-to-earth surname name with a drawl, also associated with cereal and dog food.

The name Parson might have seemed ridiculous even a few years ago, but when Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe named their son Deacon, they opened up a whole new field of ecclesiastical cool. Bishop, Priest, and Pastor are other possibilities.

Another servile surname, this one connected to the go-between character in "Charlie's Angels."

Classy-sounding surname name usually bypassed in favor of the simpler Landon.

We're not too surprised that Shelton Lee changed his name to Spike.

This can be a cool and unusual way to honor your family Robert, conjuring up memories of Robinson Crusoe and Swiss Family Robinson, as well as narrative poet Robinson Jeffers, born John Robinson, who shared his mother's middle name.

The y helps a bit, but still a painful image.

New twist on Bennett. Mack Sennett was the early movie director known as the innovator of slapstick comedy.

Although it connotes a sense of well-being, not likely to be a popular choice.