Five Letter Boy Names

Diminutive of the Czech name Vojtech, a cognate of Polish Wojciech.

Jerah was the fourth son of Joktan in the Bible. His name fits in perfectly with the likes of Jonah, Judah and Jeremiah.

Noted bearers of this surname include a metaphysical poet, a Nobel Prize winner, and a baseball Hall of Famer, so there's plenty of hero-name inspiration.

Atkin is a short form of Adam that originated in Medieval England. It's now obsolete, but traces remain in surnames such as Atkins and Atkinson.

Writer Jerzy Kosinski put this foreign variation on the U. S. name map.

A name from the Choctaw tribe of Mississippi and Alabama.

Shiva is one of the principle deities of Hinduism. Shiva is the powerful god of both destruction and resurrection but is also associated as the patron god of yoga, meditation and arts. Shiva's wife is Parvati, the mother goddess of creation.

Petyr Baelish, more often known as Littlefinger, is a central character in HBO's Game of Thrones, an inveterate schemer who rose from humble beginnings to become a crucial member of the Small Council in King's Landing. He's usually seen as a villain, though he has some fans. If one of them wanted to use this spelling of the classic Peter, it would be easy to get away with. As long as they're OK signing their sons up for a lifetime of misspellings.

Outlook in this country: paltry.

A Nephite soldier mentioned in The Book of Mormon. Its meaning is not clear: it may derive from Hebrew amar "to speak", or from Omri, or from the gentilic Amorite.

Nico is a fun and lively nickname, full of charm, and suitable both as a full name and a short form. Nikko is a unique spelling that currently sits just outside of the US Top 1000.