Five Letter Boy Names

  1. Tobio
    • Origin:

      Japanese
    • Meaning:

      "flying hero"
  2. Foxen
    • Origin:

      English occupational name or surname
    • Meaning:

      "fox"
    • Description:

      Intriguing possibility if you want an animal name that's more than an animal name.
  3. Speck
    • Origin:

      English word name, German surname
    • Meaning:

      "speck; one from Speck, bacon, butcher"
    • Description:

      Not only did rocker John Mellencamp name his son Speck, but he appended the middle name Wildhorse to it.
  4. Kouki
    • Origin:

      Variation of Koki, Japanese
    • Meaning:

      "bright light; hopeful fortune"
    • Description:

      Kouki is an uncommon choice in Japan today, but it's been used for several anime characters.
  5. Goren
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "barn floor, granary"
    • Description:

      Symbolic name given to both boys and girls born on Shavuot, the Feast of the Harvest.
  6. Kauno
    • Origin:

      Finnish
    • Meaning:

      "beautiful"
    • Description:

      Kauno was derived from the Finnish word kaunis, meaning "beautiful."
  7. Neele
    • Origin:

      German, English
    • Description:

      Neele's roots can do in different directions- In Germany, Neele was traditionally a unisex name derived from Cornelia and Cornelius, but today has gone strongly to the girl's side (similar to Evelyn or Ashley today in the US). Neele is also an English surname, such as the British judge Richard Neele and poet Henry Neele.
  8. Zubin
    • Origin:

      Persian
    • Meaning:

      "short spear"
    • Description:

      This is most familiar here as a musical name, via Indian Parsi conductor Zubin Mehta, but it certainly could be used by others.
  9. Eónan
    • Origin:

      Irish
    • Meaning:

      "little Adam"
    • Description:

      Same problem as Eóin -- squared.
  10. Ihaka
    • Origin:

      Maori
    • Meaning:

      "laughter"
    • Description:

      Maori form of Isaac
  11. Herod
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "song of the hero"
    • Description:

      Greek name featured in the New Testament.
  12. Nadab
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "generous"
    • Description:

      Biblical name from the Old Testament.
  13. Esvin
    • Rehan
      • Eldra
        • Description:

          Musician Eldra Patrick "El" DeBarge is the most famous bearer of this unusual name.
      • Keano
        • Cobby
          • Fedor
            • Lelio
              • Origin:

                Italian from Latin
              • Description:

                While we are familiar with the feminine Lelia, the male Lelio remains completely undiscovered, despite its stylish o-ending and rhythmic sound. You might have noticed it in the Anne Rice novel The Vampire Lestat.
            • Danek