Five Letter Boy Names

Hot name best used as a middle, as Paula Patton and Robin Thicke did for their son Julian in 2010.

Trey or Trip or even Deuce, yes; Deux is tougher.

O-ending boy names are on trend, and the Welsh language provides some interesting lesser-used ones...such as Beuno. St Beuno lived in the sixth century, established a monastery in North Wales, and is recorded as having restored several people from the dead. Eleven churches in Britain now bear his name, including several on the ancient pilgrim route to Bardsey Island.

An Arabic name with a strong, positive meaning, used especially by Urdu speakers.

Most often spelled without the final "e"--unless you're a particular fan of writer Bret.

With roots in both Polish and Low German, Gerik is a blank slate of a name that has never made the charts. It's a possibility as a fresh twist on Eric or Derek.

Rare and rugged, though one of the baby names with a lot of teasing potential.