Six Letter Boy Names
- Asante
Origin:
Ashanti, Akan, TwiMeaning:
"African ethnic group; warlike"Description:
Associated with the Philadelphia Eagles footballer Asante Samuel, the Asante (or Ashanti) are a people living in Ghana. Asante is also the name of the language they speak, a close relative of Akan and Twi.
- Pervis
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"passage"Description:
The perv connection crosses this name off the list.
- Salton
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"place in the willows"Description:
Stiff and sedate surname name, despite its salty start.
- Xacari
- Shmuel
Origin:
Variation of Samuel, HebrewMeaning:
"told by God"Description:
Shmuel is a Modern Hebrew variation of Samuel used almost exclusively by Orthodox Jewish families. Very popular in Israel, Shmuel also appeared on the US Top 1000 list in 2017, 2022, and 2023 and is given to around 240 boys each year.
- Óliver
Origin:
Icelandic variation of Oliver, LatinMeaning:
"olive tree"Description:
The Icelandic form of Oliver, currently ranking in their Top 10.
- Corbyn
- Belden
Origin:
English from FrenchMeaning:
"pretty valley"Description:
Belden is a little-used surname-name that might work in this age of Belles.
- Yarilo
Origin:
Serbian, Croatian, and Russian deityDescription:
God of rebirth worshipped in Central and Eastern Europe. Yarilo represented the sacred youthful life-force and was associated with spring and agricultural fertility.
- Ulisse
- Biagio
- Tewdwr
Origin:
Welsh, from GreekMeaning:
"gift from God; ruler of the people"Description:
A medieval Welsh form of Tudor. Rhys ap Tewdwr was an 11th-century king of Deheubarth in Wales
- Hamzah
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"lion or strong"Description:
This name has considerable meaning in the Islamic world, as Hamzah the brave was the uncle and protector of the Prophet of Islam. A more contemporary Hamzah is the eldest son of the late King Hussein and Queen Noor of Jordan. More commonly encountered in English-speaking countries as Hamza.
- Samuli
- Kallen
- Juhani
Origin:
FinnishMeaning:
"god is gracious"Description:
Finnish form of John
- Folant
- Mathys
Origin:
French variation of Matthias, AramaicMeaning:
"gift of God"Description:
Commonly found in France — you're more likely to meet a Matthias in the US.
- Travor
- Yevhen