Six Letter Boy Names

Daryl plus Harold equals this mid-century smoosh name.

Merrit is a spelling variation of the more usual Merritt.

Zoilus or Zoilos was a 4th century Greek philosopher and critic of Homer. The name is a relative of Zoe. There were also two kings and a martyred saint with this name.

Breton is the term for the people and language of Brittany, a region of northern France with a distinct culture. Breton also might be thought of as a trendy modern invention, taking the midcentury surfer boy Bret or Brett and adding the current favorite boy's name ending -on and turning it into a name all its own. Bretton is a variation.

Roman statesman and Caesar rival whose name, like other classical choices, was occasionally used for enslaved people. The Pompeo version could rise again.

Could be used in an Indian family for a garden-lover's son.

A jaunty, traditional name in Sweden's Top 100. Famous bearers include actor Svante Thunberg (Greta's father) and the father of physical chemistry Svante August Arrhenius. The name Svante is short for Svantepolk, the name of a Slavic nobleman who settled in Sweden in the 14th century.