Six Letter Boy Names

This spelling variation of the popular nickname-name is familiar in the UK and occasionally used in the US. The -ie ending lends it a softer look, which might appeal to some but put others off.

Possible middle name to honor an ancestral Philip.

Similar to the more popular Zayn - and likely a variation of it - Zayyan is a unisex Arabic name denoting someone who improves the world or makes things beautiful. Currently in the England and Wales Top 600, the alternative spelling Zayan is more popular in the Western world. In the French and UK Top 300, it is used 4 times more often in the US than traditional Zayyan is.

Lively Russian choice born by several saints.

Writer Bill Bryson may have played some role in popularizing this surname-name, which might be considered a latter-day Brian (or Bryan). We prefer Bryson.