Six Letter Boy Names

Like Bethany and Shiloh, a meaningful biblical place-name.

Some cutting-edge parents might revive Osbert as a substitute for Oscar. We like the "divinely brilliant" meaning. Cool or terminally nerdy? Your call.

Extremely rare yet with an on trend sound, although the meaning may put parents off.

Blaque is a clever -- or should we say qlever -- spelling variation of either the androgynous surname-name Blake, as in Gossip Girl Lively, or Black, as in the color name. Either way, we prefer the original. Blaque -- an acronym for believing life achieving quest unity everything -- was also a late 90s R & B group and some people may choose the name Blaque to symbolize those qualities.

King Tafari was the last king of Ethiopia. He is worshipped today as an incarnation of God by Rastafarians.

Zuberi has separate origins as a Swahili given name meaning "strong," and an Arabic surname — primarily among Sunni Muslims in Pakistan — meaning "superior."

Prospective parents tend to respond more to the softer American pronunciation than the harsher German one, and even more to the Scandinavian version (see GUNNAR).

As common in Greece as John is here.

Marvel, once a feminine miracle name, has been resurrected as a unisex word name with a dose of superhero style.

Variant of Hywel and Howell

Several animal names, from Fox to Wolf and even to Tiger, ccan work, but Cougar should stay in its cage. Even John Mellencamp has dropped it.

Although this was the surname of a rugged World War II admiral, these days it has a feminine feel.

Dashing Latin surname name -- but also a well-known brand of Spanish packaged foods.

A less-popular spelling of on-the-rise Cason.

András is the form of Andrew used in Hungary, where it is a Top 50 boy name.

Treeve is an alternate spelling for Treave, a Cornish place name that is virtually unused in the US.