Six Letter Boy Names

Old-timey surname that's been very rarely used.

Gioele is among the Top 50 names for boys in Italy, though the Italian version would cause pronunciation and spelling problems for English speakers. In the US, UK, or Australia, stick with the sleek and simple Joel.

A combination of the Hebrew Dov, and Yiddish Ber — both of which mean "bear".

This very nouveau-sounding combination of Rhett and Riot was one of the fastest-rising boys names of 2017.

Talmai is the name of several minor characters in the Old Testament, including the father of Maacah, the wife of King David, and one of Anak’s three giant sons.

This French last name is often written as Dupont, but can also be rendered as Du Pont, DuPont, duPont, or du Pont. In the US, it's commonly associated with the du Pont family — one of the wealthiest old money American families whose fortune arose from manufacturing gunpowder.

Mendel is an Old World Jewish name that is also the surname of the founder of genetics.

More familiar to English speakers as Reuben, Jacob and Leah's first son and a founder of one of the Tribes of Israel.