Six Letter Boy Names

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.

Because of shoe designer Manolo Blahnik, this has become a generic term for pricey stilettos, as in "I must have those Manolos."

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

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

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.

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

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 marvelously medieval name had a moment in the 1910s and 1920s but has dropped completely off the radar now.

A common unisex name used frequently in South Africa.

More common as a surname, Galvin is a possible alternative to Gavin and Calvin.

Skarde is ultimately derived from the Old Norse byname Skarði, which referred to someone with a cleft chin.