Six Letter Boy Names
- Shmiel
- Hervé
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"battle worthy"Description:
Hervé was a legendary French saint, patron of the blind, who performed many miracles -- it's a lot more sophisticated than the English Harvey.
- Kalman
Origin:
Latin, short for KalonymousMeaning:
"gracious, good reputation"Description:
This is a rarely heard multi-cultural name, related to a 14th century Jewish scholar named Kalonymous ben Kalonymous, who translated important texts from Arabic to Hebrew. It is also a Hungarian derivative of Colman, via the Latin Columba, meaning dove, and was the name of a 12th century king of Hungary. Its modern sound make it an interesting option.
- Savior
Origin:
English word nameMeaning:
"rescuer; redeemer"Description:
Weight, spiritual, and ambitious word names have become increasingly popular in recent years, with Messiah, Saint, and Chosen in the US Top 1000. Savoir feels a natural progression, and indeed, the name nearly doubled in use between 2022 and 2023.
- Baggio
Origin:
ItalianMeaning:
"toad"Description:
Not the most obvious animal for a nature name, but perhaps for fans of Mr Toad of Toad Hall in The Wind in the Willows.Some may find the pronunciation too close to "baggage" for comfort.
- Hallam
Origin:
English surnameMeaning:
"at the rocks"Description:
A relatively rare English place and surname, Hallam could make a distinctive but usable boy's name. Hallam was the surname of the beloved Cambridge friend whose death Alfred, Lord Tennyson, mourns in his famous poem In Memoriam. A.H.H. Tennyson's eldest son, whom he named Hallam, became a Governor-General of Australia.
- Raddix
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"root"Description:
In 2020, Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden named their daughter Raddix Chloe Wildflower. They invented the name themselves, but radix is a Latin word meaning "root," giving it a nature and linguistics connection.
- Noriel
- Ingmar
Origin:
NorseMeaning:
"son of Ing"Description:
Ingmar is known here almost solely through Swedish director Ingmar Bergman. Ing was the powerful Norse god of fertility and peace, who lent his name to several mortal variations, more notably to English-speakers the female Ingrid.
- Taneli
Origin:
Finnish from HebrewMeaning:
"God is my judge"Description:
Finnish form of Daniel
- Haskel
Origin:
Yiddish variation of EzekielDescription:
Rarely used cerebral-sounding name that is actually the Yiddish form of Ezekiel.
- Fionán
- Misery
Origin:
English word nameMeaning:
"wretchedness"Description:
Misery may not make sense as a baby name until you consider that it was used by enslaved people in the early 1800s. It was typically borne by men, but Stephen King used it for a female protagonist in his book Misery.
- Aleksa
Origin:
Slavic variation of AlexanderMeaning:
"defending men"Description:
One of many variants of the classic Alexander — this particular one is used in South Slavic countries.
- Neizan
Origin:
Spanish variation of Nathan, HebrewMeaning:
"given"Description:
Spanish spelling of the Hebrew classic that might prove confusing to non-Spanish speakers.
- Leolin
Origin:
WelshMeaning:
"leader's image"Description:
A rare form of Llywellyn/Llewellyn, influenced by Latin Leo "lion".
- Mandla
Origin:
AfricanMeaning:
"strength"Description:
This obscure Zulu name was chosen by Stevie Wonder.
- Demari
- Zohair
Origin:
Arabic, PakistaniMeaning:
"to shine"Description:
An energetic Pakistani name with a brilliant meaning and cool sound.
- Hardin