Six Letter Boy Names
- Blayze
- Kellam
Origin:
Modern invented nameDescription:
Definite twenty-first- century possibilities, with its stylish K opening, strong first syllable, and softer second.
- Snæþór
Origin:
Icelandic from NorseMeaning:
"thunder snow"
- Seanán
Origin:
Irish diminutive of SeanDescription:
This name of twenty early Irish saints sounds a little redundant.
- Brajan
Origin:
Polish variation of Brian, IrishMeaning:
"strong, virtuous, and honorable"
- Berold
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"bear rule"Description:
Berold is one of the more obscure boy names meaning bear, which also include Arthur, Orson, and (in a different vein) Teddy.
- Junnie
- Agosto
- Elmore
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"moor with elm trees"Description:
Boys' names beginning with "El" were all the rage in the 1910s, but today Elmore - along with Elwin, Ellsworth and others - has barely been used for decades. It has literary connections through writer Elmore "Dutch" Leonard. More recently, several children's book characters have given the name a cuddly feel: Holly Hobbie's Elmore the Porcupine, and Elmore Green in Lauren Child's "The New Small Person".
- Georgi
Origin:
Russian variation of GeorgeDescription:
Spelling it with a double I -- GEORGII -- makes it ultradistinctive, and less a generic Georgie.
- Darion
- Izayah
Origin:
Spelling variation of IsaiahDescription:
Attempts to modernize traditional Isaiah has led to this overly creative spelling.
- Becket
Origin:
English and IrishMeaning:
"bee hive, little brook or bee cottage"Description:
A worthy namesake is the martyred saint Thomas a Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, whose story was the basis of the Anouilh play "Becket," which became a film starring Richard Burton and Peter O'Toole.
- Ephrem
Origin:
Variation of Ephraim, HebrewMeaning:
"fruitful, fertile, productive"Description:
Ephrem is a spelling variation of the Biblical Ephraim, most often used for an early saint, Ephrem the Syrian, who was a 4th century theologian. This makes a cool, religiously appropriate choice.
- Dorsey
Origin:
English from FrenchMeaning:
"from Orsay"Description:
Associated all through the swing years with bandleader brothers Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey.
- Powell
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"son of Howell"Description:
Powerful surname choice with many distinguished bearers, fresher sounding than Parker.
- Sender
Origin:
YiddishMeaning:
"defender of men"Description:
Also an English surname, Sender derives from Alexander and has an attractive modern sound. Though given to only a handful of baby boys per year, it nevertheless is in step with the brotherhood of er-ending choices fashionable today.
- Arrigo
Origin:
Italian variation of Henry and HarryMeaning:
"estate ruler"Description:
Think Harry with a go-getter ending.
- Michon
- Keelin