7 Letter Boy Names
- Eleazar
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"God helps"Description:
Eleazar is a distinguished Biblical name--in which it appears several times-- ripe for the picking following the stardom of Eli, Elijah, and other similar names.
- Maclean
Origin:
ScottishMeaning:
"servant of Saint John"Description:
Whether you pronounce it Mac-cleen or Mac-clayn, this is one of the crispest and most appealing of the Mac names. The Scottish clan Maclean is one of the oldest of the Highland Scottish clans. Trivia tidbit: Sir Fitzroy Maclean is said to have been an inspiration for the Ian Fleming James Bond character.
- Adriano
Origin:
ItalianMeaning:
"man from Adria"Description:
Adriano is a dashing Italian name which gets around the possible gender confusion of Adrian.
- Emilien
Origin:
French form of EmilMeaning:
"friendly"Description:
Might make a worthy masculine spin on either of the uber popular Emma or Emily.
- Equinox
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"equal night"Description:
A dramatic nature-inspired possibility for either sex.
- Zealand
Origin:
English place name from DutchMeaning:
"sea land"Description:
Sparingly used since the 2000s, Zealand shot of the charts in 2021 after YouTube family The Labrants gave it to their son the previous year. By 2022, it had quadrupled in popularity since 2020, and while a recent count has shown a slight decline in use, around 100 boys and 10 girls were given the name.
- Charley
Origin:
Short form of Charles, FrenchMeaning:
"free man"Description:
Charley is, at this point, an old-fashioned spelling for the most popular short form of Charles, better known these days as Charlie. But Charley is a classic and relates more directly to Charles.
- Calixte
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"most beautiful"Description:
French form of Callistus or Callixtus, borne by several popes and saints.
- Everson
Origin:
English surnameMeaning:
"son of Evert or Eve"Description:
An established surname that fits well with today's trend for the "Ever" sound – and a similar-yet-different alternative to Emerson. Historically, it denoted a descendent of Evert, a form of Everard, meaning "brave boar", or a descendent of Eve or its medieval English diminutive Evot, meaning "life".
- Wyndham
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"from the windy village"Description:
This artistic and aristocratic surname is a bold and daring choice, but with nature inspired names like Wren on the rise, and surnames-as-first-names being in vogue, Wyndham was a fast riser in 2023.
- Taggart
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"son of the priest"Description:
Not your typical jovial Irish surname; but has a dark, craggy appeal, and Tag as a nickname.
- Houston
Origin:
ScottishMeaning:
"Hugh's town"Description:
Looking for a Texas name more distinctive than Austin and Dallas? Houston is a lanky, roguish place-name, right in style with its Texas accent and cowboy image.
- Talmage
Origin:
Variation of Talmadge, English surnameMeaning:
"pouch, mask"Description:
This particular spelling of Talmadge is strongly linked to James E. Talmage, an English chemist and early leader of the LDS Church. The majority of babies named Talmage are born in Utah.
- Antoine
Origin:
French variation of AnthonyMeaning:
"priceless one"Description:
Antoine is a venerable French name that is still stylish in its native habitat, where it is in the Top 30. In the US, it was most popular in the 1970s and '80s, reaching Number 262 in 1985.
- Matisse
Origin:
Art nameDescription:
The surname of the great artist is pronounced the same way as Mathis, the German and French form of Matthew, so it's not a stretch for use as a first name.
- Rodrigo
Origin:
Spanish and Portuguese variation of RoderickMeaning:
"famous ruler"Description:
Rhythmically appealing international spin on the stiff original.
- Gurbaaz
Origin:
Indian, Sanskrit, PunjabiMeaning:
"guru's bird; teacher's falcon"Description:
A Top 100 name in BC, Canada, where there is a large Punjabi population and a fast climbing name in England and Wales in 2022, Gurbaaz has the intriguing meaning "guru's bird" or "guru's falcon". The first syllable is pronounced the same as the sound in guru, which -baaz is said like the popular nickname Baz, giving it a cross-cultural short form.
- Olivian
Origin:
Romanian variation of OliverDescription:
As both Oliver and Olivia grow in popularity throughout the English-speaking world, parents may seek variations that are the same-but-different and Olivian is one such choice. Attractive and easy to understand, yet some confuse it with Olivia.
- Diggory
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"Lost one"Description:
This buoyant name has the same bouncy rhythm as Rafferty and Barnaby, but is virtually unused. It has plenty of literary cred, too: characters in The Chronicles of Narnia, Harry Potter and Thomas Hardy’s The Return of the Native have all borne the name.
- Isander
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"like a man"Description:
An unusual but very accessible name from Greek mythology, with the same strong ending sound as stylish picks like Alexander and Evander. Isandro is the equally attractive Spanish version.