7 Letter Boy Names
- Finesse
Origin:
English from French, word nameDescription:
"Saturday Night Live" cast member Finesse Mitchell often mocks his own and similar names when portraying the character Starkeisha on the show.
- Kenichi
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"wise one"Description:
Common Japanese name from the '60s-'80s. In Japan it's now associated with the Manga series Kenichi: the Mightiest Disciple.
- Rodolfo
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"bold wolf"Description:
Romanticizes Rudolph and distances the name from the red-nosed reindeer. After remaining steadily in the US Top 500 for much of the twentieth century, Rodolfo has been slipping of late.
- Findlay
- Angelus
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"angel"Description:
The Latin word for an angel (and the male form of Angela) is a rare but smart and stately name. The Angelus is a Catholic devotion, and the name is also used for the church bell that traditionally accompanies it. In pop culture, Angelus is a previous incarnation of Angel in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer universe.
- Buckley
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"meadow of the deer"Description:
Mama's boy.
- Airamis
Description:
One of the middle names of Dwayne Wade's son Zion.
- Kiprian
Origin:
Russian variation of Cyprian, GreekMeaning:
"man of Cyprus"Description:
The Russian form of the medieval name Cyprian lends itself to the nickname Kip.
- Woodson
Origin:
English surnameMeaning:
"from Woodsome"Description:
Despite its -son ending, Woodson is not a patronymic surname (although it would be a great choice for the child of a Woody or Woodrow). People with the surname Woodson have ancestors from Woodsome, a town in West Yorkshire, England. Woodsome means "place at the houses in the wood," from the Old English æt wudu-hūsum.
- Strider
Origin:
English word nameMeaning:
"walker; advancer"Description:
Strider is a name that walks the walk. It blends into many current styles — cowboy names, aspirational word names, and intensely masculine names — and has a cool, calm, and collected aura.
- Leonida
Origin:
Italian variation of LeonidasDescription:
Leonida is the modern Italian form of the name of the ancient Spartan king. Though names that end in a or the a sound are usually feminine, there are several examples popular in recent years -- Luca, Joshua, Noah -- that make this more plausible for a boy.
- Eugène
- Hawkins
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"hawk"Description:
A surname that originated as a diminutive of Hawk.
- Berlioz
Origin:
French surnameDescription:
The surname Berlioz appears across Western Europe, notably connected to French composer Louis-Hector Berlioz. The name may be familiar through the gray-furred kitten in the classic Disney film, Aristocats.
- Kashton
Origin:
American invented nameMeaning:
"town of the box maker; money town"Description:
This newly invented name takes a cool short form—Kash/Cash—and adds the trendy -ton suffix, a la Ashton, Colton, and Weston. It made its first appearance on the US Top 1000 list in 2015 and has risen up into the Top 500 since then.
From its Latin root, Kash/Cash is an occupational name for someone who makes boxes, however, it is of course also related to the word "cash", as in money. The meaning of this newly coined name could then be "town of the box maker" or "money town".
- Branton
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"sword or fire town"Description:
Branton may be more unusual than Brandon but it will forever be confused with that name.
- Elessar
Origin:
Invented literary nameMeaning:
"elfstone"Description:
This attractive name was created by JRR Tolkien for his The Lord Of The Rings trilogy. It was given to Aragorn by Galadriel and later adopted by him as King of Gondor.
- Exupery
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"excel, surpass"Description:
Antoine Marie Jean-Baptiste Roger, comte de Saint-Exupéry was a French writer and aviator, most famous for the children's classic novella The Little Prince.
- Caraway
Origin:
Nature nameDescription:
An edible plant used in seed and spice form.
- Mackson
Origin:
Surname nameMeaning:
"son of Mack or Max"Description:
Mackson, while not unknown as a surname, is more of a modern invention as a first name, a smoosh of the more popular Jackson and Maxon. Authenticity aside, it's not without its appeal. And who can resist friendly diminutive Mack?