7 Letter Boy Names

Cornish form of the Welsh name Arthen, meaning "bear".

Gandalf is most famously the name of the powerful wizard in Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. The name is drawn from Old Norse mythology.

A spelling variation of Michael—or sometimes simply a mistake. Whatever the case, this version has always ranked in the US Top 1000, though always much lower than the traditional spelling.

Zankoku has two ties to anime: as a character in Naruto and in the song Zankoku na tenshi no tēze (A Cruel Angel's Thesis), which was used as the theme song for the anime Neon Genesis Evangelion.

Alternative to Prince, Duke, King, or Earl, but not an improvement on them.

Rarely used un-Gaelic-sounding Scottish name with literary associations to Erskine Caldwell, author of Tobacco Road and God's Little Acre.

Sabbath is a faith-inspired word name, like Sunday or Faith, that is attracting some notice since heavy metal musician Zakk Wylde chose it for his son. But then there's the band Black Sabbath, which gives the name a more devilish twist. While there's nothing intrinsically male or female about Sabbath as a first name, it squeaked onto the Social Security roster for five boys in 2012, but was not recorded for girls. Sabbath comes from the word for "day of rest" in many ancient cultures.

A very small number of boys are given this intense and aggressive name each year.

Surname of Declaration signer sure to present playground complications.

Peadair is one way to reinvent a classic, though insisting on the authentic pronunciation could cause problems.

Thunderous name with Native American origins.

Surname that could have pronunciation problems -- it's Dorrity -- as well as having an off-putting meaning.

An appealing Hawaiian name which belongs to a town, river and bay on Kauaʻi island in Hawaii. The two possible meanings of the name, "crescent bay" or "garland (lei) valley" both describe the beauty of the place.

This festive-yet-biblical name is more popular for girls, but occasionally given to boys as well.

Dark and handsome.