7 Letter Boy Names

Rupert Murdoch has helped make the "ch" spelling more recognizable, but this one has a long history as well. Probably works better as a middle name than a first name, even if you're a big Fox News fan.

If Theodore has lost its sparkle and Thaddeus feels a bit too serious, you may love the Ethiopian Tadeios. The Amharic version of Biblical Thaddeus has a fun and bouncy sound and comes with the cool nickname "Tad".

Birch or even Burke is better.

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There are plenty of French guys named Fabrice, but here, it sounds more like a laundry product.

One way to reference mythology without naming your son after a god.

Doolish (known as Douglas in English) is the largest town in the Isle of Man. The name is though to derive from a Celtic word "Duboglassio" which means "black river".

More common as a surname, a handful of boys get this bovine equivalent of Shepherd each year in the US. It may gain more exposure as one of the occupational names that are one of the most popular classes of English names for boys.

Ostadar is one of the few names relating to rainbows that is definitively masculine in its original language. Beyond its lovely meaning, Ostadar has a fabulous ring to it and is ripe for greater use outside of the Basque region of Spain.

A name that has been used in Wales for nearly a thousand years — a famous bearer was the medieval scholar Gerallt Gymro, or Gerald of Wales — but not the most intuitive spelling for non-Welsh speakers. By coincidence, ger allt in Welsh also means "near a hill".

Retro nickname for Scott.

Too close to baloney.

Krishiv is a modern Indian boys name, which feels both familiar and fresh.

Would make a difficult choice even for those with ties to the Virginia city or British county.