7 Letter Boy Names

This cool, sauntering boy's name would fit in and stand out in a classroom today. Other similar diminutives more distinct than Xander or Zander include Saunders, Sander, and Sanders.

An old name wrapped in myth and legend, Pelleas is most familiar as the male lead in Debussy's opera Pelleas et Melisande, based on a play by the same name by Maurice Maeterlinck. Pelleas, sometimes spelled Pellias or some other way, is also the name of one of King Arthur's Knights of the Round Table.

The name of a river in South Wales would make an interesting Celtic update to Bradley.

In Irish legend Caoilte or Caílte was a warrior of the Fianna and their foremost poet.

While everyone may think you said "Harold," this name sounds more up-to-date. And if you get tired of explaining, you can always call him Harry.

Hilaire, a name that has rarely been exported out of its native France, was originally bestowed in honor of the fourth century bishop and theologian St. Hilaire of Poitiers.

Has taken on a musical tone via the great violinist, Itzhak Perlman.

A common unisex name in Nigeria. Kerry Washington used it as the middle name for her son Caleb.