7 Letter Boy Names

While the original Irish St. Columba was male, the modern Irish variation Colm or Scottish Callum would be more appropriate for a contemporary boy. We can, however, imagine Columba as a rhythmic and contemporary-sounding girl's name.

Gresham is more common as a surname than a first name, where it originally denoted one from the village of Gresham in Norfolk, England. These days, Gresham is also a city in Oregon, neighborhood in Chicago, and country in New South Wales, Australia.

An Irish surname choice that could very well make its way into first name territory.

Flailing attempt to switch up popular Tristan.

A preppy surname and place name derived from the Anglo-Saxon personal name Ælfweard "elf guardian" + the -by suffix, meaning "village, homestead". Ellerby feels like a quirkier Ellery or Emery.

Brendan, with an X factor.

One occupational name unlikely to find a single taker.

The Bulgarian deity of the New Year — fitting for a baby due around the turn of the calendar year.