8 Letter Boy Names

New Presidential name, if you're ready to move beyond Lincoln and Jefferson. At the turn of the last century, during the original McKinley's heyday, as a first name it almost reached the Top 100.

Bartleby (that's his last name) the Scrivener is a famous Herman Melville character whose surprisingly powerful refrain was, "I would prefer not to." Or, in the immortal words of any two-year-old: No.

Richmond is a place-name — it's the capital of Virginia — that makes a fresh way to honor an ancestral Richard.

Popular in the African American community, the De- prefix makes this a choice for sons of Marcuses.

A fresh, Italianized take on the Hebrew classic Emmanuel. But beware of the similarities to the feminine name Emmanuelle.

An ariki is a member of a hereditary noble rank in Māori culture, the highest in status and seniority. Te Ariki, and its variant Ariki, were the most popular Māori names for baby boys in Aotearoa (New Zealand) in 2023-24.

Valencio is an energetic, valiant-sounding name, the male form of Valencia.

Variation of Pharamond.

A popular name during the Middle Ages, Toirdelbach (Anglicized as Turlough or Turlach) is the name of two High Kings of Ireland. It means "abettor, instigator", from Gaelic toirdhealbh "prompting". Often given in honor of 17th century harpist Turlough O’Carolan, considered by many to be Ireland’s national composer.

Philippe, pronounced fill-EEP, is Philip with Gallic flair.

In Greek mythology, Ganymede was Trojan youth who was so beautiful that he was carried off to be Zeus' cup-bearer, and made immortal. His name may derive from Greek ganymai "to be glad" plus medomai "to think, to plan".

Both Christian and Cristian rank in the US Top 500 names for boys, and while the classic "Ch" spelling is used more than four times as often, Cristian is still given to more than 1000 boys each year, and is often used in the Hispanic community.

Shades of Thurston Howell, the effete millionaire castaway on Gilligan's Island.

Last-name-first-name with a romantic but dangerous edge.

Overly ambitious choice, recently borne by the hapless hero of cult movie hit Napoleon Dynamite.

Brad in a Brooks Brothers suit.

Nature surname with an aristocratic edge. Spelling it DeForest distances it from deforestation.

Varying Filbert does not improve the name: it still makes one think of a nut.