8 Letter Boy Names
- Finvarra
Origin:
Irish, GaelicMeaning:
"fair top"Description:
The name of the powerful king of fairies in Irish folklore, who also rules over the dead in some legends. Finbar or Finbarr is a related name.
- Stephano
Origin:
Literature, Greek, ItalianMeaning:
"crown"Description:
While the spelling Stefano is more common, Stephano makes a great choice for parents looking to give Stephen/Steven a more romantic feel. Although only given to 8 boys in the US in 2014, Stephano could be a great choice for parents looking for a name with the same flavor as Rafael, Matteo or Emilio. It appears as a character name in Shakespeare's The Tempest.
- Cataleya
- Shadrach
Origin:
AkkadianMeaning:
"command of Aku"Description:
Derived from Aku, the name of the Babylonian god of the moon. In the Old Testament Shadrach is the Babylonian name of Hananiah, one of the three men cast into a furnace before being saved by God.
- Brinstan
Origin:
Old EnglishDescription:
Brinstan was a Bishop of Wincester. This old English name has real potential for resurrection.
- Cyriaque
Origin:
French form of CyriacusDescription:
Cyriaque is the French version of Cyriacus, an equally obscure name in the US. Abroad, however, Cyriaque has a few contemporary namesakes, specifically two French footballers: Cyriaque Louvion and Cyriaque Rivieyran.
- Julianne
- Matthías
- Sulaiman
Origin:
Arabic variation of SolomonDescription:
Muslim name very popular in North Africa.
- Colorado
Origin:
Spanish place-nameMeaning:
"colored red"Description:
More unusual than Dakota or Austin, Colorado conjures images of majestic mountains and windswept wilderness. Some will prefer the more preppy Aspen, but Colorado feels like the true explorer.
- Alizarin
- Burgundy
Origin:
French place-name; also color nameDescription:
Ron Burgundy was Will Ferrell's fictional helmet-haired newsman, but this color name is much more suited to a girl.
- Larkspur
Origin:
English botanical nameDescription:
A rarer-than-rare botanical name with a sting in the tail - makes an interesting masculine option that fits in with Aspen, Lark and Arthur.
- Matheson
- O'reilly
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"son of the courageous one"Description:
Reilly and Riley are hugely popular, but O'Reilly is still an up-and-comer.
- Foulques
- Mathías
- Hirschel
- Gamaliel
- Bertalan
Origin:
HungarianMeaning:
"son of the furrow"Description:
Hungarian form of Bartholomew