8 Letter Boy Names

A worldly and attractive choice for a child of any background. Two early New World explorers were Hernandos — de Soto and Cortés.

All the sounds of Giovanni without the authentic spelling.

Possible hero name, via Louis Brandeis, an influential lawyer and the first Jewish justice of the U. S. Supreme Court.

This one may well be an undiscovered choice for many parents - it has a fabulous meaning, a sturdy surname-name appeal that is very on trend right now and several great namesakes including the Bartlett pear and the tome of quotations. Despite that third T, it could also be a favorite of The West Wing fans wanting to evoke fictional president Jed Bartlet.

Almost unheard of in recent years, Dagobert has some connections to the French diaspora. Pere Dagobert was an eighteenth century Capuchin monk who immigrated to New Orleans from Quebec. Dagobert I was a king of the Merovingian dynasty in the seventh century.

A better idea: how about you choose a name that means handsome, like Beau or Hasan or Irvin?

The Arabic form of the biblical Solomon. It holds strong historical and religious significance, most famously associated with Suleiman the Magnificent, the longest reigning sultan of the Ottoman Empire.

Urdu and Pashto form of Alexander

A grand and mystical word name that feels in line with trending Legend or Legacy.

Falconer is one choice that has morphed rapidly from outlandish to possible, even attractive, thanks to the fashion for occupational names. And really, if Archer is getting popular and Miller seems normal, why not Falconer?

At one time associated with the fictional detective Bulldog Drummond, this formal surname name does boast the cute nickname Drum.