8 Letter Boy Names

Infinity is a novel word name that could have a bright future ahead of it, with its big, bold meaning and fashionable sound. It's an awful lot of name to pull off, but hey, if Legend, Maverick, King and even Messiah can do it...

Striking Spanish name derived from the name of the Greek sun god, related to the French Apollinaire.

A Slavic name notably worn by Stefan Dragutin, a Serbian king from the 1200s AD.

This was the name of a 13th-century saint, a Mercedarian friar who was martyred by pirates. It derives from the name of the Greco-Egyptian bull god Serapis.

Archaic Welsh name, scarcely heard today. Often referred to as the Welsh variation of Edward, although the two names are not related.

Possibly derived from Assar, a Mesopotamian god. This Old Testament place name belonged to province in the south-east of Assyria, probably in Babylonia. Some have identified it with Tel Afer, a place in Mesopotamia.

One of the few stylish names, along with Roman and Truman, that end in man.

An obscure French saint’s name which was fairly popular in its native country around the turn of the 20th century, and is starting to pick up again. The extremely rare feminine form is Mathurine.

The yoo sound at the beginning of a name has not typically been attractive to the modern ear. Probably the most appealing form of this ancient name has been the feminized Eugenie, thanks to the British princess.

A minor Old Testament prophet, and a (deservedly) even more minor name.

Too close to "hilarious."

Lovers of Maxwell might like this more unusual – but no less distinguished – surname name, with its adorable nickname of Hart.

This variation of Muhammad is common among Turkish Muslims.