9 Letter Boy Names

A handsome Indian name with an unclear meaning, although "god of gods" is the one most often cited.

Etheridge is a surname derived from the English name Edric. As a first name, it's most commonly associated with American poet and civil rights activist Etheridge Knight.

A presidential and place-name that's not a stand-out in either category.

An ancient and dashing princely European name, belonging to one of the Grimaldi princes of Monaco from the 18th and 19th centuries. Florestan is also a character in Ludwig van Beethoven's opera "Fidelio" (1814).

As cool-guy Briggs rises quickly, now comfortably in the Top 500, this invented variation with a surname feel is used for a few dozen babies as well.

The name of the famous British man of letters might just appeal to some English majors as a more interesting alternative to Zachary. An appropriate playmate for Russell Crowe's boy Tennyson.

Can be used either with or without the addition of Mac.

Stevie Wonder was born Steveland, but it's not likely that many other babies will follow.

McDermott is a common Irish surname that means, as all Mc or Mac names do, "son of" --then Dermott or Dermot, which is an Anglicization of the Irish Gaelic Diarmaid. The legendary Diarmaid was the lover of Grainne and the real King Diarmaid, in the twelfth century, first invited the English into Ireland. Actor Dermot Mulroney made his name famous in the U.S.

This old-time name for a sofa would not be comfortable as a baby name.

The name of the first English king, who ruled in the 10th century AD.

Very occasionally given to boys born on that day; Noel is a more common name for Christmas babies.

Volodymyr, once a name unknown to most Americans, is now on everyone's lips due to the war between Russia and Ukraine. Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskyy bears a common Ukrainian name for his generation. Currently in Ukraine, the most popular baby names for boys are Maksym (Максим), Ivan (Іван), and Matviy (Матвій). The more fashionable Vlad- name for babies is Vladyslav, although President Zelenskyy may soon be a namesake for an influx of infants named in honor of his heroism.