9 Letter Boy Names
- Philander
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"loving mankind"Description:
Old southern name too close to "philanderer".
- Forrester
Origin:
Surname nameMeaning:
"woodsman"Description:
A slight elaboration on Forrest, with the same woodsy charm.
- Shikamaru
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"as a deer"Description:
Shikamaru Nara is one of the most popular characters from Naruto, although this has not translated to any American or many Japanese babies being given the name.
- Stephanus
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"crown, garland"Description:
The ancient father of all the Stephen names. The modern Greek version is STEPHANOS.
- Aristedes
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"son of the best"Description:
This name of an early Greek Christian philosopher comes with a wizened, ancient air about it. Still, perhaps the nickname Ari might help it work for a baby to grow into.
- Marvelous
Origin:
English word nameDescription:
Marvelous is a unique virtue name that could work for a boy or a girl, but would definitely make a statement. Marvel is a shorter version that has a history of use as a girls' name, but would work just as well for a boy.
- Aoibheann
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"beautiful sheen"Description:
Pronounced like the word "even," this was a common name among the ancient royal families of Ireland, and has now become popular again.
- Oluwafemi
Origin:
YorubaDescription:
Variant of Olufemi.
- Yehonatan
Origin:
Variation of Jonathan, HebrewMeaning:
"gift of Jehovah"Description:
Jonathan variation that is common among Jewish baby boys in Israel.
- Séraphin
Origin:
French from HebrewMeaning:
"ardent; fiery"Description:
The English name pool is lacking a male equivalent to Seraphina, but this angelic boy name is occasionally used in France.
- Xavia
Origin:
Basque or ArabicMeaning:
"new house or bright"Description:
Modern feminine form of Xavier
- Demetrios
- Nataniele
- Belisario
Origin:
Spanish from GreekMeaning:
"swordsman"Description:
Belisario is romantic, dashing, but perhaps a bit too elaborate. You might consider Belisario a masculine twist on the popular Belle names for girls.
- Rochester
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"stone camp or fortress"Description:
Rochester was Jack Benny's famous valet and sidekick, played by early African-American comic Eddie Anderson.
- Edgecombe
Origin:
English surnameMeaning:
"a village on the edge of a valley"Description:
There were various villages called Edgecombe (and Edgcumbe and Eggcumbe) in Old England, particularly in present-day Cornwall and Devon. Local families adopted it as a surname — habitational surnames were extremely common among the English.
- Speedwell
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"flower name"Description:
A pretty blue wildflower traditionally considered a universal healer and lucky charm – the name is because the sight was thought to speed travelers safely on their way. An interesting addition to the group of handsome boy names ending in -well, like Maxwell and Bramwell.
- Evergreen
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"always green"
- Alpenglow
Origin:
German, “the rosy light of the setting or rising sun on high mountains”
- Fulbright
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"the descendents of Fulbeorht, bright people"Description:
No guarantee of a fellowship.