10 Letter Boy Names
- Wainwright
Origin:
English occupational nameMeaning:
"wagon maker"Description:
Some surnames should stay surnames.
- Rensselaer
Origin:
Dutch surnameMeaning:
"from Rensselaer, Gelderland"Description:
If you find the surname Rensselaer in your family tree, that indicates your ancestors were from the town of Rensselaer, Gelderland, Netherlands. Rensselaer is the name of a city and country in New York, named after Kiliaen van Rensselaer, a merchant from Amsterdam who helped found the Dutch West India Company and New Netherland colony of the US.
- Florentine
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"flowering; flourishing; from Florence"Description:
Florentine may have three meanings, but they're all basically the same. It can mean flowering or blossoming as with a plant, flourishing or prospering in terms of luck and money, and also literally a citizen of Florence in Italy.
- Konstantin
- Carmichael
Origin:
ScottishMeaning:
"fort of Michael"Description:
Most parents would prefer to leave the car part parked in the garage.
- Coriolanus
Origin:
Ancient Roman, meaning unknownDescription:
Coriolanus comes from Corioli, the name of a Volscian city. The Shakespearean play Coriolanus is based on the life of Ancient Roman general Caius Marcius Coriolanus.
- Charleston
Origin:
American place-nameMeaning:
"Charles' town"Description:
Lovers of the languid South Carolina city might be attracted to this rich-sounding name. Could make an interesting update on Charles -- and can certainly work for a girl too. Actor Joey Lawrence used it for his daughter.
- Hieronymus
Origin:
German variation of JeromeMeaning:
"sacred name"Description:
This cognate of Jerome (of all things), familiar via the Dutch painter of fantastical scenes, H. Bosch, would appeal only to the most audacious, intrepid, attention-seeking baby namer. It is, however, still used in Germany, especially in Catholic Bavaria and in the north German Rhineland.
- Harrington
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"family farm"Description:
On the staff of a manor house.
- Aleksander
Origin:
Russian variant of AlexanderDescription:
Will any English speaker spell your son Aleksander's name right on the first try? Nyet.
- Washington
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"home of the Wassa people"Description:
Lincoln, Tyler, Taylor, Jackson, Jefferson, Harrison, McKinley, Grant, Kennedy, Carter -- yes. Washington -- probably not.
- Kerrington
Origin:
English from FrenchMeaning:
"of Carenton"Description:
A lively unisex surname name ultimately derived from a French place name.
- Carrington
Origin:
English. Scottish surnameMeaning:
"from Carrington"Description:
Carrington is much more popular as a last name than a first, but it's one of those surnames we could see making the leap into first name territory. A few minor historical figures have carried the name, including Carrington T. Marshall, a judge at the Nuremberg Trials, and Carrington "C.B." Williams, an ecologist known for his studies on insect migration.
- Athanasius
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"immortal"Description:
A weighty Greek name borne by several early saints and patriarchs of Alexandria.
- Troubadour
Origin:
French word nameMeaning:
"lyric poet"Description:
In medieval France, a troubadour was a knighted lyric poet who composed and sang songs about courtly love. As a baby name, Troubadour makes a romantic and stately choice for a child, although this bold choice may be better relegated as a middle name.
- Livingston
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"dear friend's place"Description:
When Matthew McConaughey and wife Camila Alves chose the old English surname and place name Livingston for their third child, they elevated it from half of a Stanley & Livingston joke to a modern possibility. Kind of. The only other well-known bearer of the name in the contemporary world is singer Livingston Taylor, brother of James, who is called Liv. Given that little Livingston McConaughey's older brother is named Levi, that uplifting nickname may be too close, though his parents apparently like its sound. An original choice.
- D'artagnan
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"from Artagnan"Description:
The least usable of the Three Musketeers names.
- Kristopher
Origin:
Greek variation of ChristopherDescription:
Not as familiar and easy as Christopher, not as unusual and interesting as Christoph or Krzysztof.
- Rutherford
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"cattle ford"Description:
Stuffy presidential choice: consider Hayes instead.
- Pellegrino
Origin:
Italian variation of PeregrineDescription:
The water, period.