Invented Boy Names

Leonato is one of the main characters in Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing -- the noble governor of Messina on whose property most of the play takes place. His daughter Hero and niece Beatrice are the two main female romantic leads in the play. His character is ambiguous; he starts out friendly and amiable, but he reacts very harshly to rumors that his daughter has lost her "honor" before marriage. Still, this could be an unusual and striking way to get to the extremely popular Leo.

Why use one x when you can use two?

Typical of the kind of newly created combination names being increasingly used, Travon sounds strong and distinguished but has no real substance behind it.

Jamarion is found primarily in the African American community. It may be related to the name Jamar, in use since the 1970s.

A hybrid of trendy syllables, but less evocative than the original Taylor.

Top 100 choice in Puerto Rico that is relatively unknown outside of the territory.

We can't believe we're saying this, but we'd even prefer Arnie or Barney.

Name invented for the video game and anime series Angels of Death. Kazarion debuted on the charts in 2021 when it was used for five baby boys.

Further along the Dewayne, Dejuan, Daquan continuum.

Ginger-homonym created by L. Frank Baum for a General character in his Oz books.

Dalton with a B. The original is better.

In its modern form, Casher is a hybrid of Cash and Asher that debuted in 2019. Historically, Casher — pronounced kah-SHARE — was used among Italian Jews.

One of the many outlandish names to come out of Canadian sci-fi series Killjoys.