Animal Names for Babies

Stuffy presidential choice: consider Hayes instead.

Berold is one of the more obscure boy names meaning bear, which also include Arthur, Orson, and (in a different vein) Teddy.

Famously Tupac Shakur's middle name.

The suffix Bran is familiar as raven-related since Game of Thrones, and the -ley suffix has been popular since the 1990s heyday of Ashley.

Not one of the five hundred names of Muhammad, but that of his uncle.

A quetzal is a beautiful, brightly-colored bird found in Mexico and Central America. It is the national bird of Guatemala, as well as the name of their currency.

Hip short form of Bernard, also Swiss place-name.

A too-literal spin on Owen.

Ranine name with a bouncy rhythm.

Kew is an offbeat name of a saint from Cornwall with boyish appeal.

Welsh for "lion", or a nickname for Llewelyn. Could make a cooler substitute for the blander Lou.

Cherokee name that honors the eagle, a sacred symbol in Native American culture.

The name Parastoo currently seems unusual to the Western ear, with that "too" ending rare in traditional English names. It is sometimes spelled Parastu. Pari or Parisa would make easier imports.

A quetzal is a beautiful, brightly-colored bird found in Mexico and Central America. It is the national bird of Guatemala, as well as the name of their currency.

Name from legend that might be an interesting Jason alternative.

This is one of the few butterfly names that is distinctly masculine, found as a surname in Finland.

A bird name that could be thought of as an animated spin on Garrett.

This evocative Spanish surname would make an unusual but lively choice for a girl.