Fantasy OC - PC Names - Male

The surname of the protagonist of Joseph Heller’s satirical World War II novel Catch 22 and its sequel Closing Time, by which he is exclusively called by the narrator and other characters. It is described in the novel as "an odious, alien, distasteful name… not at all like such clean, crisp, honest, American names as Cathcart, Peckem and Dreedle." Heller took the name from one of his own colleagues in the Air Force, an Assyrian called Yohannan.

A variation of Jotham, an Old Testament name.

Ysai is a less-known variation of the popular Isaiah.

Yunus is the Arabic form of Jonah, also used in Turkish. In Islam, Yunus is a prophet.

Yusuf is the Arabic form of Joseph, used in the Middle East, as well as internationally from France and the US, to the UK, Turkey and Azerbaijan - where, as of 2023, it ranked in the Top 100.

This Hebrew version of Jubal, a traditionally masculine name, is used for both boys and girls in modern Israel.

An obscure Biblical choice that is gradually growing more popular in the US, Zabdiel could fit in well with other trending choices such as Adriel, Gabriel, Aziel, Uriel, and Castiel.

A New Testament tax collector was called Zaccheus, the freshest spin on this biblical favorite.

If you want something truly different that also has an interesting origin and meaning, this is a far-out -- if not unlikely -- possibility.

Newswoman Paula brought the surname Zahn to the public eye. It makes a dramatic, unusual Zane alternative -- though you may not want to enlighten your child as to its prosaic meaning.