Names of Nobel Prize Winners

Admirers of the haunting works of esteemed Irish poet and playwright William Butler Yeats might consider this, especially as a middle name.

Has taken on a musical tone via the great violinist, Itzhak Perlman.

A widely used Hebrew form of Joseph, with a sophisticated and continental air.

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

On paper, with its stylish ties to fashion legend Yves Saint-Laurent (born Henri), Yves looks great, but the pronunciation--EVE-- could lead to gender confusion. German variation Ivo might be cooler and clear up the issue.

Here, it's strictly for girls, though Celine Dion's boy Rene-Charles reminded us of its masculine origins.