Five Letter Boy Names
- Rajiv
Origin:
SanskritMeaning:
"striped"Description:
Known here via the son of Indira Gandhi, who himself became prime minister of India.
- Tyrel
- Joshu
- Thery
- Rylin
- Ishan
- Aycen
- Avyan
- Shaya
Origin:
Arabic, HebrewMeaning:
"worthy, deserving, gift"
- Eelia
Origin:
Russian variation of EliyahuMeaning:
"the lord is my god"Description:
Intriguing Russian possibility, even though proper pronunciation would not be obvious. Ilya might be a more manageable option.
- Tysun
Origin:
Variation of Tyson, EnglishMeaning:
"firebrand"Description:
A very rare respelling of Tyson — notably one that singer LeToya Luckett-Walker chose for her son in 2020.
- Dyfri
Origin:
Welsh, possibly from a root meaning "water"Meaning:
"water"Description:
Dyfri has two possible origins: either it is a form of Dyfrig, an early British saint known in Latin as Dubricius and in French as Devereux... or it is a back-formation from the town name Llanymddyfri, meaning "church enclosure between the waters".
- Bynum
- Ahzir
- Jacey
- Dyfan
- Cynri
Origin:
WelshDescription:
A name from ancient Welsh literature: in the poem The Gododdin, the three leaders of the ill-fated army were Cynon, Cynri and Cynrain. To that end, the name might have been invented for poetic effect, although there are several Welsh names ending in -ri, meaning "king". Alternatively, it may be a form of the Anglo-Saxon name Cyneric.
- Kells
Origin:
Irish, EnglishMeaning:
"fair hilltop, head fort, helmet"Description:
This cool surname and place name has multiple origins. As an Irish place name, it may derive from the Gaelic for "fair hilltop" or "head fort', while as a surname it comes from the Norse name Ketill, meaning "helmet, cauldron".
- Akela
Origin:
Hawaiian variant of Asher or AdelaDescription:
A unisex name in Hawaii, where it can signify either Asher (for boys) or Adela (for girls), Akela was also the name of a character in Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book.
- Lancy