Five Letter Boy Names

  1. Lazar
    • Origin:

      Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian and Macedonian variation of Lazarus, Latin from Greek
    • Meaning:

      "God is my helper"
    • Description:

      With Lazarus heating up, this slimmer Eastern European form will likely see an uptick in use.
  2. Lenci
    • Ruban
      • Elías
        • Origin:

          Icelandic variation of Elias, Greek
        • Meaning:

          "Yahweh is God"
        • Description:

          The form of Elias used in Iceland, where it currently ranks in the Top 50.
      • Haviv
        • Titas
          • Kymir
            • Origin:

              Modern invention, meaning unknown
            • Description:

              Likely inspired by the popularity of Amir, Jamir, Zamir, Kyaire, and Kyrie, Kymir is a modern invention that has more than doubled in popularity since 2020. Given to around 150 boys in the US in 2023, it could have the meanings "prince", "heart", "peace" or "world", depending on what name you attribute its origins to.
          • Bered
            • Origin:

              Hebrew
            • Meaning:

              "hail"
            • Description:

              Mentioned in the Old Testament as both a place-name and a grandson of Ephraim, this would make a fairly obscure biblical choice.
          • Axiom
            • Origin:

              Greek
            • Meaning:

              "statement of truth"
          • Roney
            • Ardál
              • Dierk
                • Lizar
                  • Origin:

                    Basque tree name
                  • Meaning:

                    "Ash tree"
                  • Description:

                    In the Basque lands of Spain, this name is reserved for boys. But given it's similarity to the name Lisa, we think that this might be ripe for claiming by girls.
                • Tomáš
                  • Origin:

                    Czech and Slovak variation of Thomas, Aramaic
                  • Meaning:

                    "twin"
                  • Description:

                    A true classic, Tomáš has been a Top 10 name in the Czech Republic since 1968.
                • Thies
                  • Gorka
                    • Blase
                      • Senio
                        • Teryn
                          • Motty