Five Letter Boy Names

Arabic or Islamic spelling of Adam

A surname very rarely heard as a first, associated with Hall of Fame basketball star Patrick Ewing and, in the 1980s, the oil-rich Ewing family on the nighttime soap, "Dallas"

This could be a new variation on the megapopular Braden-Caden-Haden bunch, or a nonmilitaristic form of Patton.

The potential it had was squashed by the spiked seltzer brand.

Strong, spare, and highly unusual -- there were no babies recorded of either gender receiving this name in one recent year -- place-name referring to the northernmost state in New England. All state names qualify as distinctly American names.

The spelling used by a character on TNT's Animal Kingdom and, we hope, few others.

A rising unisex word name, along with other money-related choices such as Million, Currency, and Cashlyn.

Davit, a form of the biblical classic David, is currently the most popular name for baby boys in Armenia.

This modern form of the Old Norse name Algautr is popular with parents in Sweden today.

Would make an interesting, cinema-related choice: King Vidor is in the Guinness Book of Records as the film director with the longest career, beginning in the silent era..

A phrase used in versions of the Bible, possibly referring to Satan.

With an easy-going and interesting sound, the surname-inspired Keyes might fit in with the likes of Hayes, Reese, Kai and Keegan. While Keyes has never appeared in the US stats, Key (perhaps as a variation of Kay or Kai) is given to a handful of boys each year.

A cool and unusual route to Kai.