Six Letter Boy Names

More familiar in its K forms, where it's associated with football legend Knute Rockne, Canute has a tough, macho image.

Sartaj is a boy's name used in Punjabi regions of India. Taj is a cool short form.

This version of Jayden is most common in Puerto Rico.

The strong sounds in this energetic Hawaiian name mirror its meaning.

This unusual English botanical name belongs to a minty-smelling, flowering herb (also called bishopwort), which has been used since medieval times to treat various ailments.
In the language of flowers, Betony signifies surprise, so this might make for a meaningful choice for an unexpected pregnancy.
Variant spelling Bettany (as in actor Paul Bettany, or English historian Bettany Hughes), could take this name into trendy surname-as-first-name territory.

Associated with the poet and novelist Galway Kinnell, this name of an Irish city, county, and bay would make an evocative choice. For further literary cred, writers Liam O'Flaherty and Frank Harris both hail from Galway.

Associated with the Philadelphia Eagles footballer Asante Samuel, the Asante (or Ashanti) are a people living in Ghana. Asante is also the name of the language they speak, a close relative of Akan and Twi.

A rare but on-trend unisex name with roots in Bulgarian and Malay.

Gently pleasant English family name long associated with 60-Minuteman Morley Safer.

An undiscovered last-name-first option.

The final s turns a nature name into a Waspy surname.

Leans toward the feminine, but could work for boys too.