8 Letter Boy Names

Commonly shortened to Sakari, which may have broader appeal.

Philosopher who advocated the simple life. A classical choice that's almost unused as a baby name.

Variation of Alexander.

Could make for a strong and stylish honor name for an ancestral Matt.

Taras is the former name of the Italian city Taranto, which was settled by Greeks in the 8th century BC. The founders named it after Taras, who figures in Greek mythology as the son of Poseidon. A saint from Constantinople bore the name.

Older Biblical form of Jekuthiel.

This name of a saint from Galway whose monastery became a center of learning, is an undiscovered Gaelic gem.

Woodsy names are fashionable for boys, as are surnames and occupational names, so Forester scores on all three. It can also be spelled Forrester.

Derived from the Baltic component vyti, meaning "to chase," and tauta, "people." Vytautas the Great was a medieval Lithuanian king, still revered to this day.

DeLorean is an Anglicized variation of the French surname Deslauriers, originally used for someone who lived near laurel.

In Estonian mythology, Ilmarine is a blacksmith who forges the celestial beings. He is immortal and capable of creating practically anything, but is portrayed as being unlucky in love.

This is one of the few butterfly names that is distinctly masculine, found as a surname in Finland.

Model Jessica Hart brought this word name into the spotlight in 2022, when she chose it for her newborn son — brother to Baby-Rae. Glorious has historically only been used as a girl name, but it works equally well on boys.