8 Letter Boy Names
- Tungsten
Origin:
Word nameDescription:
Tungsten is the metal often associated with lightbulbs, making it a quirky choice for a bright young mind.
- Gershwin
Origin:
Musical nameDescription:
The adopted surname of iconic songwriting brothers George and Ira (born Gershovitz) might make a nice musical middle name.
- Drummond
Origin:
ScottishMeaning:
"ridge"Description:
At one time associated with the fictional detective Bulldog Drummond, this formal surname name does boast the cute nickname Drum.
- Callixte
- Shoukath
Origin:
HindiMeaning:
"dignity, prestige"Description:
The unique name of Aziz Ansari's scene-stealing physician father, Shoukath is more commonly heard as a surname.
- Janathan
- Beaufort
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"beautiful fort"Description:
A common French surname, typically for someone who was from one of the numerous places called Beaufort in France. A refined route to laid-back nickname Beau.
- Whitford
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"from the white ford"Description:
Quintessentially, stylelessly preppy.
- Antonios
Origin:
Greek form of AnthonyMeaning:
"from Antium"Description:
A Greek form of Anthony, derived from Latin.
- Abelardo
Origin:
Spanish version of French AdelardMeaning:
"noble and strong"Description:
Sometimes heard in the Latino community, has not crossed over into others.
- Brinsley
Origin:
British place and surnameDescription:
A rarely used Nottinghamshire place name of the sort now being considered for girls.
- Donatien
- Krystoff
- Sikandar
Origin:
Urdu, PashtoMeaning:
"defending men"Description:
Urdu and Pashto form of Alexander
- Grantley
- Suleiman
Origin:
Arabic, variation of SolomonMeaning:
"man of peace"Description:
The Arabic form of the biblical Solomon. It holds strong historical and religious significance, most famously associated with Suleiman the Magnificent, the longest reigning sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
- Oliviero
- Bastiaan
Origin:
Dutch short form of Sebastian, Latin from GreekMeaning:
"man of Sebastia"Description:
Bastiaan is a common Dutch form of Bastian, a short form of Sebastian that stands on its own. While the double A is not intuitive for English speakers, the name is widely used in the Netherlands.
- Thompson
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"son of Tom"Description:
Thompson is not as popular as Jackson or Harrison, but a novel way to circumvent Junior for the son of a Thomas.
- Mcgregor