8 Letter Boy Names

A new entry is the fashionable new occupational name category -- and a jolly job it must be -- with the added attraction of relating to the great early 20th century American artist James Abbott McNeill Whistler, of "Whistler's Mother" fame.

This Celtic surname is familiar but barely used at all as a first name.

Kirkland originated as a surname for someone who lived on land belonging to the church. There are six communities in the US called Kirkland, and it's also associated with Costco's store brand of products.

Kavanagh, which can also be spelled Cavanagh, Cavenagh, Kavanaugh, and Cavanaugh, is one of the few traditional Irish surnames not to start with Mc or O'. Kavanagh relates to the name first Kevin or Caomhan. Early kings of Leinster bore the name Kavanagh.

With Win and Winner gracing birth certificates, why not Champion?

Unless it was your grandmother's maiden name, and you're using it in the middle place, we don't think so. Could be confused with Hazelden, a leading rehab facility.

This Westernized form of the name of an ancient Mongol warrior is remembered primarily today through the works of Christopher Marlowe and Edgar Allan Poe.

An Arthurian name, Galehaut carries a feeling of nobility and courage, but it might be tough to find a nickname for. "Gale" and "Gal" haven't quite crossed over to the unisex side yet, and "Haut" is a bit too much like "hot" and "haughty."

The yoo sound at the beginning of a name has not typically been attractive to the modern ear. Probably the most appealing form of this ancient name has been the feminized Eugenie, thanks to the British princess.

An obscure French saint’s name which was fairly popular in its native country around the turn of the 20th century, and is starting to pick up again. The extremely rare feminine form is Mathurine.