Animal Names for Babies

Famously Tupac Shakur's middle name.

Feminine spin on Arnold that received a brief flurry of use in the early 1990s.

A too-literal spin on Owen.

Berold is one of the more obscure boy names meaning bear, which also include Arthur, Orson, and (in a different vein) Teddy.

The suffix Bran is familiar as raven-related since Game of Thrones, and the -ley suffix has been popular since the 1990s heyday of Ashley.

Cherokee name that honors the eagle, a sacred symbol in Native American culture.

Welsh for "lion", or a nickname for Llewelyn. Could make a cooler substitute for the blander Lou.

Ptarmigan is the common English name for the genus Lagopus, in the grouse family of birds. The name is derived from the Scottish word for the bird, tàrmachan (meaning unknown), with the initial P- added by erroneous association with the Greek pteron ("wing").

Hip short form of Bernard, also Swiss place-name.

Stuffy presidential choice: consider Hayes instead.

Not one of the five hundred names of Muhammad, but that of his uncle.

Obscure, though legitimate, name that could be used to honor a relative named Barton or Martin.

Ranine name with a bouncy rhythm.

Lovely, international, tea-scented possibility undiscovered by baby names.

A quetzal is a beautiful, brightly-colored bird found in Mexico and Central America. It is the national bird of Guatemala, as well as the name of their currency.

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

This evocative Spanish surname would make an unusual but lively choice for a girl.

In China, the ox represents patience and determination, a commendable combination.