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Coolator for Boys' Names

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Cool boys' names can sometimes be made from less-than-cool ones. With a bit of ingenuity you can ramp up a name you like to a similar one that's cooler, or tone it down if you want to go in a quieter direction. Here are some examples:

  • Adolph

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    World War II stamped a permanent verboten on Adolph.  Read More 

  • Arnold

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    Despite the Governator, this name does not have much muscle. Strange as it may now seem, St. Arnold was a Greek by birth who became a member of the Court of Charlemagne. Read More 

  • Arthur

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    One of the old-school masculine names some very adventurous parents are adopting for girls. Read More 

  • Ashley

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    When a name has been on the girls' most-popular list for decades, it's no longer a viable option for a boy. Try Asher instead. Read More 

  • Bill

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    Most Bills today are dads...or grandpas. The younger Williams are usually nicknamed Will, or called by their full names.  Read More 

  • Bruce

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    Bruce is a Norman place-name made famous by the Scottish king Robert the Bruce, who won Scotland's independence from England in the fourteenth century; it's perennially popular in Scotland, but has... Read More 

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  • Chuck

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    So far out it's almost ready to be let back in.  Read More 

  • Craig

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    Craig is a single-syllable baby-boomer name, still common in its native Scotland, but most modern Americans would prefer something like Kyle.  Read More 

  • Darryl

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  • Dennis

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    Dennis, the Irish-sounding name of the patron saint of France, was near the top of the charts in the 1940s and 1950s but has been slipping ever since Dennis the Menace came along. Denis is a second... Read More 

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