Beautiful and unique boy names

Sam

English, diminutive of Samuel

"told by God"

Sam has long been used on its own for boys, as accepted standing by itself as it is as a short form of Samuel. Straightforward and down-to-earth, Sam is the name of the son of the co-stars of The…

Darius

Latin from Greek and Persian

"possessing goodness"

Darius is a historic name via Emperor Darius the Great, a key figure in ancient Persian history, and several other Persian kings. His name today has an appealingly artistic image, which might well be…

Duncan

Scottish

"dark warrior"

Duncan is jaunty, confident, and open, a Scottish royal name that's brimming with friendly charm and makes it into our golden circle of names that are neither too popular nor too strange. Popularity…

Alec

Diminutive or Scottish form of Alexander, Greek

"defending men"

Alec, a clipped British short form of Alexander, is less fresh than Alex, but leans more off-beat classic than Xander. Used since at least the 19th-century, Alec became particularly popular in the…

Dain

Variation of Dane, Dean, or Dáinn, literary, Norse

"from Denmark; valley; died"

Dain might simply be considered an unusual spelling variation of the familiar Dane and Dean, however, it may also have its roots in Norse mythology, in which it belonged to a several different…

Doran

Irish

"stranger, exile"

Strong but gentle Irish last-name-first. Could bring to mind long-running rock group Duran Duran.

Saer

Saer is a masculine name with medieval origins, derived from Old French occupational terms meaning 'carpenter' or 'woodworker.' It was brought to England after the Norman Conquest and appears in…