Animal Names for Boys
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Hoke
Hoke is a surname name with a Southern feel, thanks to Morgan Freeman's character in the Oscar-winning movie Driving Miss Daisy . Parents may have passed this name by because of the similarity to…
Hokta
Choctaw, Native American, meaning unknown
Name bestowed upon Choctaw men.
Hoku
Hawaiian
"night of the full moon"
Like a large proportion of traditional Hawaiian names, Hoku can be used for both girls and boys.
Holger
Nordic and German
"island spear"
Derived from the Old Norse elements holmr "island" and geirr "spear". This is a widespread name in Scandinavia, and belonged to a legendary Danish hero, Holger Danske (Ogier the Dane). According to…
Holland
Dutch place-name
"wooded land"
Holland, like most place names, is intrinsically gender neutral, but in practice today it's mostly female. There's about one boy Holland born in the US these days for every five girl Hollands. That's…
Hollier
French, English
"holly tree"
An intriguing surname option with ties to the natural world and to cool names like Hollis and Holland. But beware: another origin of the surname is from Old French horier meaning "pimp, brothel…
Hollin
English
"holly"
Part Hollis, part Colin, Hollin definitely has a cool factor. It's also the medieval English word for holly.
Holloway
English surname
"hollow way, sunken path"
Holloway is a habitational surname, meaning if this is a last name on your family tree, your ancestors once lived in an English town by the name. As a first name, it's relatively undiscovered —…
Holly
English nature name
Jolly Holly has always been among the favorite names for Christmas babies , evoking the symbolic shrub with dark green leaves and bright red berries. And Holly is the flower for the month of…
Holman
Holmes
English
"from the island in the river"
Possible middle name for devotees of detective Sherlock...or the actress Katie.
Holsten
German or Dutch surname
"dweller in the woods; hollow stone"
Cool new surname option and rarer alternative to Halston, which is skewing more and more feminine. Holsten has origins as a surname in German and Dutch. The German form is a variation of Holstein,…
Holston
Place name, American variation of Holstein, German
"dwellers in the wood"
Holston is a uniquely Southern place name — that of a river, lake, and mountain in Tennessee, as well as a town in Virginia. Holston was first used for the river, previously called the Cherokee…
Holt
English
"son of the unspoiled forests"
Has that blunt masculine feel -- à la Cole and Kyle -- that many modern parents are drawn to.
Holton
Holton is a masculine name of English origin derived from Old English elements meaning 'hollow settlement' or 'settlement in a hollow.' It belongs to the category of surname-turned-first-names that…
Homer
Greek
"security, hostage, pledge"
Homer is a name of two halves, associated with the ancient Greek poet of the epic Odyssey and with the (often) doltish patriarch of The Simpsons . So does that make Homer a classic and scholarly…
Homerico
Homerico is a masculine name with clear connections to Homer, the legendary ancient Greek poet credited with composing the epic poems the Iliad and the Odyssey. The name adds a Latin or Spanish-style…
Homero
Homero is the Spanish and Portuguese form of Homer, a name with ancient Greek origins. The name gained prominence through Homer, the legendary Greek poet credited with writing the epic poems the…
Homeros
Homeros is the original Greek form of Homer, the name belonging to the legendary ancient Greek poet credited with authoring the Iliad and Odyssey. The name carries profound literary and historical…
Honest
English virtue name
Honor and Honesty are on the ascent, and now Honest has been introduced into the name pool. Maybe Honestly will be next.