Animal Names for Boys
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Badou
Fictional name
The protagonist of the animated TV series Babar and the Adventures of Badou ; Badou is the 8-year-old grandson of Babar. He is called by the nickname "Bou".
Badyn
Badyn is a contemporary masculine name with uncertain origins, though it may be a modern variant of Baden or Baden, which derives from the German place name meaning 'baths.' Some consider it a…
Appius
Latin, meaning unknown
An ancient Roman forename, particularly associated with the Claudian dynasty, whose origins are lost in the mists of time. Some Roman names have become newly popular recently, but this one has not…
Bael
Hebrew
"master, lord"
In demonology, Bael is a shapeshifting evil king who can appear as a cat, a toad, or a man.
Baer
German
"bearlike, dweller at the sign of the bear"
Reversed vowels make it seem less fierce.
Baez
Spanish surname
The last name of folksinger Joan is melodic in its own right.
Baggi
Old Norse
"bag; Norwegian"
Baggio
Italian
"toad"
Not the most obvious animal for a nature name, but perhaps for fans of Mr Toad of Toad Hall in The Wind in the Willows .Some may find the pronunciation too close to "baggage" for comfort.
Bagheera
Literary name
"tiger"
Rudyard Kipling created the name Bagheera for the black panther character in his classic collection The Jungle Book . It was derived from the Hindi word bagh , meaning "tiger." Today, Bagheera is a…
Bahram
Persian
"victorious, smiting resistance"
A name from Persian mythology, Bahram is a strong option, associated with a Zoroastrian god of war. Subsequently, it has been used as the Persian name for the planet Mars, making this an astronomical…
Apolo
Apolo is a masculine name that serves as a variant spelling of Apollo, the Greek god of light, music, healing, and prophecy. This simplified spelling is particularly common in Spanish and…
Bailby
Bailby is an uncommon masculine name with Old English origins. It likely developed as a surname before transitioning to a given name, deriving from a combination of 'bail' (enclosed land) and 'by'…
Bailey
English occupational name
"law enforcer, bailiff"
Extremely amiable, open-sounding surname that's gradually being taken over by the girls.
Baily
Baily is a gender-neutral name primarily used for boys, derived from the Old English term 'baili,' meaning 'bailiff' or 'steward.' Originally a surname denoting someone who held this administrative…
Bain
Gaelic or Sindarin
"white, fair"
Derived from the Scottish Gaelic bàn , meaning "white, fair". It's also a name in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional Elvish language, in which it means "beautiful".
Bainbridge
British
"bridge over the river Bain"
We'll have our sherry in the parlor, please, Bainbridge.
Baird
Scottish occupational name
"minstrel, poet"
Meaning bard, this is an original choice with poetic and melodic undertones. Bard itself has also come into consideration, both names bringing to mind Shakespeare and other literary lights. The…
Bairtliméad
Bairtliméad is the traditional Irish Gaelic form of the name Bartholomew, which comes from the Aramaic name Bar-Talmai, meaning "son of Talmai" or "son of the furrows." This distinctively Irish…
Bajo
Alberic
Germanic
Variant of Alberich