Five Letter Boy Names
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Dobby
Fictional name; diminutive of Robert
The name of the loveable and quirky elf from the Harry Potter series may not be the best choice for a human child, but makes an adorable name for a pet.
Pleun
Dutch
"of the sun god"
Pleun is a unisex Dutch name deriving from Apollonius or Apollonia, although it is now found mainly for girls in its native land.
Hrafn
Icelandic
"raven"
An Icelandic name, derived from Old Norse.
Elisa
Dutch, Danish, German from Hebrew
"god is my salvation"
Form of Elisha or Eliseus, a prophet in Christianity, Judaism and Islam.
Favor
English
"kindness, benefit; support, approval"
A warm-sounding word and virtue name used by the Puritans and still popular in parts of Africa, especially with the Favour spelling. It may be used as a short form of Godfavor, as in "favored by…
Ryles
English surname
"rye hill; roe deer hill"
Ryles may be one of the best-kept secrets in baby names. It has all the trappings of a hit — similarities to fashionable names like Miles and Riley, traditional surname history, that S ending! And…
Ødger
Old Danish
"lucky spear; wealth + spear"
Ødger is the Old Danish form of Audogar, written as AuðgæiRR in Old Norse.
Flóki
Old Norse
"tuft of hair; outspoken man"
Lovers of Loki who don't appreciate the overt mythological reference might like this unusual Icelandic name.
Chord
English word name
"three musical notes played together"
Chord may be considered a variation of the cowboy-cool name Cord, or an independent musical name. Actor Chord Overstreet, of Glee fame, introduced this name to many American parents.
Qhawe
Xhosa and Zulu
"hero"
Derived from the Xhosa and Zulu word for "hero", qhawe
Karlo
Karlo is a masculine variant of the name Karl, which has Germanic origins meaning "free man" or "strong man." This form is particularly popular in Slavic and Mediterranean countries, including…
Merse
Hungarian, meaning unknown
Kihêw
Cree
"eagle"
Bjørn
Danish and Norwegian variation of Bjorn, Swedish
"bear"
The slashed O form of Bjorn is standard in Norway and Denmark. The umlaut variation, Björn is used in most other languages today.
Luffy
Fictional surname
Monkey D. Luffy is a character in the Manga series One Piece by Eiichiro Oda.
Óskar
Óskar is the Icelandic, Faroese, and Hungarian form of Oscar, a name with ancient Celtic and Norse roots. The original Old Norse elements 'ás' (god) and 'geirr' (spear) combine to mean 'divine spear'…
Riles
English surname
"rye hill; roe deer hill"
Riles is the coolest surname name that nobody's using. Seriously nobody — Riles (and the older version of the name, Ryles) have never been given to more than five American baby boys in a single year.…
Floki
Old Norse
"tuft of hair, tangle; dark cloud"
Lovers of Loki who don't appreciate the overt mythological reference might like this unusual Icelandic name. Traditionally spelled as Flóki, it appears in the TV show Vikings .
Oslac
Anglo-Saxon
"offering to god"
The name of an 8th century king of Sussex, as well as several other Anglo-Saxon noblemen. A unique route to cool nickname Ozzy.
Dalil
Arabic
"guide"
A sweet, simple Arabic name that has only appeared twice in the US name charts, in 2005 and 2020.