Six Letter Boy Names
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Hekili
Hawaiian
Hawaiian name meaning "thunder".
Keadan
Irish
Also spelled Keadán, this could be the Irish answer to Kayden. One of the cool Irish names or a confusing choice? Your call.
Tituss
Variant of Titus
Tituss Burgess has become the breakout star of Netflix's The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt in his role as Titus Andromedon. He was nominated for a Supporting Actor Emmy for each of the first four seasons…
Kepler
German surname
"hooded cloak"
Seventeenth-century German polymath Johannes Kepler discovered the laws of planetary notion, along with the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe. A handful of parents use his last name for their sons every…
Gendry
Literary name
Most of the names George R.R. Martin created for his A Song of Ice and Fire series of books are close variants of existing English names, but this is an exception. Gendry was a minor character in the…
Daario
Greek, Engilsh
"possessing goodness"
The double-A is often a hard sell for baby names in an English-speaking context, and many will find Dario, as in public intellectual Dario Fo, appealing enough with just one. But diehard Game of…
Tommen
Literary name
Essentially the Westerosi version of Thomas, Tommen was the name of the third Baratheon king in HBO's Game of Thrones . Though he met a gruesome end that was tragic even by the dark standards of the…
Lancel
Literary name
Lancel Lannister is a minor character in Game of Thrones (the son of Kevan Lannister and first cousin to Cersei, Jaime and Tyrion) who plays a key part at several dramatic junctions in the series.
Rickon
Literary name
Rickon and Dickon are two names from George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series we feel pretty confident will not take off. This one is most closely associated with Rickon Stark, the youngest…
Oberyn
Literary name
George R.R. Martin probably got the idea for the name of his Song of Ice and Fire character Oberyn Martell, commonly known as the Red Viper, from A Midsummer Night's Dream , in which Oberon is the…
Fennec
Animal name
"fox"
The name of an adorably small, big-eared fox native to Africa would make an inspired choice for a little boy -- though confusion with Hunger Games name Finnick is all but certain. Given the rise of…
Friday
American Day Name
Friday became famous as a name via the sidekick character in Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe, morphing into a generic term for an all-around professional assistant, as in "girl Friday." As a word for…
Saphir
Nordic, Arabic
"sapphire; diplomat"
An intriguing name with two distinct etymologies. It can be a masculine version of Sapphire or Sapphira, relating to the gemstone, or it can be an alternative form of the Arabic name Safir, meaning…
Kaizer
Spelling variation of word name Kaiser
"emperor"
A regal sounding name with a cool, trendy twist, Kaizer is a variation of the title given to the now-defunct German emperor. Deriving from Caesar (with the perhaps less appealing, hairy meaning), the…
Deklan
Deklan is a modern spelling variant of the traditional Irish name Declan (Deaglán in Irish). The original name honors Saint Declan, a 5th-century Irish missionary who preceded Saint Patrick. The…
Karsyn
Spelling variation of Carson
A surname-style name with a contemporary spelling, Karsyn is a unisex name that has been on and off the charts for boys since 2018. As of 2023, it's back in the US Top 1000 and given to more than 200…
Jaceon
Jaceon is a contemporary masculine name that emerged in the early 21st century, primarily in the United States. It appears to be a modern creation combining elements of popular names like Jason and…
Zaylen
Modern invention of unknown meaning
Newly coined options, the letter Z, and strong A sounds all remain on trend for boys in the US and Zaylen ticks all the boxes. Like a mash up of Zaiden, Zayn and Waylon, Zaylen has been rising up the…
Kooper
English, variation of Cooper
"barrel maker"
This spelling of the popular surname ranks just inside the Top 1000.
Gionni
Gionni is a masculine name representing an Italian variant spelling of Johnny or Gianni, both diminutive forms of John (Giovanni in Italian). The name ultimately derives from the Hebrew Yochanan,…