8 Letter Boy Names
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Bedivere
Welsh
One of the Knights of the Round Table in Arthurian legend, who ultimately returns Excalibur to the Lady of the Lake. Also spelt Bedevere, the name derives from Welsh Bedwyr ("birch man").
Bedevere
Welsh
Variant of Bedivere
Pellinor
Welsh
Variant of Pellinore
Yordanis
Cuban
Variant of Jordan used in Cuba and parts of South America.
Lisandre
Greek
"liberator"
French variation of Lysander.
Shoukath
Hindi
"dignity, prestige"
The unique name of Aziz Ansari's scene-stealing physician father, Shoukath is more commonly heard as a surname.
Ragnarok
Norse Mythology
Ragnarök is a great future battle foretold in Norse mythology, which will lead to the ultimate destruction of many key deities and the rebirth of the Earth and mankind. The word is newly familiar to…
Starling
animal name
Easy to pronounce and with good nickname potential, this bird name is given to a handful of boys and girls each year in the US
Obsidian
English word name
This rarely used boys name is one of the few gem names for a boy. Obsidian is actually a type of volcanic glass, formed when lava cools very quickly. This ultra-cool name might spark a love of…
Asketill
Norse
"helmet of god"
From elements meaning "a god" and "cauldron, helmet", this name is more at home in a Norse saga than on a baby, even in its native Scandinavia. But variants Askell and Eskil feel interesting and…
Khoa
Vietnamese
"science, intellect"
A cool and straightforward Vietnamese name, which resembles the increasingly popular Hawaiian name Koa.
Draymond
Modern invented name
Draymond Green, the defensive superstar for the Golden State Warriors basketball team, introduced his name to the lexicon. This of it as Raymond plus. Twelve baby boys were given this name in one…
Kyngston
Variation of place-name Kingston
Substituting a y for an i is becoming an increasingly common way to make a name "unique". Kyngston, a variation of the place-name Kingston which means "king's town," is one such y-ification that has…
Mountain
Nature name
Mountain names such as Everest and Denali are being used more frequently, but Mountain itself was unknown until Hunger Games star Jena Malone used it as a middle name for her son Ode Mountain. And…
Penzance
Cornish
"holy headland"
Penzance is a port town at the very tip of Cornwall. With its associations with operetta and pirates, Penzance packs quite a bit of zip for a name.
Lovelace
English surname
"outlaw"
The most famous bearer of this striking name is Ada Lovelace, the brilliant 19th-century writer, mathematician and early computer pioneer. The name also belongs to the main antagonist of Samuel…
Thursday
Day name
Thursday is named after the god Thor, itself becoming a popular baby name (who would have thought?). So why not Thursday?
Resolved
Word Name
Best known as the name of a Pilgrim aboard the Mayflower.
Truelove
Word Name
An romantic Puritan virtue name that elaborates on the already-amorous Love.
Caldwell
English
"cold stream"
English place name turned handsome surname name.