8 Letter Boy Names
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Djaylann
French, modern invented name
Francophone respelling of Jaylen.
Pierpont
English and Norman surname
"stone bridge"
Sharp surname with Norman roots — it originally denoted a person from any of four places called Pierrepont in Normandy.
Kesteven
English, Celtic, Norse
"meeting place in the wood"
Originally spelt Ceoftefne, this English surname and place name is formed from a Celtic element meaning "wood" and a Norse word meaning "meeting place". It was originally a place name in…
Hvitserk
Old Norse
"white shirt"
Griswold
English surname
"gravel woodland; grey forest"
A well-to-do English surname with a comedic undertone, thanks to the Griswold family of National Lampoon's Vacation . In most instances, Griswold is derived from the Old English greosn , "gravel" and…
Maredudd
Welsh
"great lord or sea lord"
Original Welsh form of Meredith, and always a masculine name in Wales.
Hallkell
Old Swedish
"stone helmet"
Solstice
English from Latin
"when the sun stands still"
Solstice graduated from word to official first name when author Lionel Shriver used it for a character in her novel Big Brother . But of course, there were people named Solstice before: 16 baby girls…
Philémon
French from Greek
"kiss"
French form of Philemon, as rare and archaic in France as it is for English speakers.
Bohannon
Irish
"descendant of the victorious one"
From the Irish surname Ó Buadhachanáin, which has at its core buadhach , "victorious". It has appeared in the US charts since 2014, probably in honor of the disco music pioneer Hamilton Bohannon, who…
Splendid
English word name
"magnificent"
As unique word names pop up more and more in the media by way of celebrity babies, the door is opened for all sorts of adjectives as names. Splendid would make for an unexpected and unusual virtue…
Montreal
French
"Mount Royal"
This attractive Canadian city name – named after the nearby Mount Royal / Mont Réal – makes an unusual baby name and an interesting route to Monty.
Leverett
English, French
" beloved counsel; young hare"
An undiscovered surname option that resembles the trendy choice Everett and boasts the stylish nicknames Levi, Rett, and Lev. Following its English origins, Leverett emerged as a diminutive form of…
Champion
English word name
"winner"
With Win and Winner gracing birth certificates, why not Champion? Champion was first used all the way back in 1914, only to fall off the charts two years later until reappearing in 1995.
Bautista
Spanish
"baptist"
Spanish form of the French name Baptiste, usually given in honor of St John the Baptist.
Carefree
English
"without worry"
Mubashir
Mubashir is a masculine name of Arabic origin meaning 'bearer of good news' or 'messenger of glad tidings.' Derived from the root word 'bashr' (good news), it carries positive connotations in Islamic…
Westwood
English surname
"dweller by the west wood"
A unique alternative to the West- names that are suddenly everywhere — like Weston, Westley, and West itself. Westwood lends itself to two stylish nicknames, West and Woods.
Liangelo
Modern invented name, Chinese and Italian
"lotus and angel"
LiAngelo entered the lexicon thanks to basketball player LiAngelo Ball, the middle son in the Ball basketball family. Prior to this association, the name was extremely rare. It can be thought of as a…
Seagreen
English color name
A lovely shade of blue-green that calls to mind the ocean. Seagreen could make a cool middle name for the child of someone who loves the color.