Names Ending in U for Boys

Cherokee option for a spring-born child.

Although the name Jabiru is indelibly associated with Australia (it is the name of a town in Northern Territory, Australia and also a type of stork), it is not an Aboriginal name, as is often thought.

A sweet French pet name from the name of a popular cartoon character.

Evocative African choice.

Traditionally the name for the fifth-born child, however, we like it no matter where the child is in the birth order.

Juneau could go either way as a name. The newfound fame of the movie heroine Juno knocks this unrelated though identical-sounding Alaskan name out of consideration for boys, for the moment. Though (male) writer Junot Diaz may put the sound-alike name back in the running for boys.

A form of Ahmad popular in Western Africa. It ranked in the French Top 500 for much of the 1980s.

Quirky Old Testament name.

A literary name created by J. R. R. Tolkien for a Lord of the Rings noblewoman of Rohan. It would make an interesting choice for literature lovers or fans of names like Elowen and Evelyn.

Famously Tupac Shakur's middle name.

A creative spelling variation of Drew. Draya Michelle And Orlando Scandrick used it for their son in 2016.

Eliyahu is the Hebrew form of the increasingly popular Biblical prophet name Elijah, also found in forms Elias and Eli. There were 100 boys given the name Eliyahu in the U.S. in 2012. Its upside is that it's one of the most distinctive forms of the name, but that final yahoo may prove difficult.

Unisex Japanese name seen on a character in the Haikyū!! manga and anime series.

This surname-name comes with some great connotations: Addie Ballou the American feminist, Kurt Ballou — guitarist with the band Converge, or Adin Ballou — abolitionist and pacifist. It has a trendy, whimsical sound that sets it apart from more traditional surnames like Cooper, Hunter, and Archer and puts it more in the camp of the softer international names like Aaru, Bayou, and Finlo.

Western African variation of Sa'id