Coolated Names for Boys

  1. Adolph
    • Origin:

      German
    • Meaning:

      "noble wolf"
    • Description:

      World War II stamped a permanent verboten on Adolph.
  2. Morrisey
    • Origin:

      Irish
    • Meaning:

      "sea taboo"
    • Description:

      When British rocker Steven Patrick Morrissey decided to use his last name alone, it became a viable option for baby namers, a lot cooler than Morris or Maurice.
  3. Dennison
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "son of Dennis"
    • Description:

      A case in which the son is now more attractive than the father. There have been Colonial settlers surnamed Dennison on this side of the Atlantic since 1623.
  4. Willem
    • Origin:

      Dutch variation of William
    • Meaning:

      "resolute protector"
    • Description:

      Common in Holland, the appealing Willem (as in de Kooning and Dafoe) makes William fresh and distinctive.
  5. Willem
    • Origin:

      Dutch variation of William
    • Meaning:

      "resolute protector"
    • Description:

      Common in Holland, the appealing Willem (as in de Kooning and Dafoe) makes William fresh and distinctive.
  6. Montez
    • Origin:

      Spanish
    • Meaning:

      "dweller in the mountains"
    • Description:

      Sensuous and rhythmic.
  7. Kenyon
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "white haired or blond"
    • Description:

      Kenyon is a very engaging British surname name, the middle y giving it a kind of southwestern canyonesque undertone.