Theodoric feels prehistoric, though with short form Theo one of the hottest names around, this old German names for boys may soon feel new again.

A bit too close to "quandary" and "queen".

Quirky and cute.

A Gen X name in the Nordic region from which it hails.

A familiar and usable last name turned first. Or you could look at it as a homophone of the verb howl, which gives it a wilder feel.

A feminine form of the herby Basil, Basileia is an older transliteration of Vasilia or Vasileia, which all link back to the Greek words for "king" and "reign". A stately name, it would be pronounced with a V sound in its native Greece, however, like with Basil itself, English speakers likely pronounce it with the B.

An imposing meaning, an appealing sound.

In Greek Mythology, Minos was the first king of Crete. The Minotaur was born to his wife after Minos refused to sacrifice his bull to Poseidon.

Balthasar was one of the biblical Three Kings who visited the infant Jesus, also used by Shakespeare and in the oil-rich Getty family; offbeat and intriguing. Balthazar is another, equally appropriate spelling.

This Yoruba name, with a mighty meaning, might seem a mouthful at first, but is often shortened to Tobi, which makes it far more manageable for non Nigerians.

Salla is a variant of Salli — the Finnish form of Sally. Both Salla and Salli are common names in their native country, but Salla is the more modern form, having peaked in popularity in the 1980s and 90s (Salli peaked in the 20s and 30s). Today, Salla is given to almost twice as many baby girls in Finland than Salli.

Samuel Johnson invented the name Rasselas for the title character of his novel, Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia. Rasselas is actually the son of the prince.

A Welsh saint who is the namesake of the village of St Breock in Cornwall, and is also venerated in Brittany. The name is a diminutive of Briafael ("mighty prince"). Variants include: Breock, Bryok, Breok, Briec, Brieuc, Briog.

Sounds like...a Teutonic axe-ruler.

Unfashionably ornate female form of unfashionable Roderick.

A Latinized (and more wearable) form of the Anglo-Saxon Cwengifu, Queniva is a sparky sounding name that could get you to vintage nickname Queenie, or to the more familiar Evie, Neve, Eva, or even Quin. It's similarity in sound to Jennifer, Guinevere, and Geneva might help this oldy-worldy name fit in.

Although Kenton has the trendy K beginning and on ending, and a jazz reference to Stan Kenton, it still manages to sound stiff and old-fashioned.

A Latinized (and more wearable) form of the Anglo-Saxon Cwengifu, Queneva is a sparky sounding name that could get you to vintage nickname Queenie, or to the more familiar Evie, Neve, Eva, or even Quin. It's similarity in sound to Jennifer, Guinevere, and Geneva might help this oldy-worldy name fit in. Queniva is another spelling.

The American child given this name of four kings of Denmark, not to mention one so similar to that of the Harry Potter archvillain Lord Voldemort, might have to pay a large emotional import tax.

Kruno comes from the Serbo-Croatian kruna, meaning crown, and is usually a short form of the name Krunoslav. Pronounced like Bruno with a K, it's a cool and internationally undiscovered name that could easily join the stylish -O name family.