My Writing Name list- boys

Rolland

Rolland is a masculine name with Germanic origins, derived from the Old Germanic elements 'hrod' meaning 'fame' and 'land' meaning 'land' or 'territory.' It is a variant spelling of Roland, a name…

Devlin

Irish

"unlucky"

Devlin is an Irish name that's fresher and even more devilish than Devin. The earliest written record of this surname occurs in the thirteenth century, when an O'Devlin was appointed Bishop of Kells…

Parish

English surname

"from Paris"

More masculine than Paris for a boy, but in danger of being misunderstood as that name; has a slightly churchy feel.

Bazil

Bazil is a masculine name that serves as a variant spelling of Basil, which comes from the Greek name 'Basilios' meaning 'royal' or 'kingly.' The 'z' spelling gives the name a more distinctive and…

Shain

Shain is a masculine name with multiple cultural origins. In Hebrew contexts, it's a variant of Shane or Sean, ultimately derived from John, meaning 'God is gracious.' In its Yiddish usage, Shain can…

Dacian

Ancient place name

Dacia was an ancient region comprised of what is modern Romania and Moldova and smaller parts of other Eastern European countries. Its inhabitants were called the Dacians, and the Dacian Kingdom…

Kier

Diminutive of Kieran or alternate spelling of Keir, Irish, Scottish

"little black-haired one; thicket, marsh"

Succinct and snappy, this name is both an alternative form of Keir and a short form of Kieran. It could therefore stem from the Irish ciar meaning "black" or the Scottish Kerr (via Norse kjarr ),…

Piers

Greek

"rock"

Piers was the first version of Peter to reach the English-speaking world, via the Normans, but it's never made it in the US, despite its large measure of understated panache. This might change due to…