The Canterbury Tales

January

English month name, Latin

"doorway"

Cooler than the older month names like April and May, and a highly unusual and eye-catching choice. The most famous real-life January is female – January Jones – but the month is named for the Roman…

Oswold

Oswold is a masculine name of Old English origin, a variant of Oswald, derived from the elements "os" meaning "god" and "weald" meaning "power" or "ruler," thus translating to "divine power" or…

Perkin

English

"little Peter"

Perkin sounds a bit Hobbit-ish as a full name, but it might make a good honor name or nickname for a boy called Peter.

Phoebus

Greek

"shining, brilliant"

One of the names of the sun god Apollo, this is better known in its feminine form, Phoebe. Rarely used as a given name, perhaps owing to the clunky end sound, it might work as a unique alternative to…