My male quirks

Booker

English

"scribe"

Booker would make for a very cool name, for writers, reformers, R & B fans and those wanting to pay tribute to Booker T. Washington. Booker T. Washington, born into enslavement, became a dominant…

Bowie

Scottish

"blond, yellow"

Baseball commissioner Bowie Kuhn put this name in play as a first name, but David Bowie (born with the considerably less marketable moniker of David Robert Jones) gave it charisma. He changed his…

Bram

Dutch variation of Abraham, Hebrew

"father of multitudes"

Bram has an unusual measure of character and charm for a one-syllable name; it started as a hipper-than-Abe diminutive of the biblical Abraham, but is also an independent Irish and Dutch name, made…

Carmen

Spanish variation of Carmel or Latin

"garden or song"

While the variation Carmine is more familiar for boys, Carmen has also been used as a masculine name; consider the very macho Carmen Basilio — the American boxer famous for defeating the great Sugar…

Chan

Cambodian

"sweet smelling tree"

Whether it's an Asian surname-name or short for Channing, has a sound and feel that's both simple and stand-out.

Chaz

Diminutive of Charles

The jazziest nickname for Charles.

Dion

Diminutive of Dionysius, Greek

"child of heaven and earth; of Zeus"

A variation of Greek Dionysius, itself derived from the name of the god of wine, revelry, and dance, Dion gives a nod to mythology while also having historical ties to a student of Plato, to a Greek…

Dougray

French surname

Scottish actor Dougray (born Stephen) Scott made us aware of this name when he took on his French grandmother's surname as his stage name.

Endymion

Greek

"dive into, enter"

The name of a mythically handsome youth – loved by Selene, the moon, who bore him fifty daughters. If you're looking for a mythological name for your son, this might make an excellent choice both…

Eon

Eon is a concise masculine name with ancient Greek origins, derived from the word 'aiōn' meaning 'life force,' 'vital energy,' or 'eternity.' In scientific contexts, an eon represents a billion…

Halloran

Gaelic

"male descendant of a pirate or stranger from overseas"

Halloran could be your solution if you love the nickname Hal, but not Harold or Henry.

Laramie

Wyoming place-name, French

"canopy of leafy boughs"

Swaggering western place-name with a lot of cowboy bravado and panache.

Law

Law is a masculine name with multiple origins and meanings. As an English surname-turned-first-name, it derives from the Old English 'hlaw' meaning 'hill' or as a shortened form of Lawrence, meaning…

Pi

Most familiar as the name of the titular character in The Life of Pi , in which it was short for Piscine Molitor Patel.

Simeon

Hebrew

"he [God] has heard"

Could Simeon be the next Gideon? Parents seeking a less simple form of Simon might consider this biblical appellation that was chosen by Wynton Marsalis for his son. Simon is actually the Greek…