Unusual Finds Boys

A list of extremely obscure and unusual boys names that still sound legit or flow properly.
  1. Evren
    • Origin:

      Turkish
    • Meaning:

      "universe"
    • Description:

      A modern-sounding unisex name which belongs to a dragon in Turkish mythology, Evren has huge potential to rise more globally, thanks to its accessible sound and its wide-reaching meaning "universe". It may appear to those who are looking to a choice that works internationally, or for alternatives to the likes of Atlas and Cosmo.
  2. Tarka
    • Origin:

      Literary name
    • Meaning:

      "wandering as water"
    • Description:

      The name of the (male) otter protagonist of Henry Williamson’s 1927 novel Tarka the Otter.
  3. Banjo
    • Origin:

      Word name
    • Meaning:

      "string instrument"
    • Description:

      When Australian actress Rachel Griffiths chose this highly unusual name for her son, many assumed it was a bizarre invention, but noted Australian poet and writer of Waltzing Matilda, Banjo Patterson, is known by this name. Sprightly and musical, it could blend in with Bruno, Benjamin and Joey.
  4. Napier
    • Origin:

      Scottish occupational name
    • Meaning:

      "producer or seller of table linens"
    • Description:

      The surname of the influential early Scottish inventor of logarithms could make an inspiring middle name choice for a mathematically inclined family.
  5. Andrins
    • Anxo
      • Axis
        • Enton
          • Falco
            • Faxian
              • Hastings
                • Hexane
                  • Keinart
                    • Landric
                      • Leichardt
                        • Lockyer
                          • Olips
                            • Pacer
                              • Peric
                                • Spreo

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