Imaginative Boys

Celadon

Color name

"grayish green"

Like Cerulean, one of the new and unusual color names -- it's a soft grayish green -- suitable for a boy.

Cobalt

Color and nature name

Even among the range of blue names on the current baby naming palette -- Blue itself, Azure, Cerulean, Teal, Aqua, Cyan, Indigo -- Cobalt remains the most unusual, not to mention the most masculine.

Drystan

Welsh

"sad, tumult"

The Welsh form of Tristan, and the name of a counselor to King Arthur.

Erasmus

Greek

"beloved, desired"

Erasmus has long retained the image of the bearded and bespectacled Dutch philosopher, but could be one that the audacious baby namer just might dare to dust off. The fourth century Saint Erasmus was…

Excalibur

Welsh

If Brave and Valor still aren't quite daring enough for you, the name of King Arthur's legendary sword could make for an enchanting middle name for a boy. It may be related to the Irish Caladbolg,…

Faramir

Literary creation, Sindarin

"sufficient jewel"

Faramir is a character appearing in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings , first seen in The Two Towers and described as a gentle lover of lore and music, a leader in battle. The character…

Flavian

Latin

"yellow hair"

A Latin clan name that may rise again along with other things Roman.

Florentine

Latin

"flowering; flourishing; from Florence"

Florentine may have three meanings, but they're all basically the same. It can mean flowering or blossoming as with a plant, flourishing or prospering in terms of luck and money, and also literally a…

Galahad

Welsh or place name

"hawk of summer; heap of witness"

The son of Lancelot and Elaine in Arthurian legend, Galahad is the purest and most chivalrous of the Knights of the Round Table, and one of the three achievers of the Holy Grail. The derivation of…

Halcyon

Greek

"kingfisher bird"

Heaven, Peace, Serenity: parents seem especially attracted to word names that signal paradise, but Halcyon sounds quite feminine, and might conjure up the sleeping pill Halcion.