Name you never thought of.

Clovis

Teutonic, French, early form of Ludwig or Louis

An aromatic, unconventional name.

Culver

English variation of Columba

"dove"

In the currently popular solid, serious, two-syllable mold.

Dixon

Scottish

"son of Dick"

A relatively common surname, Dixon would be an inventive way to honor an ancestral Richard or Dick, the X form a lot livelier than the Dickson spelling, just as Dix is a more modern short form than…

Duarte

Portuguese variation of Edward, English

"wealthy guardian"

Incredibly handsome and super smooth, Duarte sounds like it came straight out of a romance novel. You almost wouldn’t believe it’s derived from Edward.

Dublin

Irish place-name

With Galway and Ireland in play as names (not to mention Shannon and Kerry), there's no reason this one can't work, too.

Faust

Latin

"fortunate one"

Because the legendary Faust sold his soul to the devil, few parents would choose this for a child, although Fausto is commonly heard in Italy and Spain.

Hercules

Greek

"glory of Hera"

Any boy with this name, a synonym for power via the Greek mythology figure, better be strong of body, and of psyche.

Holt

English

"son of the unspoiled forests"

Has that blunt masculine feel -- à la Cole and Kyle -- that many modern parents are drawn to.

Lancaster

English place-name

British place-name unlikely to evoke much passion in any baby namer.

Montague

Literature, French

"pointy hill"

The family name of Shakespeare's Romeo, Montague has a touch of old-fashioned grandeur about it. With clunky-cute nickname Monty and similar sounds to Montgomery, it has been used as a given name…