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Rakesh
Hindi
"lord of the full moon"
A dashing name used mainly in India with one of the best meanings around.
Ravi
Hindi
"sun; conferring"
A title of the Hindu sun god, made cross-culturally famous by sitar player Ravi Shankar.
Reito
Japanese
"beautiful or dark moon"
This handsome Japanese name has dozens of possible meanings, depending on the kanji characters used.
Saturn
Roman mythology name
If you've rejected all the names on earth, you might move on to the sixth planet from the sun, also the Roman god of agriculture and plenty, and the origin of Saturday.
Sirius
Latin from Greek
"burning"
Yes, it's the name of the brightest star in the sky, but can't you just hear people saying, "Are you serious?" Singer Erykah Badu used it as a middle name for son Seven.
Sol
Spanish
"sun"
Although pinochle-playing partner Sam came out of retirement, we don't see it happening to Sol. Near soundalike Saul has more of a shot. Sol was also a Roman god/personification of the sun, and an…
Surya
Hindi
"sun god"
Graceful Indian choice that may sound feminine to the Western ear but is in fact the name of a male god. One form of worship of Surya that may be familiar to Westerners is the sun salutation in yoga.
Tatsuki
Japanese
"big moon"
An energetic unisex Japanese name with dozens of potential meanings depending on the kanji characters used.
Taurus
Sign of the Zodiac, Latin
"bull"
The Zodiac name hasn't caught on like Leo or Aries, though it did appear in the US Top 1000 for five consecutive years back in the '70s.
Tsukio
Japanese
"moon"
Vega
Arabic, Spanish
"swooping eagle, meadow"
This striking name has a lot going for it: it's a self-confident Spanish surname, it identifies one of the most brilliant stars in the sky, and it has a musical reference to singer-songwriter Suzanne…
Vesper
Latin
"evening star"
While this is usually thought of as a girls' name because of the Bond Girl connection, its sound is masculine and there's no reason it couldn't work for boys.
Zunair
Urdu
"moonlight"
A strong and striking Urdu name found especially in Pakistan, with a wonderfully evocative meaning.
Aelius
Latin
"sun"
This Roman family — whose most famous bearer was Emperor Hadrian, of wall fame — possibly derives from Greek helios , meaning sun.
Dismas
Greek
"sunset"
The name generally given to the "Good Thief" at the crucifixion of Jesus, although he was not actually named in the New Testament. The name Dismas first appeared in the 4th-century Gospel of…
Helios
Greek
"sun"
The name of the young Greek sun god, brother to the moon goddess Selene and the dawn goddess Eos, Helios is depicted as riding across the sky each day in a chariot pulled by four horses. A…
Horus
Egyptian
"sun god"
Sounds like Horace, looks like the head of a hawk on the body of a human.
Kosuke
Japanese
"rising sun; peaceful herald"
Kyros
Greek
"young, sun, lord"
Greek form of Cyrus
Solaris
Latin
"of the Sun"
A surprisingly modern word name, only recorded since the 20th century, Solaris is also the title of a 1961 science fiction novel by Polish author Stanisław Lem, which has been adapted for the big…