Boys Names A Through E

Draco

Greek from Latin

"dragon"

For as long as we all shall live, Harry Potter's sneering nemesis.

Drago

Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Bulgarian

"precious, dear"

Drago sounds fierce but has a sweet meaning. It may be used as a standalone name or as a short form of other Slavic names beginning with the element dragu "dear", such as Dragoljub or Dragomir.

Dragoljub

Slovene, Croatian

"precious love; nasturtium"

This meaningful Slavic name is also the Slovene and Croatian word for the nasturtium flower.

Drum

Word name

Cool, musical modern choice, especially as a middle name.

Drury

French

"dear one, sweetheart"

Rhythmic and energetic, Drury is of French origin, with the wonderful meaning of "dear one, sweetheart."

Drystan

Welsh

"sad, tumult"

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

Durand

French surname

"enduring"

Dushan

Czech

"heartfelt, sincere"

One of the few Czech names that seems accessible here.

Duvall

French

"of the valley"

Old-timey surname that's been very rarely used.

Dyce

Dyce is a masculine name with Scottish geographic origins, derived from a place name near Aberdeen, Scotland. The place name likely comes from the Gaelic word meaning 'south land' or related to…

Dyson

English, contraction of Dennison

This could be a possible replacement for the overused Tyson, though it has something of a commercial feel related to the brand of vacuum cleaners.

Dávid

Hungarian and Slovak variation of David, Hebrew

"beloved"

Eamon

Irish variation of Edmund

"wealthy protector"

Eamon is one of the traditional Irish names that has not yet emigrated to the US. This Irish name pronounced ay-mon was popularized by early president of the independent republic Eamon de Valera…

Eaton

English

"riverside"

Eaton's similarity to Eton gives it an upscale Old School feel, though in the U.S. a name that sound like eatin' could have teasin' potential. Eaton could also sound like the much-more-familiar Ethan…

Ebenezer

Hebrew

"stone of help"

Ebenezer is the name of a biblical place --the stone set up by Samuel to mark his victory over the Philistines--rather than a person. It was adopted by the British Puritans as a first name and then…