U - Boys' Names

Ugo is a familiar choice in Italy and France, where it is used as variation of Hugh or Hugo, but also in Nigeria, where it means "eagle" in Igbo.

Cool bearlike option, though Orson might be easier to embrace.

Also related to the word for wolf, this name has a first syllable that's not appealing to the American ear. Better ic-ending choices: Dominic, Frederic, Eric.

Conjures up the rich brown colors of raw and burnt umber, but it may be too close to girls' Amber.

This mythological name of the Norse god of winter sounds, uh, ill.