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Unique Names for Boys
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Sky
Nature name
Sky is an ambigender nature name that was first legitimized as the character of Sky Masterson in the 1950 musical Guys and Dolls , played in the film version by Marlon Brando. It's a name we…
SITCH
PYRE
SUMMIT
Lyric
Greek
"of the lyre; songlike; a personal, emotive poem"
Associated with poetry, pop music, and the Greek lyre, Lyric has a light and zippy sound to it. Currently more popular for girls in the US, it was in the Top 1000 for boys between 2007 and 2020.…
Tarot
French, fortune-telling cards
A psychic mystique clings to this name of cards used in fortune-telling.
Nautilus
Butler
English occupational name
"chief manservant"
An English occupational name and surname that brings to mind old, stately homes, black suits, and white gloves, Butler peaked back in 1919 when 30 boys were given the name. It hasn't appeared in the…
Argo
Greek mythology name
The name of the ship sailed by Jason in his search for the Golden Fleece is now more often used for starch, trucks, and heavy machinery.
Arley
English
"from the rabbit meadow; eagle's woodland; noble"
Similar in sound to Harley, Marley, and Arlo, this surname-style name is familiar in Brazil and a Top 1000 choice in England and Wales. Pronounced as AHR-lee in English and ahr-LAY in Latin America,…
AKRON
DECATUR
Dozier
French surname
"from willow"
Dozier means a person who lives near the willows or reeds. It may be an occupational name referring to a basket maker.
Geiger
Faulk
Fulton
English
"fields of the village"
One of the surname names used more in the last century, à la Milton and Morton.
Eldridge
English
"old, wise leader"
Name long associated with eloquent Black Panther activist Eldridge Cleaver and jazz great Roy Eldridge.
Hue
Ozark
Hammon