The average American boys' name:
- Is 4-7 letters long
- Ends in N, R, S, or a vowel-sound
- Will likely start with J, A, D, C, M, K, R, B, T, or L.
- Contains the vowels A and/or E.
- Is 5-7 letters long
- Ends in a vowel sound, usually "ah" or "ee", or in N.
- Will likely start with A, M, K, J, or L.
- Contains A, and E or I.
While I doubt that a future parent will narrow their name list to ones don't fit the above criteria, it's a good starting point to find a truly stand-out name. Onto the inevitable lists:
Boys:
- Basil (BAH-sil, Arabic; or BAZ-il, English)
- Briscoe (BRIS-ko, English)
- Burke (BURK, English)
- Caius (KYE-us, Latin)
- Christoph/Kristof (KRIS-tof, German/Hungarian)
- Ciro (SEE-roh, Spanish; or CHEE-roh, Italian)--form of Cyrus
- Clement (KLEM-ent, English)
- Colm (COL-um, Irish)--"dove"
- Conleth (CON-leth, Irish)
- Elek (EL-ek, Hungarian)--form of Alexis
- Ezio (ETZ-ee-oh, Italian)--"eagle"
- Ford (FOHRD, English)
- Frey (FRAY, Norse)
- Gero (GEH-roh, German)--"spear"
- Giles (JILES, English)
- Griffith (GRIF-fith, Welsh)--anglicized from Gruffudd
- Gwillym/Gwillim (GWIL-lem, Welsh)--form of William
- Hemming (HEM-ming, Scandinavian)--"shape-changer"
- Hugh (HEW, English)
- Ivor (EE-vohr or EYE-vor, Irish & Scottish)
- Menno (MEN-noh, German)
- Merrick (MEHR-rik, English)
- Murdoch (MUR-dok, Scottish)
- Nye (NYE, Welsh)
- Omri (OHM-ree, Hebrew)
- Orfeo (or-FAY-oh, Italian & Spanish)
- Otto (OT-toh, Germanic)
- Priam (PREE-am, Greek)
- Roald (ROO-all or ROE-ald, Norwegian)
- Rurik (RUR-ik, Russian)--form of Roderick
- Savio (SAH-vee-oh, Italian)--"clever"
- Sem (SEM, Dutch)--form of Biblical Shem
- Somerled (SOM-er-led, Scottish)--"summer traveller". Sometimes anglicized to Sorley.
- Tygo (TYE-goh, Dutch)--form of Greek Tycho. Swedish form is Tyko.
Girls:
- Beryl (BEHR-il, English)--a type of gemstone
- Bertille (behr-TEE, French)
- Celeste (sehl-EST, French)--"heavenly"
- Chryseis (krih-SAY-is, Greek)--"golden"
- Dilys (DIL-is, Welsh)--"genuine"
- Dione (dee-OH-nay, Greek)
- Echo (EH-koh, Greek)
- Emer (EE-mur, Irish)--"swift"
- Eris (EHR-is, Greek)--goddess of chaos
- Eseld (ES-ehld, Cornish)--form of Isolde
- Esen (ES-en, Turkish)--"the wind"
- Eydis (AY-dees, Icelandic)
- Fen (FEN, Chinese)--"fragrance"
- Ffion (FEE-on, Welsh)--"rose"
- Idril (ID-ril, Sindarin)--"sparkle-briliance". From J.R.R. Tolkien's invented elvish language.
- Ines (ee-NES, French, Spanish, Italian, & Slovene)--form of Agnes
- Jonquil (JON-kwil, English)--a type of flower
- Josette (zho-ZET, French)--feminine form of Joseph
- Lilou (lee-loo, French)
- Lykki (LEWK-kee, Danish)--"good luck, happiness"
- Neith (NEETH or NAYTH, Greek)--form of Nit, Egyptian goddess of war & hunting.
- Nurit (NOO-reet, Hebrew)--"buttercup" [flower]
- Olwen (OHL-wen, Welsh)
- Pernille (pehr-NEEL-eh, Danish & Norwegian)--modern form of Petronilla
- Peronel (PEHR-o-nel, English)--another form of Petronilla
- Sive (SIVE, Irish)--"sweet, good". Anglicized from Sadb.
- Tempest (TEM-pest, English)--"storm"
- Tinuviel (tin-OO-vee-el, Sindarin)--"nightingale". Another from J.R.R. Tolkien.
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