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Cool Boy Names From Ancient Cultures

Cool boy names are the order of the day, yet why invent a unique name when there are so many ancient names — from Rome and Old Scandinavia to the Himalayas — that deserve to be unearthed in the interest of cool? Ancient boy names ending in -us are particularly popular right now, such as Atticus and Titus.

Along with Atticus and Titus, other cool boy names from ancient cultures in the US Top 1000 include Alexander, Cassius, Cyrus, Felix, Jasper, Magnus, Orion, and Sebastian. We predict that Caius, Ramses, Rhodes, and Zephyr will be among the next wave of ancient boy names to catch on.

Cool names for boys from neglected ancient name cultures include Osiris (Egyptian), Zenebe (Amharic), and Polo (Tibetan). Here's a selection of worthy ancient choices, from a range of eras and places, that make cool unique baby names for boys.

Flavius

Meaning: yellow, blond

Origin:Latin
2119
Xerxes

Meaning: hero among heroes

Origin:Persian
957
Cicero

Meaning: chickpea

Origin:Latin
862
Ravi

Meaning: conferring

Origin:Hindi
736
Theon

Meaning: godly

Origin:Greek
766
Marcellus

Meaning: young warrior

Origin:Latin
826
Obi

Meaning: heart

Origin:African, Igbo
948
Decimus

Meaning: tenth

Origin:Latin
1123
Zinedine

Meaning: beauty of the faith

Origin:Arabic
1279
Kwame

Meaning: born on Saturday

Origin:Ghanaian, Akan
1320
Ichiro

Meaning: firstborn son

Origin:Japanese
1622
Seneca

Meaning: people of the standing rock

Origin:Latin surname and Native American
1655
Yul

Meaning: beyond the horizon; youthful, downy-bearded

Origin:Mongolian or Latin
1745
Tarak

Meaning: star, protector

Origin:Sanskrit
1900
Ramses

Meaning: son of God

Origin:Egyptian
2061
Antonius

Meaning: priceless

Origin:Latin
2452
Alexander

Meaning: defending men

Origin:Greek
42
Felix

Meaning: happy, fortunate

Origin:Latin
6
Sebastian

Meaning: person from ancient city of Sebastia

Origin:Latin from Greek
18
Otto

Meaning: wealthy

Origin:German
15