What boy names really sparkle to you? Names that light up the room? Names that make your heart sing? Names that have flair without being overly dramatic?
Not necessarily referring to light in the literal sense, but names that set off sparks for you. Of course, this is very subjective, so excited to hear your thoughts!
[name_u]Julian[/name_u]
[name_u]Adrian[/name_u]
[name_u]Tristan[/name_u]
[name_m]Fraser[/name_m]
[name_m]Vittorio[/name_m]
[name_u]August[/name_u]
This is such a good question! I’m really keen to see what others say.
I’ve thought of “soft” sounding boys’ names (e.g. [name_m]Sebastien[/name_m], Owen) vs ones like [name_m]Gunner[/name_m] or [name_u]Hunter[/name_u]. And Nerd vs [name_m]Jock[/name_m] kinda names. But never sparkly/happy.
All I can think of is [name_m]Felix[/name_m] because it literally means happy 
And all the theatrical or sparkly boys and men I’ve known in real life have actually had really standard names - [name_m]Tom[/name_m], [name_u]James[/name_u], [name_m]Jeff[/name_m], etc!
I feel like maybe [name_u]Maurice[/name_u], [name_u]August[/name_u], [name_u]Sasha[/name_u] have some flair? [name_m]Alec[/name_m]? [name_m]Denzil[/name_m]?
This is a hard question, because I don’t tend to love the names that sparkle! I usually fall in love with names that glow quietly and cozily like the embers of a hearth, if that makes sense. If I’m thinking about names that I love that - to me - have a flair and make the world hold its breath so they can exist in it, I’d say:
Apollo
Cosmo
Emil
Edmund
Ellis
Francis
Finlo
Forest
Luka
Maxim
Oleander
Orestis
Oberon
Ocean
Somerled
Theseus
Tadhg
Valentine
Wilder
Wilbur
For me, these ones sparkle…
[name_m]Rafferty[/name_m]
[name_u]Tristan[/name_u]
[name_m]Cosmo[/name_m]
[name_m]Sholto[/name_m]
[name_u]Jasper[/name_u]
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m]
[name_m]Orlando[/name_m]
[name_u]Keats[/name_u]
[name_m]Ozias[/name_m]
[name_m]Barnaby[/name_m]
[name_u]Ezra[/name_u]
[name_u]Jasper[/name_u] & [name_m]Caspian[/name_m] sparkle for me too 
I love my son’s name, Sasha, for this exact reason. The swishy sounds and open vowels give it real oomph for me.
Others that give me this vibe tend to have more sharp or surprising sounds…
Ivo
Rafa
Misha
Fitz
Otto
Cosmo
Valentin
Zola
Rex
Esca
Sachin
Florian
Calloway
Art
Idris
Tarka
Pascoe
Raphael
Lupin
Hollis
Maxime
Kitto
Tor
Rafferty
Ferdia
Zooey
Asta
Dashiell
Cass
Rishi
Pax
[name_m]Elio[/name_m] really feels like this to me 
[name_m]Shepherd[/name_m]
[name_u]Gabriel[/name_u]
[name_u]Benjamin[/name_u]
[name_m]Deacon[/name_m]
[name_m]Fergus[/name_m]
[name_u]Forest[/name_u]
[name_u]Milo[/name_u]
[name_u]Evan[/name_u] / [name_u]Evin[/name_u]
[name_m]Patrick[/name_m]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m]
[name_m]Graham[/name_m]
[name_m]Grant[/name_m]
[name_u]Nico[/name_u]
[name_u]Douglas[/name_u]
[name_m]Hank[/name_m]
[name_m]Wells[/name_m]
[name_u]Hayes[/name_u]
[name_u]Griffin[/name_u]
[name_m]Matthew[/name_m]
[name_m]Collin[/name_m]
[name_m]Louis[/name_m]
[name_m]Allan[/name_m]
All these names sparkle and shine for me as they have some very significant meaning/ honours which to me make them feel so special .
Two more that exemplify this for me:
[name_m]Stellan[/name_m] 
and [name_m]Skandar[/name_m] 
D’Artagnan
Emeric
Evander
Hugo
Idris
Jago
Kai
Nikolai
Octavian
Orlando
Oscar
Ragnar
Raphael
Reginald
Rigel
Rune
Sebastian
Solomon
Somerled
Theodore
Vissarion
Wulfstan
Xacobe
Xerxes
Zenon
[name_m]Raphael[/name_m]
[name_u]Avery[/name_u]
[name_m]Sandro[/name_m]
[name_m]Cosmo[/name_m]
[name_m]Maxence[/name_m]
[name_u]Sawyer[/name_u]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u]
[name_m]Clay[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucien[/name_m]
[name_m]Marinus[/name_m]
[name_m]Stellan[/name_m]
[name_m]Malachi[/name_m]
[name_u]Jasper[/name_u]
[name_m]Silvan[/name_m]
[name_m]Cyrus[/name_m]
[name_u]River[/name_u]
[name_u]Milo[/name_u]
[name_u]Augustine[/name_u]
[name_u]Laurence[/name_u]
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m]
[name_u]Rory[/name_u]
[name_u]Mika[/name_u]
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_u]Freddie[/name_u]
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u]
[name_u]Aidan[/name_u]
[name_u]Oleander[/name_u]
[name_m]Asriel[/name_m]
[name_u]Asa[/name_u]
[name_u]Killian[/name_u]
[name_m]Louis[/name_m]
[name_m]Otto[/name_m]
[name_m]Rafael[/name_m]
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m]
[name_f]Gracious[/name_f]
[name_u]Toby[/name_u]
[name_u]Ezra[/name_u]
[name_m]Finnian[/name_m]
[name_u]James[/name_u]
I wouldn’t say they sparkle so much for me, but these are the ones that always make me smile that I’ve considered or would consider (including my own son’s name 
)
[name_u]Rhett[/name_u]
[name_u]Mackenzie[/name_u]
[name_u]Taylor[/name_u]
[name_u]Morgan[/name_u]
[name_m]Luke[/name_m]
[name_u]Daniel[/name_u]
Martin/Marty
[name_m]Mark[/name_m]
[name_u]Greyson[/name_u]
[name_m]Bryson[/name_m]
[name_u]Bridger[/name_u]
[name_m]Wells[/name_m]
[name_u]Freddie[/name_u]
[name_u]Alfie[/name_u]
[name_u]Clayton[/name_u]
[name_m]Adam[/name_m]
[name_m]Andrew[/name_m]
[name_u]Blane[/name_u]
[name_m]Beauden[/name_m]
[name_m]Isaiah[/name_m]
[name_u]Memphis[/name_u]
[name_u]Maverick[/name_u]
[name_u]Miles[/name_u]
[name_m]Auston[/name_m]
[name_u]Walker[/name_u]
[name_u]Chandler[/name_u]
[name_u]Ollie[/name_u]
[name_u]Michael[/name_u]
freddie
jude
elio
jasper
florian
rio / river
aurelio
Some shiny names to me: 
Shay
Jude
Ezra
Hosea
Risen
Silas
Elias
Angelo
Sasha
Asher
Sinai
I know how overused it is, but the name that always makes me feel this way is Henry For me, it’s really the person that makes the name truly shine. For example, I could usually dislike the name Roger, but the wearer can make me fall in love with their name.
Oscar
Solomon
Augustus
Samuel
Jeremiah
Names that light up the room and make me happy when I hear them:
[name_u]Elias[/name_u]
[name_m]Ransom[/name_m]
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m]
[name_m]Linus[/name_m]
[name_u]Jasper[/name_u]
[name_m]Ernest[/name_m]
[name_m]Jonas[/name_m]
[name_u]Ezra[/name_u]
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m]
[name_u]Finnegan[/name_u]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]
[name_u]Merritt[/name_u]
[name_m]Caspian[/name_m]
[name_m]Maximilian[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucien[/name_m]
[name_u]Darcy[/name_u]
[name_u]Fifer[/name_u]
[name_m]Alastair[/name_m]
[name_m]Rafael[/name_m]
[name_m]Soren[/name_m]
[name_u]Jack[/name_u]
[name_m]Dashiell[/name_m]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]
[name_u]Rio[/name_u]
[name_u]Valentine[/name_u]
[name_u]Florian[/name_u]
[name_m]Ambrose[/name_m]
[name_u]Rex[/name_u]
[name_u]August[/name_u]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]Bastian[/name_m]
[name_m]Otis[/name_m]
[name_m]Aurelian[/name_m]
[name_u]Fox[/name_u]
[name_u]Jasper[/name_u]
[name_m]Ignatius[/name_m]
[name_u]Sequoia[/name_u]
[name_m]Oskar[/name_m]
Love your post! There are some names that just RING in my ear when I hear them. Usually nothing overly special about them. I just feel I have a physical or chemical reaction to them lol. They grab my attention.
Some that come to mind:
Luke
Judah
Curtis/Kurtis
Levi
Finan
Corbin
Coen
Cassius
Marius
I might come back and add more if I can think of them!