Names similar to Desmond?

I’m looking for a dark masculine name for a boy. I really like the names [name_m]Desmond[/name_m] and [name_m]Ezra[/name_m] but I don’t think [name_m]Ezra[/name_m] is “manly” enough. Suggestions?

I think these are particularly dark and heavy names:

[name_m]Dante[/name_m]
[name_m]Ambrose[/name_m]
[name_m]Damon[/name_m]
[name_m]Dominic[/name_m]
[name_m]Clive[/name_m]
[name_m]Bernard[/name_m]
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m]
[name_m]Matthias[/name_m]
[name_m]Saul[/name_m]
[name_m]Roth[/name_m]
Ezekial

[name_m]Ezra[/name_m] is a MALE name since Biblical times so I don’t know why you would think it wasn’t “masculine” enough. He has lots of company ([name_u]Noah[/name_u], [name_m]Elijah[/name_m], [name_m]Jeremiah[/name_m], [name_m]Josiah[/name_m], [name_m]Jonah[/name_m] etc…). Here are some suggestions.

[name_m]Eamon[/name_m]
[name_m]Ewan[/name_m]
[name_m]Cormac[/name_m]
[name_m]Declan[/name_m]
[name_m]Donovan[/name_m]
[name_m]Lachlan[/name_m]
[name_m]Lorcan[/name_m]
[name_m]Callum[/name_m]
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m]
[name_m]Abram[/name_m]
[name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_m]Lazarus[/name_m]
[name_m]Jubal[/name_m]
[name_m]Malachi[/name_m]/[name_m]Malachy[/name_m]
[name_m]Hiram[/name_m]
[name_m]Moses[/name_m]
[name_m]Levi[/name_m]
[name_m]Asher[/name_m]
[name_u]Micah[/name_u]
[name_u]Asa[/name_u]
[name_u]Seth[/name_u]
[name_m]Samson[/name_m]
[name_m]Saul[/name_m]
[name_m]Reuben[/name_m]

A name that is very dear to me and similar to [name_m]Desmond[/name_m] is [name_m]Drummond[/name_m]. It is my late brother in laws first name. His mom loved the name and never dreamed he’d become a successful musician that he was. The name suited him so well. The nn [name_m]Drumm[/name_m] was fun. :slight_smile:

Emerys
[name_u]Elias[/name_u]
[name_m]Levi[/name_m]
[name_m]Ian[/name_m]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]
[name_m]Cyrus[/name_m]
[name_m]Simon[/name_m]
[name_m]Edmond[/name_m]
[name_m]Damon[/name_m]
[name_m]Armond[/name_m]

[name_m]Desmond[/name_m] reminds me immediately of [name_m]Dante[/name_m].

Also…

[name_m]Dmitri[/name_m]
[name_m]Draven[/name_m]
[name_m]Victor[/name_m]
[name_m]Talon[/name_m]
[name_m]Tarquin[/name_m]
[name_m]Viggo[/name_m]
[name_u]Andre[/name_u]
[name_m]Enoch[/name_m]
[name_m]Joaquin[/name_m]
[name_m]Evander[/name_m]
[name_m]Doyle[/name_m]
[name_m]Severin[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucius[/name_m]

[name_m]Desmond[/name_m]

[name_m]Draco[/name_m]
[name_m]Donovan[/name_m]
[name_m]Armand[/name_m]
[name_m]Armando[/name_m]
[name_m]Edouard[/name_m]
[name_m]Lazlo[/name_m]
[name_m]Duarte[/name_m]
[name_m]Collin[/name_m]
[name_m]Conlan[/name_m]
[name_m]Roland[/name_m]
[name_m]Ezekiel[/name_m]
[name_m]Zoren[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucien[/name_m]
[name_m]Harmon[/name_m]
[name_m]Derrick[/name_m]
[name_m]Hezekiah[/name_m]
[name_m]Gregor[/name_m]
[name_m]Gareth[/name_m]
[name_m]Damien[/name_m]

To me, [name_m]Ezra[/name_m] SCREAMS manly! [name_f]My[/name_f] uncle used [name_u]Ezri[/name_u] on a girl recently and I was so disappointed because I feel like it’s so masculine. [name_m]Ezra[/name_m] is one of my all time favorites, and is becoming more and more popular.

[name_m]Damon[/name_m]
[name_m]Maximilian[/name_m]
[name_m]Alec[/name_m]
[name_m]Roman[/name_m]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_u]Jordan[/name_u]
[name_m]Archibald[/name_m]
[name_m]Stefan[/name_m]
[name_m]Julius[/name_m]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]
[name_m]Walter[/name_m]
[name_m]Quentin[/name_m]
[name_u]Storm[/name_u]
[name_u]Emerson[/name_u]
[name_m]George[/name_m]
[name_u]Michael[/name_u]
[name_m]Harrison[/name_m]
[name_m]Zane[/name_m]
[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m]
[name_m]Leo[/name_m]
[name_m]Armand[/name_m]
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m]
[name_m]Terrence[/name_m]
[name_m]Rocco[/name_m]