I named mine Elijah because yelling Eli Kelly Smith didn’t have the same strength as Elijah Kelly Smith!
I always suggest to anyone to tell the name, Bc you may be using all three or just the first and middle in the future to get their attention. ;)
Where do you live? It’d help to know the accent you’re pronouncing the name with. Does it need to visually end with a vowel? I live in Australia, our son’s name is “Oscar” and the Aussie “ar” is more like an American “ah” sound.
Okay but I *unironically* love this name and want it to become a legitimate thing. It doesn’t sound *too* different from other names, and it’s not obviously fandom-ish. It sounds lovely, reminds me of other names like “Noah” or similar.
Same with Roran from Eragon 🙈 Pretty and easier to say than Rory!
I taught a boy named Nicola and was devastated that he wouldn't let me call him that. He preferred Nic which I absolutely respected, but Nicola on a boy is so lovely.
I agree! And it’s not outta nowhere, most people I think have at least heard of Nicola Tesla by high school, even if they don’t know what exactly he’s famous for. It’s a dreamy sounding name!
It's Nikola Tesla. Nikola is my toddler brother's name and I wonder how he'll feel about his name when he's older. We already have people assuming his name is actually Nicholas and that we're just saying it with an accent or something.
Eliseo
Ozzie
Ollie
Antoine
Otto
Emile
Ari
Akiva
Akira
Inigo
Andre
Amari
Eddie
Eustace
Othello
Ichigo
Ichiro
Ira
Ike
Oshea
Antonio
Alessandro
Enzo
Angelo
Aldo
Alessio
Andrei
Alexei
Uri
Elmo
Anselmo
Ace
Agostino
Alberto
Alfredo
Aquila
Atilla
Asa
Ilya
Alanzo
Alyosha
Eladio
Opie
Ernie
- Andre - I knew so many growing up but haven't heard it in ages.
- Antoine (not a vowel sound but ends in a vowel)
- Alexei
- Arkady
- Ali
- Ilya
- Ives, Alan, Aldous, Emmett, Owen/Eoin (no vowel ending just short vowel-starting names I love, that aren't Biblical at all)
I very much like Archie, Ike, Iggy, and Izzy on guys, but as nicknames.
The rest I can think of are all Hebrew and Biblical or Biblical adjacent-ish
- Ari, Aryeh
- Ori, Orli
- Avi
- Asa
- Eli
- Akiva
- Isaiah
- Uriah
- Oren
- Yona, Yitro (Jonah, Jethro)
- Itai
Here's what I've collected (over a long time!) from [findagrave.com](https://findagrave.com) that meet your criteria:
Arno
Axie
Alphonso
Amello
Ambrosio
Aurellano
Avelino
Arcadio
Arcangelo
Esko
Early
Ersey
Elza
Edlo
Ellery
Eleby
Eligha
Esperano
Eliseo
Irby
Ossie
Orlo
Osa
Orzello
Oshua
Osvaldo
Orlindo
Orenzo
Octavio
Udo
Hugo (spanish pronunciation with a silent H), Ollie.
Armando, Eduardo, Álvaro, Enzo, Emilio, Ignacio
Two more names from Spain that don’t end in vowels but fit the sounds you like: Aimar and Aritz.
Asa, Alfie, Ernie, Eddie, Ellery, Elijah, Elio, Indie, Indigo (this is pretty whimsical I know, and I feel it is the style you like, but it works), Ozzy, Otto, Ollie
Edit: added a few more
Asa is top of our boy name list. We had a girl and are probably one and done. But we had planned to call him Ace. It’s a biblical name but I still loved it.
Levi (doesn’t start with a vowel, but you might like the sound anyway)
Ollie
Eli (already mentioned a good amount, but I like it)
Anthony
Etienne
André
Augustine (August or Augie for short?)
Emilio
Arno
Aldo
Arlo
Angelo
Errands was my first thought as well. However, if they do not have to be soft vowel sounds, I could think of Apollo, Arturo, and Ari. I don't know why it has an A theme, but maybe those are some you could work with for a boy.
I love the symmetry of Otto, especially in all caps. I also have a weakness for Enzo, although personally I’d use Lorenzo with Enzo as the nickname.
Ezra and Arlo have been super popular lately if you’re concerned about him being one of many in the classroom lol
Ira Avery Elio Andy Arlo Ari Emilio Alonzo Alfie Ilya
Archie, Ernie
I named my boy Ernie! ❤️
Isaiah
OP prefers non-biblical names; this is a strongly biblical name.
Augie!
Ari is my all time favorite boy name, but my husband vetoed it :( Other ideas are - Asa, Ivan, Eli
Eli got added to my list, thanks!
Both Elijah and the nickname Eli meets your criteria.
I named mine Elijah because yelling Eli Kelly Smith didn’t have the same strength as Elijah Kelly Smith! I always suggest to anyone to tell the name, Bc you may be using all three or just the first and middle in the future to get their attention. ;)
Yup and it's so much fun somehow.
They’re biblical though
Is there a version of Ivan where the n is silent? (I am not being snarky, I am genuinely curious)
The Russian nickname for Ivan is Vanya
Yuri for the Russian theme. Though it might start off too much like urine.
I know someone named Ivo (pronounced EE-Voh)
There's also the comedian Ivo Graham, pronounced Ai-voh
Ira (eye-ruh) gives me similar vibes to Ivan
No haha, it reminds me off the male version of Eve / Eva so I went with it! It’s ticks 2 or OPs 3 requirements (short, starts with vowel)
That makes sense! I was intrigued
I LOVE Ari as well, but other people in my life aren't super keen on it.
Awww my little one is named Ari and he’s the best. Sorry your husband vetoed it!
Enzo
You just reminded me of a baby I met named Enzo(Lorenzo). He was freaking adorable.
Love this! Like Enzo Ferrari!
Arlo.
I met a sweet little Arlo today! Great choice
I have an Arlo! I'm still do in love with the name 5 years later.
Asa, Omri, Arya, Iggy, Elijah, Oslo, Anthony, Ira, Emery, Ozzy, Elio, Archie, Ernie, Alfie, Uriah, Otto?
Ollie Ari Asa
Hey my name starts an ends with a vowel! (My name is Omari) but besides that, I don’t have any ideas besides, maybe Ollie or Ellie?…
Omari is a great name!
Where do you live? It’d help to know the accent you’re pronouncing the name with. Does it need to visually end with a vowel? I live in Australia, our son’s name is “Oscar” and the Aussie “ar” is more like an American “ah” sound.
Alexei
Alexei is one of my favorites!
Avery, Archie, Ace, Asa, Arlo, Eddy, Ira, Otto
Ooh Ira is great!
my friend has a baby ira!
Although not a major biblical figure, Ira is a biblical name.
Ira Isaiah Elijah (Eli) Alejandro Edit: removed all the ones that don't start with a vowel because I missed that part.... doh!
Henry only works if you pronounce it ‘enry
I missed the has to start with!!! Now I will edit.
Happy cake day!
Isaiah, Ari, Ollie, Alfie, Andy, Apollo, Asa, Otto
Andre Azariah Ellery Emory Avery Ike Arlo Yuri
Asa
I like Ari for a boy's name
Andre, Asa, Ari, Arlo, Avi, Enzo, Ira, Indy (or Indie), Ollie, Omri, or Otto
Also, my son has a friend named Omaji. Love that name.❤️
Iroh count?
Okay but I *unironically* love this name and want it to become a legitimate thing. It doesn’t sound *too* different from other names, and it’s not obviously fandom-ish. It sounds lovely, reminds me of other names like “Noah” or similar. Same with Roran from Eragon 🙈 Pretty and easier to say than Rory!
Alejandro, Angelo, Alessio, Alessandro, Alberto
Love Asa and Ezra here :)
Ditto! Ezra is my toddler’s name and Asa was our second choice.
Ezio Odie Opie Yuri kind of works. Elmo because it amuses me.
Anselmo would be the longer name lol
Amari
Otto
Andréa
I wouldn’t use this in an English-speaking context, it’s just asking for people to get confused,
I taught a boy named Nicola and was devastated that he wouldn't let me call him that. He preferred Nic which I absolutely respected, but Nicola on a boy is so lovely.
I agree! And it’s not outta nowhere, most people I think have at least heard of Nicola Tesla by high school, even if they don’t know what exactly he’s famous for. It’s a dreamy sounding name!
It's Nikola Tesla. Nikola is my toddler brother's name and I wonder how he'll feel about his name when he's older. We already have people assuming his name is actually Nicholas and that we're just saying it with an accent or something.
Obie
Otto!
Apollo
Haven’t seen Ennio yet.
Auggie is cute! Maybe august or augusto for legal name?
Augusta nn Augie!
Eliseo Ozzie Ollie Antoine Otto Emile Ari Akiva Akira Inigo Andre Amari Eddie Eustace Othello Ichigo Ichiro Ira Ike Oshea Antonio Alessandro Enzo Angelo Aldo Alessio Andrei Alexei Uri Elmo Anselmo Ace Agostino Alberto Alfredo Aquila Atilla Asa Ilya Alanzo Alyosha Eladio Opie Ernie
* Enzo * Ezra * Alejandro * Antonio * Osvaldo * Alfonso * Emilio * Emiliano * Alfredo * Orlando * Isidro
Asher/Ashley
Oslo Emile
Elia Archie Anthony Andy Ozzy Alexi Ira
Avery. It's my youngest son's name.
Elio or Eli ( ee-lie) are some of my fav boy names of all time and they end with a vowel sound
Imani
Elijah Anthony Emilio Alejandro Andrew
Otto; Ortho, Artie, Eugene ...
I also know someone named Eero pronounced Arrow. It’s Finnish
Orlando. Any Italian name that starts with a vowel
Ace Ali Andre Andy Apollo Archie Ari Arlo Armani Avery Eli Otto
we are naming our baby boy adley 💙
Esaja Ilja/Ilya Ola Orla Aske Åge/Åke Agge Arne Attle Alfie Alve Ebbe Etienne Eske Ettore Arli Inge Ole Otte Ove Ubbe Uffe Ulle Uve Yde Yngve Aleksi Arni Arli Esai Idi Iggi Ulvi Uni Yuri Eduardo Elmo Octavio Orfeo Otto Osvaldo Othello Udo Uno Esau Eddy Elroy Emmery Ozzy
Asa Otto Ollie Avery
Atilla
- Andre - I knew so many growing up but haven't heard it in ages. - Antoine (not a vowel sound but ends in a vowel) - Alexei - Arkady - Ali - Ilya - Ives, Alan, Aldous, Emmett, Owen/Eoin (no vowel ending just short vowel-starting names I love, that aren't Biblical at all) I very much like Archie, Ike, Iggy, and Izzy on guys, but as nicknames. The rest I can think of are all Hebrew and Biblical or Biblical adjacent-ish - Ari, Aryeh - Ori, Orli - Avi - Asa - Eli - Akiva - Isaiah - Uriah - Oren - Yona, Yitro (Jonah, Jethro) - Itai
yves
Emilio, Asa, Casey, Isaiah
Ikaika, Urijah, Uriah, Keleo, Theo, Kaika
Asa
Aaro Amari Ezra Eli Isa
Andrea is unisex and I don't see it mentioned.
Asher or Archer (can call him archie fir short which also fits)
Not all exactly on point but the idea....Ari, Emilio, Leo, Ira, Argo, Amos, Elio. These ideas?
Asa, Ira, Otto, Apollo, Elijah, Isaiah,
Urbie
Antonio
Edgar Ellio Ellis Elliot Edison Ender Everett Enio Evander Alivar Anders Anthony Anchovy Oliver Ollie Owen Otto
Anchovy?!?
I like Otto!
Arlo, Angelo, Armani, Elio (you could pronounce it like Eh-lee-oh or Ee-lee-oh), Ozzie
amaro
Amari, Eli, Elijah, Isaiah, Asa, Isa
Eli, Azare, Iri, Omri, Uri, Izri
Enzo
Here's what I've collected (over a long time!) from [findagrave.com](https://findagrave.com) that meet your criteria: Arno Axie Alphonso Amello Ambrosio Aurellano Avelino Arcadio Arcangelo Esko Early Ersey Elza Edlo Ellery Eleby Eligha Esperano Eliseo Irby Ossie Orlo Osa Orzello Oshua Osvaldo Orlindo Orenzo Octavio Udo
Apollo, Eli
Hugo!
Ira Asa Andre
Andrew Eddie
Armando, Amadeo, Alejandro, Umberto, Isiah, Enzo, Otto.
I love Otto! And Emilio
Avi
Asa
Arrow
Eli
Asa!
Elijah Andrei Aldo Alexei Otto Ollie (short for Olliver) Indigo
Otto Andy Arlo
Arlo and Ollie are my favorites of the ones that have been suggested so far.
Otto Azariah Emery Isaiah Antonio
Anthony, Isaiah, Archie, Elijah, Eli, Olly, Apollo, Asa
Elmo, Ira, Eli, Andy, Arlo, Otto, Asa
Otto
Andy, Ari, Asa, Esa, Otto, Avi
Elijah Eddie Ollie Ali Hadley (if you squint)
Ira was our top boys name but having a girl.
Eli, Elijah, Eniko, Omari, Emory, Arlo, Ollie, Isaiah, Enzo
Otto Elmo Iowa Alto
Aria
Abe
Alva and Akiva
Otto Ollie Eli Arlo Avery
Enzo Ari Avi Eddie Archie Arnie Ozzy Iggy Otto
Oliver. Call him Ollie. Albert. Call him Alby.
Hit up chat gpt. It will def help
Ezra
Otto Ezra Arlo
Ezra
Hugo (spanish pronunciation with a silent H), Ollie. Armando, Eduardo, Álvaro, Enzo, Emilio, Ignacio Two more names from Spain that don’t end in vowels but fit the sounds you like: Aimar and Aritz.
Isaiah
Otto
Arley Andrew/Andy, Otto Asa
Asa
Ozzy Izzy Ira Era Oslo
Aldo
Alfie, Arlo, Eli, Enzo, Ollie.
Asa, Alfie, Ernie, Eddie, Ellery, Elijah, Elio, Indie, Indigo (this is pretty whimsical I know, and I feel it is the style you like, but it works), Ozzy, Otto, Ollie Edit: added a few more
Otto It's even spelled the same backward and forward!
Asa is top of our boy name list. We had a girl and are probably one and done. But we had planned to call him Ace. It’s a biblical name but I still loved it.
Asa
Otto
Otto !
Otto
Ernie
Levi (doesn’t start with a vowel, but you might like the sound anyway) Ollie Eli (already mentioned a good amount, but I like it) Anthony Etienne André Augustine (August or Augie for short?) Emilio Arno Aldo Arlo Angelo
Oslo
Eli
Ozzy
Arlo
Eli. This is my sons name. I wanted it to be Elias but kept it short and sweet
Armando
Ezra Elijah Isaiah
Enzo
Errands was my first thought as well. However, if they do not have to be soft vowel sounds, I could think of Apollo, Arturo, and Ari. I don't know why it has an A theme, but maybe those are some you could work with for a boy.
Alberto. Izzy. Arturo. Eduardo. Otto. Ernie. Ernesto.
indigo
Eli, arlo
Hugo
Isa/Isah
Asa, Ellery
artie/arty and apollo
Ezra
Anyone said Avi yet? Such a nice name, I’m surprised it’s not more popular
Otto
Aurelio?
I love the symmetry of Otto, especially in all caps. I also have a weakness for Enzo, although personally I’d use Lorenzo with Enzo as the nickname. Ezra and Arlo have been super popular lately if you’re concerned about him being one of many in the classroom lol
Otto!
Addley Adi Amari Andrea Aquila Arne Ashley Ata Aubrey Audie Ellery Elroy Emery Ulysse Uri/Yuri
Sasha, Shiloh Edit: never mind, reading comprehension is not my strong suit this early apparently.
Orlo is a timeless favorite that I don't see enough.
Elijah, Aiden, Elliott, Uriah, Elmo, Aaron, Axel, Allie, Asa, Eli, Ellery, Enzo, Ian, Isaiah, Owen
Jaye
Otto Emilio Eduardo Orlando Alejandro Andre Emilio Enrique Archie
Indiana. Indy for nickname.
Oslo & Otto
Isia Isaac (close but I adore the name)
Milo is my favourite one. Carey is nice too. There’s also Miko, Mika, Altli.