# The sexiness of male names **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 22, 2003, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sexiness-of-male-names/203114 "2003-09-22T16:07:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![The\_Composer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/898d66/32.png) [@The\_Composer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Composer)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2003, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sexiness-of-male-names/203114/61 "2003-09-23T18:52:42Z")
In about 4 weeks, I’ll have a son named Peyton Alexander. Mrs. Iceman and I think it’s a sexy “guy” name- although it’s strange to think of my child as a sex object. Don’t even remind me that my daughter will eventually start dating… ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2003, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sexiness-of-male-names/203114/62 "2003-09-23T18:57:39Z")
Guy checking in. I don’t like the name Peyton, and don’t think the chicks dig it. How about Robert Alexander? I of course don’t know _anybody_ named that. Hey, Don’t look at me like that! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2003, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sexiness-of-male-names/203114/63 "2003-09-23T20:24:46Z")
> [@](#): > > _ **F\_X** said:_ > I forgot to add other male names that I find absolutely sexy: > > Scott (another one of my brother’s high school friends)… > Dylan > Jamie > Devon > > (no, I don’t have crushes on all my brother’s friends… just Scott and Eric) I made it! I made it! I was getting seriously worried. 🙂 - **Sunspace** (not Dylan, Jamie, or Devon, although I work with one) ---
**Author:** ![krisolov](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/krisolov/32/3724_2.png) [@krisolov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/krisolov)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2003, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sexiness-of-male-names/203114/64 "2003-09-23T20:42:41Z")
What?! No Denis yet?? Yeah, that sounds about right. ---
**Author:** ![Rune](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e68b1a/32.png) [@Rune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rune)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2003, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sexiness-of-male-names/203114/65 "2003-09-23T20:51:34Z")
What’s the deal with all this Celtic stuff? What about considering some Nordic names. For instance try a good old Nordic name like say Rune. Yeah that has a really sexy sound to it. ummm… **Rune** melts like chocolate on the tongue. ummmm… - Rune ---
**Author:** ![Nichol\_storm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Nichol\_storm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nichol_storm)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2003, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sexiness-of-male-names/203114/66 "2003-09-23T23:44:12Z")
Nikita Erik Paul Ramon David Sean Nathan Dominic Alexander Jared Morgan Aiden I like a mix of ethnicities. The Spanish Ramon is far sexier than it’s cousin Raymond; Nikita has a certain exotic quality that’s only heightened by its ambiguity – after all, how many people outside of Russia even know it’s actually a boy’s name? Aiden and Jared carry bad-boy appeal, and Alexander and Dominic manage to maintain sexiness across multiple syllables. ---
**Author:** ![cheddarsnax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@cheddarsnax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cheddarsnax)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2003, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sexiness-of-male-names/203114/67 "2003-09-23T23:46:34Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mr. Babbington \* > \*\*And what images does Patrick conjure up? \*\* Beauty, riches, and success. –Patrick ---
**Author:** ![Carm6773](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/2bfe46/32.png) [@Carm6773](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carm6773)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2003, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sexiness-of-male-names/203114/68 "2003-09-23T23:53:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by I Love Me, Vol. I \* > \*\*So classic is sexy for men, but not John or Robert or Richard??? > > Must not be classic enough.:dubious: \*\* Au contraire, I just looove the name Robert. Of course, that is my husband’s name 😉 BTW, I agree on Chet. That was my absent father’s name. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2003, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sexiness-of-male-names/203114/69 "2003-09-24T00:51:53Z")
I agree with most J names, as well as K sounding ones too (even if they start with a C). Some favorites… Jaden Jeremy Jantz Jaeger Jude (as in Law) Jace Julian Cael Cooper Craven Coyne Christian Colm Chaim Caleb Connor Keagan Koen Kieren Keaton I also seem to have a think for names that end in N and surnames (swoon!) for first names. 😉 Plus, the one’s that don’t fit anywhere else are: Yardley, Ethan, Paul, Trenton, Schuy, Brody, Gabriel, Quade, Zachary, Tanner, Haynes, Heath, Noah, Logan, Paley, Riordan, Wheaton, and Gehrig. Just to name a few. And is it just me, or does anyone else find a name attractive once your drawn to the person that has it? I mean, I don’t really think Viggo is a sexy name but the actor sure as hell is. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2003, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sexiness-of-male-names/203114/70 "2003-09-24T01:08:49Z")
the number one rule is that you must be able to yell the name out in the midst of passion without dissolving into a puddle of laughter. this is where some french names fall. “ooooooh, rene!” nope. “oooohhh, ferd!” nope. “ooooohhh, jacques!” nope. “oooohhhh, jack!” yep. “oooohhh, ethan!” yep. “ooooh, ponteleimon!” nope too long. ---
**Author:** ![burundi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3ec8ea/32.png) [@burundi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burundi)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2003, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sexiness-of-male-names/203114/71 "2003-09-24T01:49:48Z")
I like old-fashioned, one-syllable names: Sam John Ben Dan(iel) Jack Will I don’t know why, but they just sound like the names of good, stand-up, real-man men. ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2003, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sexiness-of-male-names/203114/72 "2003-09-24T01:54:26Z")
I’ve always liked the Vikings: Thor Erik Crosby Leif 😉 ---
**Author:** ![look\_ninjas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b2d939/32.png) [@look\_ninjas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/look_ninjas)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2003, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sexiness-of-male-names/203114/73 "2003-09-24T02:27:25Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by WinstonSmith \* > \*\*What’s the deal with all this Celtic stuff? What about considering some Nordic names. For instance try a good old Nordic name like say Rune. Yeah that has a really sexy sound to it. ummm… **Rune** melts like chocolate on the tongue. ummmm… > > - Rune \*\* Actually, despite the shameless manner in which you’ve brought it up, there is something to **Rune**. I’d take one home with me. ---
**Author:** ![CaptBushido](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e4f/32.png) [@CaptBushido](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptBushido)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2003, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sexiness-of-male-names/203114/74 "2003-09-24T02:36:46Z")
Come on, Rune? That’s like being named “Heiroglyph” ---
**Author:** ![Already\_in\_Use](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@Already\_in\_Use](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Already_in_Use)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2003, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sexiness-of-male-names/203114/75 "2003-09-24T03:00:41Z")
Straight male, so I don’t know what I’m talking about, but: Stefan (my name in the surface world) Veikko Ukko Heikki Osmo Thor Leif Bjorn Gunnar Axel Hrothgar Ragnar Odin ---
**Author:** ![Already\_in\_Use](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@Already\_in\_Use](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Already_in_Use)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2003, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sexiness-of-male-names/203114/76 "2003-09-24T03:01:47Z")
Hieronymus is a really cool name as well, but I don’t know if anyone finds it sexy. ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2003, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sexiness-of-male-names/203114/77 "2003-09-24T03:03:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Ilsa\_Lund \* > \*\*Umm, Ilsa Lund is the lead character from _Casablanca_. I happen to like Ingrid Bergman (and Ingmar, but that’s different). > > But my name’s Alex \*\* Well, that name isn’t familiar to me… probably because I haven’t watched that Humphrey Bogart movie. I hope that lead character’s a guy. (Ingmar Bergman is a guy too, y’know… his first name was Ernst) **Granuaile** reminded me of the pure sex appeal to be found in the names Rhys and Gavin… the first time I met people with those names, I was in love. 🙂 F\_X ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2003, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sexiness-of-male-names/203114/78 "2003-09-24T03:10:26Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Rooves \* > \*\*Still no “Frank”. I’ll check back in later when the women with good taste sign on. \*\* Ok, then: Frank (or Francisco). from a \*man \*with good taste. ---
**Author:** ![umop\_ap\_sdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/dbc845/32.png) [@umop\_ap\_sdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/umop_ap_sdn)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2003, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sexiness-of-male-names/203114/79 "2003-09-24T03:21:54Z")
I made the list! 4 votes for Eric and 2 for Erik. I never liked that name, but if women swoon over it then maybe I won’t change it. But I can still spell it whatever way I want. -Aryk ---
**Author:** ![teemingONE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b4bc9f/32.png) [@teemingONE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teemingONE)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2003, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sexiness-of-male-names/203114/80 "2003-09-24T03:35:25Z")
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