# 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:** 5
**Author:** ![Engineer\_Dude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9fc29f/32.png) [@Engineer\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Engineer_Dude)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2003, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sexiness-of-male-names/203114/81 "2003-09-24T04:06:08Z")
Why is it that my name (Graham) makes this list twice, but is nowhere to be found on the personalized mugs and pencils that they sell in gift shops? ---
**Author:** ![pokey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ebca7d/32.png) [@pokey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pokey)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2003, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sexiness-of-male-names/203114/82 "2003-09-24T04:52:29Z")
I met someone named Peter Johnson the other day and I admit for a second I thought “wow sexy name.” Dear **Already in Use** : Your name is sexy. Hieronymus is also a sexy name. All those other ones are not sexy unless there are some women who are into viking porn. Which is not to say that viking porn doesn’t sound like it could be okay, it’s just that someone would have to be exposed to a large amount of it before those names would become eroticized and I just don’t think viking porn is out there in that kind of quantity. Now I can’t stop thinking about viking porn. There actually should be more of it. ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Ellis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@Michael\_Ellis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Ellis)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2003, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sexiness-of-male-names/203114/83 "2003-09-24T05:03:28Z")
Thank heavens someone used my name at last. ---
**Author:** ![Granuaile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecccb3/32.png) [@Granuaile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Granuaile)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2003, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sexiness-of-male-names/203114/84 "2003-09-24T05:22:56Z")
Oops, I forgot one… Bryn The name of my Rugby coach when I was at Uni. A lilting Welsh accent, hotly whispering instructions in my ear on how to successfully take down an opponent…sigh. ---
**Author:** ![Rune](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e68b1a/32.png) [@Rune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rune)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2003, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sexiness-of-male-names/203114/85 "2003-09-24T06:21:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by CaptBushido \* > \*\*Come on, Rune? > > That’s like being named “Heiroglyph” \*\* Hey! You should know what some of your English names sound like to people in Scandinavia. 🙂 Anyway what’s wrong with Heiroglyph? I have this one Egyptian friend… Ummmm… **Rune** smelts like iron in the forge Ummmm…. - Rune ---
**Author:** ![karomon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@karomon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/karomon)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2003, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sexiness-of-male-names/203114/86 "2003-09-24T06:29:26Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Granuaile \* > \*\*The name of my Rugby coach when I was at Uni. A lilting Welsh accent, hotly whispering instructions in my ear on how to successfully take down an opponent…sigh. \*\* \ This post shivered me timbers. **Granuaile** , feel free to jot down a few pages of details and send 'em my way. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![LucysLogic101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e19b73/32.png) [@LucysLogic101](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LucysLogic101)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2003, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sexiness-of-male-names/203114/87 "2003-09-24T13:40:02Z")
Spencer. it makes me think of Spencer Tracy, and boy was he a handsome man. and then there’s Laurence. not Lawrence. but Laurence. THIS makes me think of Laurence Olivier and GOD he was gorgeous. i’d go along to say Humphrey, but honestly that name just makes me laugh, no matter how stunning Bogey was. oh! Sky. Sky Masterson. now THERE’S a sexy name. _swoon!_ I also like Noah, Duncan, Jeremy and Patrick. oh and Roman…for some reason, the idea of calling a guy “Rome” for short…i dunno man, it just sounds great. ---
**Author:** ![Susanann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ab992/32.png) [@Susanann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Susanann)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2003, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sexiness-of-male-names/203114/88 "2003-09-24T13:43:03Z")
Ethan Lance Cheyenne Daniel ---
**Author:** ![soulmurk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b782af/32.png) [@soulmurk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/soulmurk)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2003, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sexiness-of-male-names/203114/89 "2003-09-24T14:31:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by pokey \* > **I met someone named Peter Johnson the other day and I admit for a second I thought "wow sexy name."** Double the innuendo, no wonder. It seems that my name (Eric) is only good for high school crushes. I’ll keep that in mind as I approach my mid-life crisis… ---
**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 24, 2003, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sexiness-of-male-names/203114/90 "2003-09-24T15:03:01Z")
> [@](#): > > 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) > > F\_X You don’t _quite_ understand. I know Ingmar Bergman is a man. That was a joke. Ilsa Lund is the lead from Casablanca, played by Ingrid Bergman. A Woman. I Like Ingrid Bergman. I am a guy. I made my screen name Ingrid Bergman’s character’s name from Casblanca, because I like the movie, and the actress. I also like Ingmar Bergman. But not like _that_. I like his films. ---
**Author:** ![Xavier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/2bfe46/32.png) [@Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xavier)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2003, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sexiness-of-male-names/203114/91 "2003-09-24T17:31:34Z")
Wow. I actually made the list in the OP. I need a cold shower now. I think my name sounds sexier when pronounced “hav-ier” instead of “Xavier” or “Javier” ---
**Author:** ![Profane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e47774/32.png) [@Profane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Profane)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2003, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sexiness-of-male-names/203114/92 "2003-09-24T21:55:56Z")
Thomas (my husband’s name, but I’ve always loved it.) James Jack Kieran (my son’s name) Spanish sounding names are wonderful, Javier, Miguel, etc. ---
**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 24, 2003, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sexiness-of-male-names/203114/93 "2003-09-24T22:09:17Z")
Rhys is definitely sexy, as is Griffith. Yum, Welsh names! The Romans had the best names ever. Aurelian, Seneca, Tiberius, Julian, Cato, Domitian, Tetricus, Titus, Nero, Lucius, Vespasian, Trajan, Valerian, Hadrian, Diocletian, Lucan, Saturninus, Valentinian, etc. etc. ---
**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 25, 2003, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sexiness-of-male-names/203114/94 "2003-09-25T01:11:33Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by pokey \* > \*\*Now I can’t stop thinking about viking porn. There actually should be more of it. \*\* Hell yeah! Especially ultra-cheesy Wagnerian Viking porn. Although historically accurate Viking porn would be cool too. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2003, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sexiness-of-male-names/203114/95 "2003-09-25T01:40:00Z")
Why is ‘peter’ another name for a knob in the USA? I find it bloody offencive, what with my first name being… ---
**Author:** ![Tanaqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3bc359/32.png) [@Tanaqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tanaqui)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2003, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sexiness-of-male-names/203114/96 "2003-09-25T02:35:26Z")
**Thing**?!? I like some variations on Alex. Like Alec… or Alexei. Mmm, yes, Alexei. And I have a strange thing for Seamus… it sounds much better than it looks. Those old-school British names that are now almost always female are strangely attractive… i.e. Ashley, Evelyn, Vivian, Aubrey, and Leslie. I don’t know why. Possibly they drudge up images of vaguely Austen-like heroes. Other sexy names: Michael Julian Damian Shea James I like unique names, for the most part–Michael is an exception, I suppose. ---
**Author:** ![Siegfried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@Siegfried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siegfried)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2003, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sexiness-of-male-names/203114/97 "2003-09-25T02:36:23Z")
Hmmm… my first name doesn’t make the list although the shortened version of it made it once. The only mention of my middle name is that it’s so unsexy it needs to go sit with Chip. All this time I thought I wasn’t getting the women because of how I look and acted, and it’s really only my unsexy name! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Krisfer\_the\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Krisfer\_the\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Krisfer_the_Cat)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2003, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sexiness-of-male-names/203114/98 "2003-09-25T02:41:21Z")
MATTHIAS Alexander (Hi **Ilsa** ) Colin Joshua Josiah Kel Ryan Sean Shane JAMES KEVIN David Jeremy Jeremiah Micah Isaiah Seth Jed Konnor Jakob Kaleb Jehoiam Joash Ahh hell just gimme the freakin Old Testament:D Jeff Sasha Sergei, Sergio Dante Oh I could go on forever! ---
**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 25, 2003, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sexiness-of-male-names/203114/99 "2003-09-25T02:46:11Z")
How’ _you_ don’, **Krisfer**? ---
**Author:** ![5-HT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/f19dbf/32.png) [@5-HT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5-HT)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2003, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sexiness-of-male-names/203114/100 "2003-09-25T02:49:33Z")
really though, is there a sexier name than Max Power? come on, really? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sexiness-of-male-names/203114.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sexiness-of-male-names/203114.md?page=6)