» a quick list of names for male characters that are actually unique (and not just rare in the united states).
Alcibiade | a Greek general, known to be Socrate’s lover. Was said to be utterly beautiful, witty and outrageous.
Ange | angel in French. Popular in Corsica.
Apollinaire | derived from Apollon (French form of Apollo). It’s nowadays known as a surname because of Guillaume Apollinaire (French poet).
Artyom | means "dedicated to Artemis". Popular in Russia, but still very rare in non-slavic-speaking countries.
Bellerophon | in Greek mythology, Poseidon’s grandson. Known for killing the Chimera and being one of the happy few able to ride Pegasus. Later fell to his death.
Candide | igenuous, innocent. Popularized by Voltaire’s philosophical tale.
Domingo | sunday in Spanish.
Faust | title character in one of Goethe’s plays. Often associated with the Devil.
Figaro | title character in one of Beaumarchais’s plays and in one of Mozart’s operas.
Fyodor | russian form of Theodore. Like Artyom, a popular name in slavic-speaking countries which remains rare in the rest of the world. Mainly known for being Dostoievski’s name.
Septimus | a Roman emperor. Also a character in Virginia Woolf’s Mrs Dalloway.
Toulouse | surname of French painter Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. Also a city in Southern France. Later popularized by the Disney movie The Aristocats.
Zadig | yet another name coming from one of Voltaire’s tale.
