Kipling

Kipling? Like the pencil case?

Kipling is a strong, distinguished masculine name, without being overused and without sounding made-up. Kipling could be the rancher sitting at the desk in the den of the log ranch house going over his accounts, Kip the young handsome rancher riding the range. The name is not too common but is not a brow-raiser.

It sounds too much like a surname, and a verb at the same time. It's unique and gothic though. It's a great fictional character name.

I don't think Kipling is a bad name. I actually really like the cute nickname Kip. :-)

Hopelessly elitist and pretentious-sounding.