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It's a cool word but not a cool name. None of the elements sound namey at all.
Even Leporid or Lepus sounds better, but also sounds like 'leper' so still nope.

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I actually think Hare would work as a name, maybe a middle name and potential nickname Hare/Harry. If Fox and Hart can be names, why not Hare? The only problem is that it would sound like you're named 'hair'.

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If I had to suggest ways to name a kid after this group in some way:
Romero (for the genus Romerolagus, volcano rabbits)
Sylvia or Sylvio (for the genus Sylvilagus, cottontail rabbits etc.)
Sylva or Sylvaticus (for the species Lepus sylvaticus)
Poe or Marjorie (for the species Poelagus marjorita)
any "And--" name could be for the Andean cototntail S. andinus (Andres, Andy, Andina, Andrew)
any "Har-" name with the nickname Harry for hare (Harold, Harry, Harrison, Harris)
Jack for jackrabbit
Conan for coney (and can have Coney as a nickname)
Assam for the Assam rabbit
James, Jameson, Rand, or Randall for Jameson's red rock hare, Pronolagus randensis
Rupert for P. rupestris
Melanie or Melana for P. melanurus (old species name)
Barrett for P. barretti (also an old species name)
River or Monty for the riverine rabbit Bunolagus monticularis
Layne or Layna for the extinct species Oryctolagus laynensis
Apollo, Apollonia, or Apollonaris for the species Sylvilagus apollinaris
Gabbi or Gabriela "Gabbi" for the species S. gabbi
Grayson for S. graysoni
Allen for the antelope jackrabbit Lepus alleni
Victor or Victoria for L. victoriae
Corsica for L. corsicanus
Flavia for L. flavigularis
Forrest for Forrest's pika
Thomas for Thomas's pika
Pallas for Pallas's pika
Polonius for (extinct species) Ochotona polonica
Filip for O. filippovi
Grace, Gracie, or Graciela for O. gracilis

This message was edited 10/27/2024, 6:52 PM