Four Syllable Names for Boys

Velocity

Derived from Nebo, the Babylonian god of wisdom. In the Old Testament Abednego is the Babylonian name given to Azariah, one of the three men cast into a furnace but saved by God.

Abednego

As a first name, Basquiat is used as in honor of Jean-Michel Basquiat, the neoexpressionist whose art touched on themes of race, wealth disparity, and humanism.

Basquiat

This unusual boys' name ending in O survives thanks to the missionary priest who founded the first of the California missions. With Juniper becoming a more popular name, especially for girls, Junipero may actually become fashionable.

Junipero

The name of several people in the Old Testament, including a son of David. Eliphalet is a variant spelling.

Eliphelet

This beautiful Breton saint's name peaked at #127 in France in 2006. It's still in the Top 500 there today, but remains almost unknown outside of France.

Elouan

Derived from Emygdius, a 3rd century saint's name of unknown meaning.

Emidio

The Basque form of the obscure Latin saint's name Emeterius, after whom the city of Santander is named. Emeteri and Emeterius are from the same root as emeritas, a title usually bestowed upon a retired professor.

Emeteri

Hortensio was derived from the Ancient Roman cognomen Hortensius, as were the more familiar names Hortensia and Hortense.
 
In Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew, Hortensio is a suitor of Bianca.

Hortensio

The origins of Lucentio are a bit hazy — it's possible Shakespeare invented the name for his play The Taming of the Shrew, where Lucentio ends up marrying Bianca. However, it may have been an obscure Italian variation of Lucentius, existing before Shakespeare's time.

Lucentio

Shakespeare invented the names Salerio, Solanio, and Salarino for his play The Merchant of Venice. The names are puns on salario, the Italian word for "salary," as each character shows great concern with money.

Salerio

Ancient Italian form of Vincent, used by Shakespeare in both The Taming of the Shrew and Measure for Measure.

Vincentio

Volumnius was the name of an important politician in Ancient Rome, but his name does not feel very usable in the modern day.

Volumnius

This Macallister variation is strongly associted with Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Unless it's your alma mater, it might be wise to stick with the original.

Macalester

This elaboration of the name Junius originated as a Roman cognomen — a name that was passed down over generations.

Junianus

A unisex name in Nigeria, but one that will read as feminine in the US.

Efemena

Tiberinus was the god of the Tiber in Roman mythology and appears as a character in Virgil's Aeneid. It's related to the name Tiberius, that of an Ancient Roman emperor. Tiberius may be the better choice between the two, if only because it's more familiar.

Tiberinus

Kamadeva is the Hindu god of love. Much like Cupid, Kamadeva or Kama flies around shooting arrows of desire at young lovers. His bow is made of sugarcane and his arrows are decorated with fragrant flowers. Kamadeva is associated with the cuckoo bird, humming bees, and the gentle breezes of spring.

Kamadeva

If January, April and August are useable and fashionable, why not February? February as a word derives from the Latin februa, which was the name of a purification feast coming at the end of winter, to prepare for the coming spring.

For our part, we like February along with December and January as <a href="https://nameberry.com/list/89/winter-baby-names">names for winter babies</a>; we also like the possibility of Airy and Rue as nicknames.

A possible stumbling block, however, is that clumsy "bruary" sound in the middle that no one ever quite gets right.

February

Commonly shortened to Sakari, which may have broader appeal.

Sakarias

Four-syllable boy names provide the perfect balance for a short surname and may impart an elaborate style on your son's name.

Boy names with four syllables include a few choices near the top of the popularity lists in the US and around the world, most notably Alexander and Sebastian.

Along with Alexander and Sebastian, other four-syllable boy names that make the US Top 1000 include Leonardo,

Four-syllable boy names provide the perfect balance for a short surname and may impart an elaborate style on your son's name. Boy names with four syllables include a few choices near the top of the popularity lists in the US and around the world, most notably Alexander and Sebastian. Along with Alexander and Sebastian, other four-syllable boy names that make the US Top 1000 include Leonardo, (Page 186)