5000+ Three-Syllable Boy Names
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Carmody
Irish
"descendant of Cearmaid"
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cearmada, which is reminiscent of other jaunty Irish surnames like Cassidy and Connolly.
Radovan
Croatian, Czech, Slovak
"happy, willing"
A cool Slavic name with an upbeat meaning, but beware the association with a former Bosnian Serb politician Radovan Karadžić, convicted in 2008 of crimes against humanity during the Bosnian War.
Astrophil
Greek
"star lover"
Variant of Astrophel
Sofiane
Arabic, North African
"slender"
Form of Sufyan mainly found in North Africa
September
English word name
"month name"
Parents are beginning to turn away from springtime months like April and June and are moving toward the cooler and crisper three-syllable September, October, November, and December.
October
English
"month name"
What is so rare as a month named June? October – and November and December – are a lot rarer. Brisk and substantial, they're so much more memorable and modern than April or May. October got its name…
Kimberley
English surname
"Cyneburga's meadow"
Kimberley is a town in South Africa associated with diamonds and with wealth and luxury in general. It was name for Lord Kimberley, whose surname derived from an English place name. Used for boys in…
Ensio
Finnish
"first"
Ensio derives from the Finnish word ensimmäinen , meaning "first one."
Iiro
Finnish diminutive of Isak
"laughter"
A nickname for Isak, the Nordic variation of Isaac.
Kalevi
Variation of Kaleva, Finnish
"ancestor of the Finns"
Kalevi is a variant form of Kaleva, the name of a character from Finnish legend — the ancestor of all Finns. Although both are masculine names, Kalevi may be better suited for non-Finnish boys, since…
Sakari
Variation of Sakarias, Finnish
"the Lord has remembered"
The Finnish equivalent to Zachary.
Sebulon
Finnish and Scandinavian variation of Zebulon, Hebrew
"exaltation; little dwelling"
You lose the zippy Z with the Nordic form of Zebulon, but the softer nickname Seb is nice.
Calgary
Canadian place name
This Canadian city name would make a unique but very wearable choice for a son or daughter. Cal is a good nickname — skip Gary.
Delorean
French surname
"from the laurels"
DeLorean is an Anglicized variation of the French surname Deslauriers, originally used for someone who lived near laurel. DeLorean is best known as the name of a 1980s sports car, ingrained in the…
Subaru
Japanese
"to bunch together, to unite"
Subaru is a Japanese astronomical name used for the Pleiades star cluster. The constellation was named as such for Subaru's meaning, "to bunch together," since the stars are crowded together. Subaru…
Optimus
Latin
"best"
Extremely rare, but seen as a baby boy name every once in a while, influenced by Transformers character Optimus Prime.
Yolando
Masculinization of Yolanda, Spanish from Greek
"violet"
One of the few masculine names that derived from a feminine one.
Molochai
Variation of Malachi, Hebrew
"my messenger"
A creative take on Malachi used in the 2000 horror movie Lost Souls .
Mclaren
Gaelic
"son of Labhrainn"
McLaren is an Anglicization of the surname MacLabhrainn, meaning "son of Labhrann." Labhrann is the Gaelic form of Laurentius, from which Lawrence also derived. McLaren is an automobile manufacturing…
Dasani
American invented name
"healthy"
The Coca-Cola Company created the name Dasani for its brand-new bottled water in 1999. Dasani was chosen because "the name is relaxing and suggests pureness and replenishment," according to consumer…