Three Syllable Names for Boys

A rich Yoruba surname that is also seen as a given name among boys and girls.

Adeola

An appealing Hawaiian name with a lovely meaning and vibrant sound – reminiscent of rising Hawaiian stars Kai, Koa and Kainoa. It derives from the words ke "the" and aloha "love". Keahloha is also a common Hawaiian surname.

 A notable bearer is the first Poet Laureate of Hawaii, Steven Kealohapauʻole Hong-Ming Wong, known mononymously as Kealoha. James Kealoha was a Hawaii politician who was the first Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii. And Kealoha Pilares is an American football player.

Kealoha

Created by the Polish playwright Juliusz Słowacki in 1833 for his eponymous romantic hero, Kordian has been in rare use in Poland since. 

Słowacki based the name on the Latin cor or cordis, meaning "heart", making this an excellent rare choice for a baby born around Valentine's Day.

Kordian

Kordian was created by Polish playwright Juliusz Słowacki for his eponymous romantic hero, based on Latin cor, cordis "heart". Cordian is the Anglicized form.

Cordian

Casworon was derived from the Celtic elements cad, meaning "battle," and kawaro, hero. Caz is an enviably cool nickname.

Casworon

Just one letter off from Corentin, but an entirely different name — the Cornish variation stresses the middle syllable, while the French stresses the last. And in America, where both versions are unknown, people are likely going to guess that the emphasis belongs on the first syllable.

Corentyn

If -son names are your style, here's a rare one you may not have come across before! Armison is derived from the Germanic name Ermin or Armin (possibly related to Herman), meaning "whole" or "universal" – the same route that gave us the Emma names.

Armison

In Greek mythology, Ganymede was Trojan youth who was so beautiful that he was carried off to be Zeus' cup-bearer, and made immortal. His name may derive from Greek ganymai "to be glad" plus medomai "to think, to plan".

 
In astronomy, Ganymede is also the name of the largest moon of Jupiter. And in Shakespeare's comic play As You Like It, Ganymede is the name the heroine Rosalind chooses for herself when she disguises herself as a shepherd boy.

Ganymede

If Angel is too popular for you, this super-rare related name might appeal, never given to more then 6 boys per year in the US.

Evangel

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cearmada, which is reminiscent of other jaunty Irish surnames like Cassidy and Connolly.

Carmody

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.

Radovan

Astrophil

Form of Sufyan mainly found in North Africa

Sofiane

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. 

September

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 the early twentieth century, it re-emerged as a girls' name in the 1940s, usually spelled Kimberly.

Kimberley

Ensio derives from the Finnish word ensimmäinen, meaning "first one."

Ensio

A nickname for Isak, the Nordic variation of Isaac.

Iiro

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 an A ending is often viewed as feminine.

Kalevi

You lose the zippy Z with the Nordic form of Zebulon, but the softer nickname Seb is nice.

Sebulon

This Canadian city name would make a unique but very wearable choice for a son or daughter. Cal is a good nickname — skip Gary.

Calgary

Three-syllable boy names carry a certain gravity and formality: They're mostly full names rather than short forms. 

 today -- Benjamin, Theodore, Oliver -- have three syllables, often with friendlier short forms such as Ben, Theo, and Ollie.

 too: Consider word name Victory, Spanish nature name Jacinto, and the papal (really) Zepherin.

pair best with one or two-syllable surnames

, but if you love a three-syllable name for your son and have a longer last name, you can always choose one with a shorter version. Zachary Zantopoulos is more approachable as Zach Zantopoulos.

 of more than 5000 male names with three syllables, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry.

Three-syllable names for baby boys, including popular three syllable boy names such as Benjamin and Theodore and unique three-syllable baby names for boys, including Templeton and Zoticus. (Page 666)

5000+ Three-Syllable Boy Names