Three Syllable Names for Boys

Penumbra

Petrichor

An archaic word name meaning "prayer", derived from Latin via French. As a given name, it has been used occasionally from the 19th century onwards, but remains a rare choice with on-trend sounds and spiritual appeal.

Orison

Axiom

A humorous rhyme, named for English humourist and novelist Edmund Clerihew Bentley (1875–1956), who invented the form.

Clerihew

Could be a modern virtue... or perhaps not for the parents!

Defiance

Elixir

A sunny-sounding surname or an adjective meaning "only when the going's good" – as in, <em>a fairweather friend</em>.

Fairweather

Firefly

Lariat

Salvation

An object thought to have magic powers and to bring good luck.

Talisman

In the Bible, this name belongs to a son of Jehaleleel, of the tribe of Judah.

Tiria

The name of a Jebusite who owned a threshing floor on the summit of Mount Moriah which was purchased by David to be used as the site for assembling an altar to God. Later texts render his name as Ornan.

Araunah

Possibly derived from Assar, a Mesopotamian god. This Old Testament place name belonged to province in the south-east of Assyria, probably in Babylonia. Some have identified it with Tel Afer, a place in Mesopotamia.

Thelasar

Telassar

Etheridge is a surname derived from the English name Edric. As a first name, it's most commonly associated with American poet and civil rights activist Etheridge Knight.

Etheridge

In ancient Mesopotamia, Dumuzid was the god of shepherds and fertility and husband of the goddess Inanna. Tammuz, the Semitic transcription of the name, is more likely to be used today.

Dumuzid

Cezary

Yiorgos is a Top 10 boy name in Greece and can also be spelled Giorgos.

Yiorgos

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 707)

5000+ Three-Syllable Boy Names