Four Syllable Names for Boys
- Hideyoshi
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"good luck"
- Quintilian
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"fifth"Description:
A long and dramatic name derived from the Latin name Quintus, "fifth". A notable bearer was the 1st-century rhetorician Marcus Fabius Quintilianus, usually known as Quintilian in English.
- Cyriaque
Origin:
French form of CyriacusDescription:
Cyriaque is the French version of Cyriacus, an equally obscure name in the US. Abroad, however, Cyriaque has a few contemporary namesakes, specifically two French footballers: Cyriaque Louvion and Cyriaque Rivieyran.
- Sabellius
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"Sabine"Description:
At one time, the name Sabellius was given to someone with Sabine origins — i.e., from the Apennine Mountain region of ancient Italy.
- Evermund
Origin:
English, FrenchMeaning:
"saint's name"Description:
The name of a French abbot and saint who founded several monasteries in the 8th century.
- Hieronimos
- Emerentius
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"merit, derserve"Description:
A rather grand-sounding name with an equally grandiose meaning.
- Jiovanni
- Sîktogeja
Origin:
NakodaMeaning:
"wolf"
- Caractacus
Origin:
Brythonic, LatinMeaning:
"loved"Description:
Latinized form of the Brythonic name Caratacos, with an extra C added in the middle. This spelling appears in the lyrics of "I Am The Very Model Of A Modern Major General" (Pirates Of Penzance, 1879), as well as in the novel and musical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
- Mattityahu
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"gift of God"Description:
The oldest form of Matthew, from the Hebrew roots mattan, meaning "gift", and yah, "God".
- Władysław
Origin:
Polish variation of Vladislav, SlavicMeaning:
"glorious rule"
- Martavious
- Terentino
- Heliodoros
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"gift of the Sun"Description:
Heliodoros was derived from the Greek components helios, meaning "sun," and doron, "gift."
- Esequio
- Abdirahman
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"servant of God"Description:
Mostly used in the Somali community. Abdihakem Abdirahman is a Somali-American long distance runner who competed in the Olympics four times.
- Emidio
Origin:
Italian from LatinMeaning:
"form of Emygdius"Description:
Derived from Emygdius, a 3rd century saint's name of unknown meaning.
- Victorino
- Orlandito