Four Syllable Names for Boys

  1. Hideyoshi
    • Origin:

      Japanese
    • Meaning:

      "good luck"
  2. Quintilian
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "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.
  3. Cyriaque
    • Origin:

      French form of Cyriacus
    • Description:

      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.
  4. Sabellius
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "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.
  5. Evermund
    • Origin:

      English, French
    • Meaning:

      "saint's name"
    • Description:

      The name of a French abbot and saint who founded several monasteries in the 8th century.
  6. Hieronimos
    • Emerentius
      • Origin:

        Latin
      • Meaning:

        "merit, derserve"
      • Description:

        A rather grand-sounding name with an equally grandiose meaning.
    • Jiovanni
      • Sîktogeja
        • Origin:

          Nakoda
        • Meaning:

          "wolf"
      • Caractacus
        • Origin:

          Brythonic, Latin
        • Meaning:

          "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:

          Hebrew
        • Meaning:

          "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, Slavic
        • Meaning:

          "glorious rule"
      • Martavious
        • Terentino
          • Heliodoros
            • Origin:

              Greek
            • Meaning:

              "gift of the Sun"
            • Description:

              Heliodoros was derived from the Greek components helios, meaning "sun," and doron, "gift."
          • Esequio
            • Abdirahman
              • Origin:

                Arabic
              • Meaning:

                "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 Latin
              • Meaning:

                "form of Emygdius"
              • Description:

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