Three Syllable Names for Boys

You may be more familiar with Jimena, the feminization of this name. Jimeno is just as upbeat and attractive — we'd love to see more parents embrace this rarity. It was given to fewer than five baby boys in the last year on record.

Heard more often as a surname in Italy, its meaning has also been linked to the dolphin--which would make a cool nursery motif.

Derived from the components al, meaning "each" or "every," and gandas, "rumor" or "news." Algirdas is best known as the name of a medieval Lithuanian ruler, son of Gediminas.

In JRR Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Aragorn is the heir of the Dúnedain kings of the north.

Unisex name from the Old Testament, perhaps an underused alternative to Isaiah.

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.

Variant of Astraeus

Variant of Firdaus

Attractive Japanese name that may garner more attention due to the character Tadashi Hamada from Big Hero 6.

One of the few stylish names, along with Roman and Truman, that end in man.

If you're looking for an Irish last name that moves beyond Casey and Cassidy, this one is pleasant sounding and worth considering. Kavanaugh, which can also be spelled Cavanagh, Cavenagh, Kavanagh, and Cavanaugh, is one of the few traditional Irish surnames not to start with Mc or O'. Kavanagh relates to the name first Kevin or Caomhan. Early kings of Leinster bore the name Kavanaugh.

Sekani was the fastest-rising boy name of 2019 thanks to the 2018 movie The Hate U Give. Naturally, it inspired some spinoffs, including Sakani.

Archaic Welsh name, scarcely heard today. Often referred to as the Welsh variation of Edward, although the two names are not related.

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.