Three Syllable Names for Boys

This is one of the few butterfly names that is distinctly masculine, found as a surname in Finland.

Buckingham is an English surname, denoting one's ancestors lived in Buckinghamshire county. The place name was firstly Buccingaham, composed of the components inga, meaning "people of," and hamm, the Old English word for "water meadow." Bucc refers to an Anglo-Saxon chieftain named Bucca, who, in theory, settled the land.

An Italian compound name, which in English would translate to John Marcus. Popular since at least the 90s, Gianmarco currently ranks in the Italian Top 200.

Taras is the former name of the Italian city Taranto, which was settled by Greeks in the 8th century BC. The founders named it after Taras, who figures in Greek mythology as the son of Poseidon. A saint from Constantinople bore the name.

This diminutive of Ivan is typically used for boys in South Slavic countries.

God of rebirth worshipped in Central and Eastern Europe. Jarylo represented the sacred youthful life-force and was associated with spring and agricultural fertility.