Three Syllable Names for Boys

The name of cities in Mexico and Colorado, Durango is a pleasant, fresh option from the atlas.

A nickname for Isak, the Nordic variation of Isaac.

Common Japanese male name in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

A streamlined spelling of the classical British Thackeray — no wonder this is the more common variation in the US. Thackery makes a preppier, more unusual alternative to Zachary.

King Tafari was the last king of Ethiopia. He is worshipped today as an incarnation of God by Rastafarians.

Derives from the Māori word Manaakitanga, which is an important value in Māori culture. It is the art of nourishing, being generous and caring about the treatment of others and the environment.

A Shakespearean name used for the wild and witty best friend of Romeo in Romeo and Juliet. A variant of the name, which supposedly derives from Mercurius/Mercury, first appeared in one of Shakespeare's sources, Luigi Da Porto's 1530 play Giulietta e Romeo.

This geographical name, which belongs to an English Premier League football club, is popular in soccer-mad Brazil.

Fervent fans of The Catcher in the Rye might want to consider this as a literary tribute. More mainstream alternative: Holden.

Don't let the long-nose connotations put you off. Cyrano feels so current with names like Theo, Leo, Cypriano and Cyrus finding fans again and even the fictional character has so many redeeming features (poet, musicians, self-made man).

Rhythmic name sometimes associated with calypso singer King Ajamu.

One of Jacob’s perkier variations.

Johari is derived from the Arabic word jawhar, which evolved from the Persian word gouhar, both referring to gemstones.

Macario is used in the modern US, the Spanish form of the ancient Greek Makarios or Latinized Macarius, the name of several early saints. Accessible and worldly, Macario can lead to the friendly nickname Mac.

A Top 1000 pick for girls, but rising among baby boys as well.

Not as familiar and easy as Christopher, not as unusual and interesting as Christoph or Krzysztof.

Energetic Russian and Romanian form of Elisha.