Three Syllable Names for Boys

A Latinate name with a lot of dash and bravado.

Ezana of Aksum was the ruler of an ancient kingdom that is now in Eritrea and Ethiopia. He was the first monarch of Aksum to convert to Christianity and is a saint in the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church.

Musical, with a buoyant beat.

Digory is the name of a character in a romantic poem from the Middle Ages as well as from The Chronicles of Narnia, also known as The Professor. There's a Harry Potter character named Diggory.

A popular choice in Finland, where it ranks among the Top 50 boy names.

Russian diminutive from Pyotr (Peter), a very familiar form generally used only for small children, pets or close family members. It's also the Russian word for the herb parsley.

Derived from the Greek name Pamphilos, this Spanish name has an amicable meaning.

Stuffy presidential choice: consider Hayes instead.

Bulky surname honoring Grandpa Henry or Saul Bellow's Rain King.

A meeting of two trends — compound names a la Myking and Alegend and money-related -illion names such as Million and Billion.

Misery may not make sense as a baby name until you consider that it was used by enslaved people in the early 1800s. It was typically borne by men, but Stephen King used it for a female protagonist in his book Misery.

Averill is an ancient name, most properly spelled Averil, that has a Boston Brahmin air – probably due to the image of statesman Averill Harriman. It's of the rare English surname names that originally derived from a female given name: Eoforhild (Everild), meaning "boar battle".

One of the most unusual of the "iah" names, it comes with the appealing and usable nickname Zev.

Fast-rising boy name thanks to Indian actress Dia Mirza. Avyaan is related to Ganesha, the Hindu god of beginnings and good luck.

Pembroke's brother.