Three Syllable Names for Boys

Dutch form of Valentine

Vitali is one of a large constellation of names and spellings that are all related to the word vital, meaning life.

Removing one letter from the somewhat intimidating Alexios gives you Alexio, a charming and more accessible variation.

Rhythmic and intriguingly unusual.

Ravello is an Italian town on the Amalfi Coast. It's a popular travel destination and was a favorite spot for many notable creatives, including Virginia Woolf, Greta Garbo, and Tennessee Williams.

Quirinus is the Roman god of thunder and lightning, believed by some to be the Sabine god of war. While this is an intriguing and distinctive classic name, it also might provoke some middle school teasing.

Cornish habitational surname turned occasional upper-crusty first name, also belonging to one of the colleges of Durham University in England.

Rare Spanish form of Valerius

This herb is also known as cilantro. It's meaning, "bed bug" is on account of its smell, characterized by the ancient Greeks as bed bug-like.

Hopewell feels like it could be a Puritan-era virtue name, but it is actually a habitational surname. It is derived from Hopwell, from the Old English elements hop, meaning "valley," and well, "stream." Hopewell could easily be adapted into a first name, with Hope or Wells as nickname possibilities.

Rare form of Romaric

Finnish form of Daniel

Italian form of Gratian, the name of a Roman emperor who campaigned across the Rhine and favored Christianity over paganism. Graziano isn't common either in the English-speaking world or its native Italy, although the boxer Rocky Graziano adopted it from his grandfather's surname. In the current vogue for names ending in -o and Italian names, it may be worth a second look.

Summerfield is a habitational surname, meaning people with this name in their family tree likely have ancestors from Summerfield, Wiltshire, England. It is also an Anglicization of the Ashkenazic Jewish surname Sommerfeld.