Three Syllable Names for Boys

Farquhar has a great meaning, but unfortunate potential for mispronunciation. It was originally a given name in the Scottish highlands, but is more commonly known today as a surname. It's occasionally given to children in Scotland, but rarely if ever elsewhere. (And no, the character in Shrek was Lord Farquaad.)

Aharon is one of the many variations of the Old Testament Aaron, one of the first Biblical patriarch names to become trendy in the modern world.

In Cool Names, we cite this as an "Artist Name," for twentieth-century abstract painter Grace Hartigan, though for you it may just be an upbeat Irish surname.

Attractive Italian form of Xavier, originally a Basque place name most notably borne by St Francis Xavier, a Jesuit priest and missionary.

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.

A more scriptural way to spell Abraham.

Stevie Wonder was born Steveland, but it's not likely that many other babies will follow.

A winning unisex word name, fresher than Victoria or Victor.

A much rarer alternative to Alexander that also gives you the oh-so-cool nickname Nico. Nicander derives from the Greek name Nikandros "man of victory", which belonged to a 2nd century BC poet and grammarian.

Also spelt Aethelred, this was the name of two Saxon kings of England. The most famous is Ethelred II "The Unready", who actually reigned as King twice: from 978-1013 and from 1014-1016. His nickname comes not from the modern word "unready", but rather from a pun on the Old English unræd "poorly advised" (Ethelred means "well advised" or "noble counsel").

This title of honor given to Charlemagne's twelve best knights would be prized as a name by most sword-loving little boys.

Iskandar is one of the Arabic names for boysderived from a Western name.