Three Syllable Names for Boys

Powerful name that could be a strong middle for a boy with Cherokee heritage.

Can be used either with or without the addition of Mac.

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

A more modern form of Argyros.

Hidalgo is the name of a minor planet, and, on Earth, the Spanish word for a nobleman, but we don't see much crossover potential.

Most frequently seen as a surname of those with Italian or Spanish heritage. The Italian variation is a habitational surname denoting ancestors from the town of Revello, while the Catalan (sometimes spelled Revelló) derives from revell, meaning "wild olive tree."

Although he goes by the alias Pain in Naruto, Nagato's name actually means "long-lasting gate." It is speculated that his name comes from famed 16th-century ninja Fujibayashi Nagato.

Peabody is a quintessentially Waspy surname that your child won't thank you for -- either the pea part or the body part, or the meaning part.

A poetic choice.

Giovanni is Italian for John, and Giovani is a not-really-correct spelling variation. Regardless, it has charted in the US for 16 of the past 17 years, peaking at Number 500 in 2011.

The American child given this name of four kings of Denmark, not to mention one so similar to that of the Harry Potter archvillain Lord Voldemort, might have to pay a large emotional import tax.

Meadowlark Lemon, known as the "Clown Prince" of the Harlem Globetrotters, played professional basketball for an astonishing 40 years. Lemon's original name was Meadow, as was his father's and his grandfather's, but he legally changed it to Meadowlark.

This Roman name is featured in the New Testament as that of the governor of Judea.

Rhythmic and powerful, if you don't mind the nickname Vern.

Even more daunting than Nicodemus.

Derived from the Cherokee word adohi, meaning "woods." But buyer beware: Adahy is very close to the Cherokee word for "poison," adahi'i.