Three Syllable Names for Boys

In the early 20th century, an average of 40 baby boys were named Florimond each year. Today, however the name has fallen out of use. We think Florimond is ready for a revival along with a cohort of other Flor names.

Tamar is a feminine Hebrew name, but this variation is used on girls and boys in the US. Tamari is also the name of a Japanese condiment similar to soy sauce.

A new one for the ever-growing collection of royal baby names.

This version of the name changes the nickname from Eli to Ali.

Russian form of Eugene, also spelled Evgeni or Evgeniy in English, and the (anti)hero of Pushkin's famous eponymous novel in verse, Evgeny Onegin.

Undiscovered Irish surname with a lot more bounce and masculine dash than Shannon.

In The Lord of the Rings, Eärendil is a half-Elven seafarer whose ship turns into a star. J.R.R. Tolkien based his name off of the Anglo-Saxon Ēarendel, a variation of Aurvandill, a Germanic mythological character.

Trinidad, an island off Venezuela in the southern Caribbean, is Spanish for ‘trinity’ and is a common unisex name in Latin America. Notable namesakes include performers Trini Lopez (male) and Trini Alvarado (female), both born Trinidad.

If you're looking for a Nicholas substitute or namesake, Nicholson would make a more distinctive path to the likable nickname Nick, fitting in with other newer patronymics like Anderson and Harrison. Unusual but not outlandish, it is associated with writer Nicholson Baker, library advocate and author of Vox. And as a surname, of course, with Jack.

A posh area of London, as well as being a section of Brooklyn, Kensington would make an overly formal, butlerish boy's name. There are several preferable paths to the nickname Ken, including KENYON, KENDALL and KENNEDY.

Modern Hebrew spelling (and pronunciation) of the biblical Jedidiah, another name of King Solomon.

Crittenden is a habitational surname denoting ancestors from the village of Crittenden in Kent, England. It is derived from the Old English name Guddhere, a cognate of Gunnar, ing, designating the possessive, and denn, "woodland pasture."

The eponymous TV hero has inspired a handful of parents to use his name for their sons. Macgyver first appeared on the charts in 1989, four years after the original television series began.

The name of a semi-legendary 5th century Frankish king. Handel's opera Faramondo is based on his life. Spelling variations include Faramond and Faramund.