Three Syllable Names for Boys

Spiritually resonant, but will definitely raise grandparents' eyebrows.

Rousseau gives French flair to other red-haired names like Russell and Rory. It is associated with the influential eighteenth century philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau, as well as the painter Henri Rousseau.

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

Biblical names are expanding (literally) as some parents move on from Isaiah and Elijah to more elaborate choices with simple short forms like Jed and Zeb.

Experience is a word name used by the New England Puritans but probably too joke-worthy for a modern child...or teenager. It does not have as direct a biblical reference as most Puritan names.

Modern Hebrew form of the Old Testament name Abishai.

Common Spanish surname that can work as a first.

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

Pembroke's brother.

This name of a California desert town, used by Deborah Falconer and Robert Downey, Jr. for their son, makes a much livelier and more individual – not to mention more masculine – improvisation on the themes of India and Indiana.

The meaning makes this name interesting, but the sound is too related to nemesis.

Think Harry with a go-getter ending.

Originally a nickname, this has become a given name in Sweden, albeit rare. It's much more common as a middle, however.