Three Syllable Names for Boys

  1. Almeric
    • Origin:

      Germanic
    • Meaning:

      "ruler of the Amali"
    • Description:

      An obscure Gothic name derived from Amali — a dynasty of the Goths — and the Germanic element ric, meaning "ruler".
  2. Winchester
    • Origin:

      English place name
    • Description:

      A distinguished-sounding place name with a cool, positive "win" sound. The original Winchester was the capital of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex.
  3. Satriya
    • Origin:

      Indonesian
    • Meaning:

      "knight"
    • Description:

      An unknown (outside Indonesia) name with an attractive, gentle sound.
  4. Zikomo
    • Origin:

      Ngono
    • Meaning:

      "thank you"
    • Description:

      Gracious African choice.
  5. Macgregor
    • Origin:

      Scottish
    • Meaning:

      "son of Gregor"
    • Description:

      Interesting possibility for the son or grandson of a Gregory.
  6. Alexius
    • Yochanan
      • Origin:

        Hebrew
      • Meaning:

        "God is gracious"
      • Description:

        A contracted form of Yehochanan, the Biblical Hebrew form of John. Variants include Yohanan and Johanan.
    • Cellini
      • Origin:

        Italian surname
      • Description:

        Benvenuto Cellini, the great Italian sculptor and writer -- a true Renaissance man -- could inspire this creative choice.
    • Etera
      • Origin:

        Maori
      • Meaning:

        "help"
      • Description:

        Maori form of Ezra
    • Elisée
      • Caointean
        • Reynaldo
          • Sakarias
            • Origin:

              Finnish variation of Zacharias, Greek
            • Meaning:

              "the Lord has remembered"
            • Description:

              Commonly shortened to Sakari, which may have broader appeal.
          • Demosthenes
            • Domenick
              • Newberry
                • Wiremu
                  • Origin:

                    Maori
                  • Meaning:

                    "resolute protection"
                  • Description:

                    Maori form of William
                • Jiovanni
                  • Romulo
                    • Sidereal
                      • Origin:

                        English word name
                      • Meaning:

                        "with respect to the distant stars"
                      • Description:

                        Elon Musk and Grimes used Sideræl as a middle name for their daughter, whose full name is Exa Dark Sideræl but is nicknamed Y. They modeled the name after the word sidereal, which Grimes defines as "the true time of the universe, star time, deep space time, not our relative earth time." Will it inspire any babies named Sideræl or Sidereal? We won't hold our breath, but we'll be watching.