Three Syllable Names for Boys

As Makenna, Makenzie, and Makayla lose their spark, Hawaiian Makani feels fresh as ever.

Upbeat name for a son with a hopeful future.

Possibility for fans of science fiction writer Ray.

The name of cities in Mexico and Colorado, Durango is a pleasant, fresh option from the atlas.

God of rebirth worshipped in Central and Eastern Europe. Yarilo represented the sacred youthful life-force and was associated with spring and agricultural fertility.

As the ancient saint's name Cassian becomes more widely known and more popular, variations will proliferate. Kasian is one but creates pronunciation questions.

With more parents turning to biblical names like Ezekiel and Isaiah, this could prove a quasi-unique alternative in a similar -- if more Orthodox -- vein.

A beautiful plant and a rare botanical name probably deriving from Greek.

Rising spelling variation of the common unisex name Amari.

Referring to the ancient region of Nairi and its breathtaking landscape, Nayiri is a gender-neutral name in Armenia.

This was the name of a 5th-century Egyptian hermit and was later adopted by the Greek scholar Basilios Bessarion (1403-1472), who became a Roman Catholic bishop. Renowned Russian literary critic Vissarion Belinsky (1811-1848) bore the Russian form of this rare name.

A better modern solution than Robert Jr. ; known to fiction readers via Canadian novelist Robertson Davies.

A powerful king in George R. R. Martin's Song of Ice and Fire series, played in the GOT prequel House of the Dragon by Paddy Considine.

General as a name sounds more like a military rank than another word for "widespread". You may find your little General ruling the household.

In Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene, Marinell is a knight and the son of a water nymph. He is wounded in battle against the valiant female knight Britomart.