5000+ Three-Syllable Boy Names

  1. Yeranos
    • Uranus
      • Origin:

        Greek mythology name
      • Description:

        In Greek mythology, Uranus is Father Sky, god of the heavens and father of the Titans. All admirable, inspirational qualities, but that name does not work in English.
    • Jamesy
      • Aatami
        • Narayan
          • Riviera
            • Origin:

              Italian word name
            • Meaning:

              "coastline"
            • Description:

              A romantic alternative to River.
          • Figueroa
            • Origin:

              Spanish
            • Meaning:

              "fig tree"
            • Description:

              This surname ultimately derives from a Galician place name meaning "fig tree", but has spread all over the Spanish-speaking world. It's not certain if it's ever been used as a first name, but it could work - especially as it's reminiscent of the operatic character Figaro.
          • Quirino
            • Origin:

              Latin
            • Meaning:

              "a spearman, a warrior"
            • Description:

              An adolescent boy might have problems with the first syllable.
          • Kesavan
            • Origin:

              Hindi
            • Meaning:

              "Lord Vishnu"
            • Description:

              Another name for the Hindu god Vishnu or Krishna, pronounced with a soft "sh" sound in the middle. It is also a fairly common surname in India, also spelled Keshavan.
          • Zamari
            • Origin:

              Modern invention, from Hebrew or Arabic
            • Meaning:

              "music from God; evening conversation; beauty; mind, heart; one who builds"
            • Description:

              With its zippy Z initial and its similarity to the popular Amari, Kamari, and Zamir, this modern invention has more than doubled in popularity in the last decade. Given to 120 boys and to 40 girls in 2023, it is particularly popular among the the African American community.
          • Penoyer
            • Origin:

              Variation of Pennoyer, Welsh surname
            • Meaning:

              "golden head"
            • Description:

              Penoyer is a rarer variation of the surname Pennoyer, derived from the Welsh component pen, meaning "head," and Latin aur, "gold." It doesn't refer to a blonde, but rather Golden Valley of Herefordshire, England.
          • Adinah
            • Origin:

              Hebrew, variation of Adina
            • Meaning:

              "delicate"
            • Description:

              The Old Testament Adinah was a male soldier, not the same as the beautiful daughter of Jacob and Leah, Dinah. But in modern Israel, Adinah and Adina are also used as names fori girls.
          • Silvester
            • Origin:

              Latin, "wood, forest"
            • Meaning:

              "wood, forest"
            • Description:

              More commonly spelled as Sylvester in English speaking countries, Silvester is closer to its Latin origins silva .
          • Imani
            • Biniyam
              • Origin:

                Ethiopian, Amharic, variation of Benjamin
              • Meaning:

                "son of the right hand"
              • Description:

                This variation of Biblical Benjamin is used in Ethiopia. The name is also spelled Benyam or Binyam.
            • Zakaria
              • Kakuzu
                • Origin:

                  Japanese
                • Meaning:

                  "bishop"
                • Description:

                  Villain name from Naruto, inspired by the bishop piece in shōgi, a chess-like game.
              • Granville
                • Mihkwaskâw
                  • Origin:

                    Cree, “red sky; red clouds at sunset”
                • Edmundo
                  • Origin:

                    Spanish and Portuguese variation of Edmund
                  • Description:

                    Livelier Latin form of Edmund.