Three Syllable Names for Boys

  1. Calesto
    • Betony
      • Origin:

        English botanical name
      • Meaning:

        "flower name derived from the Vettones tribe"
      • Description:

        This unusual English botanical name belongs to a minty-smelling, flowering herb (also called bishopwort), which has been used since medieval times to treat various ailments.
        In the language of flowers, Betony signifies surprise, so this might make for a meaningful choice for an unexpected pregnancy.
        Variant spelling Bettany (as in actor Paul Bettany, or English historian Bettany Hughes), could take this name into trendy surname-as-first-name territory.
    • Donatien
      • Sikandar
        • Origin:

          Urdu, Pashto
        • Meaning:

          "defending men"
        • Description:

          Urdu and Pashto form of Alexander
      • Suleiman
        • Origin:

          Arabic, variation of Solomon
        • Meaning:

          "man of peace"
        • Description:

          The Arabic form of the biblical Solomon. It holds strong historical and religious significance, most famously associated with Suleiman the Magnificent, the longest reigning sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
      • Belshazzar
        • Origin:

          Hebrew
        • Meaning:

          "Bel, protect the king"
        • Description:

          Belshazzar was a Babylonian prince, a real historical figure who stars in a fictionalized tale Belshazzar's Feast, in the Book of Daniel
      • Arseni
        • Boudewijn
          • Origin:

            Dutch
          • Meaning:

            "brave friend"
          • Description:

            Dutch form of Baldwin
        • Edgecombe
          • Origin:

            English surname
          • Meaning:

            "a village on the edge of a valley"
          • Description:

            There were various villages called Edgecombe (and Edgcumbe and Eggcumbe) in Old England, particularly in present-day Cornwall and Devon. Local families adopted it as a surname — habitational surnames were extremely common among the English.
        • Zahari
          • Origin:

            Bulgarian variation of Zechariah or Malay from Arabic
          • Meaning:

            "the Lord has remembered; to shine"
          • Description:

            A rare but on-trend unisex name with roots in Bulgarian and Malay.
        • Filippo
          • Origin:

            Italian variation of Philip, Greek
          • Meaning:

            "lover of horses"
          • Description:

            As classic as it comes in Italy — Filippo was once common during the Renaissance, and today remains in the Top 25.
        • Salvadore
          • Sotiris
            • Origin:

              Greek
            • Meaning:

              "saviour"
            • Description:

              A Greek name, derived from Sotirios, which references Jesus Christ.
          • Bastiaan
            • Origin:

              Dutch short form of Sebastian, Latin from Greek
            • Meaning:

              "man of Sebastia"
            • Description:

              Bastiaan is a common Dutch form of Bastian, a short form of Sebastian that stands on its own. While the double A is not intuitive for English speakers, the name is widely used in the Netherlands.
          • Enguerrand
            • Origin:

              French from Germanic
            • Meaning:

              "angel-raven"
            • Description:

              An archaic French form of the name Ingram, itself a rare, attractive last name option.
          • Joziah
            • Origin:

              Spelling variation of Josiah
            • Description:

              Attempts to update traditional Josiah have landed this name in the Top 1000. It falls in line with trendy spellings of names that opt for an additional x, y, or z whenever possible.
          • Mihkwaskâw
            • Origin:

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

              Spanish and Portuguese variation of Edmund
            • Description:

              Livelier Latin form of Edmund.
          • Ethelbert
            • Origin:

              English
            • Meaning:

              "highborn, shining"
            • Description:

              A Middle English form of Adalbert (and therefore of Albert), which was the name of several Saxon kings. Nowadays, Ethel plus Bert is not a fashionable sound, but Albert is feeling fresh again.
          • Raferty