Three Syllable Names for Boys

A sunny-sounding surname or an adjective meaning "only when the going's good" – as in, a fairweather friend.

Obadias, with its appealing 's' ending, could be an even fresher way to spin the biblical Obadiah.

Subaru is a Japanese astronomical name used for the Pleiades star cluster. The constellation was named as such for Subaru's meaning, "to bunch together," since the stars are crowded together. Subaru is used as a given name for boys in Japan.

Melodic and friendly, and similar to a Spanish word for chilled and ice cream.

Often used in reference to the Himalayas.

In the Bible, this name belongs to a son of Jehaleleel, of the tribe of Judah.

Although the name Jabiru is indelibly associated with Australia (it is the name of a town in Northern Territory, Australia and also a type of stork), it is not an Aboriginal name, as is often thought.

Batuhan is derived from the Mongolian name Batu — meaning "firm" in Mongolian and "prevailing" Turkish — and the Turkish root han, "ruler" or "leader." The name references Batu Khan, Mongol ruler and grandson of Genghis Khan.

An ancient Roman forename never (yet) used in the modern world.