Three Letter Boy Names

This name has two possible derivations - in Turkish it means hero, in English it is used as a reference to mountains. Either offer a soaring option for a little boy.

Unisex variation of Jazz or Jasper that couldn't say it more plainly. Used for their daughter by tennis couple Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi.

Ovidio Crespo is a Cuban musician known mononymously as Ovi. His name is related to Ovid, the English name of Ancient Roman poet Publius Ovidius Naso, who wrote the Metamorphoses.

From an Arabic word meaning "owner of", and often found as the first part of compound names.

One of the most familiar, and assertive, names found throughout the Middle East and India, with a macho soap opera aura in this country.

Russian form of Eli mainly used today by families with Russian Jewish heritage.

Cameron is still more popular as a boy's name than a girls and this simple, snappy short form works well for either sex.

Better to stick with the Neil spelling in the US, where the word "nil" also means "zero." But this is a Top Ten name in Catalonia.

A friendly nickname for Joachim, also used independently in Finland and Sweden.

More of an abbreviation than a short form that can stand on its own.

Popularized in Scotland by Tam O'Shanter, the hero of one of Robert Burns' most famous poems, it's associated in the U.S. with the plaid cap he gave his name to.

Short and strong multicultural option for a son. Nev Schulman (born Yaniv) is the creator of the MTV series Catfish.

Unisex Japanese name used more often for girls these days. Potential successor to Kai.

An interesting and attractive bicultural choice--the Hebrew version is used for babies born in spring, when turtledoves arrive--especially as a middle.

Giovanni is the Italian form of John, and Gio is its dashing nickname. A lot cooler than Johnny, no?

An appealing Hindi name borne by Mindy Kahling's architect father Avu Chokalingam. She bestowed it on her son Spencer as a middle name in 2020.

Often stands alone in Israel, but rarely here.

A cutesy nickname — identical sounding to the more substantial Rue and Roux.

A unisex Chinese and Vietnamese with an appealingly simple, vowel-rich spelling.