Three Letter Boy Names

Phonetic spelling of the British Ian that has earned a share of its own popularity; chosen by Bo Bice for his son.

In Slavic cultures, Saint Vitus is called Sveti Vid, making this a saintly appellation.

Even for lovers of Cab (born, yes, Cabell) Calloway's music, the connection to 'Taxi!' is too strong.

The name of the legendary founder of the capital city of Ukraine — Kyiv. In one source, Kyi is associated with smithery.

Variant spelling of Nyx, the name of the Greek goddess of the night. It also coincides with the English word "nix, a corruption of German nichts "nothing". Nix would fit right in with names like Knox, Rex, Pax and Max.

Along with Shem and Japheth, a son of Noah with a name that's almost never used -- for more obvious reasons than those of his brothers.

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

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.

This is a name you get stuck with, not (we hope) one your parents choose for you.

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

Simple Biblical name with an auspicious meaning. There are two men named Gad in the Old Testament — one the first son of Jacob and Zilpah, and the other a prophet of King David.

In addition to being the term for a job performing music, Gig has been used as a name, as in onetime actor Gig Young--who was born Byron but took his stage name from a character he played.