Three Letter Boy Names

Naz is occasionally used as-is on the birth certificate, but you're more likely to encounter it as a nickname for Nazir or Nazareth.

We can get behind Divine, Saint, and even Messiah. But God? It's too loaded for us to recommend in good faith.

Orm was a common name in the Viking Age, when children were often given names of animals. Animal names were thought to provide protection to those who had them.

In Bosnian mythology, Tur is a bull that holds the world on his back. According to legend, whenever he moves his horns, an earthquake happens. It is said that should Tur one day move his whole body, this would cause the end of the world.

Retro musical reference to classic Steely Dan rock album, but mostly for girls today.

Anglicized form of Ruadh

Most names with the Ab beginning, including the more familiar Abigail and Abner, mean father, as does this streamlined Arabic choice. American children might recognize Abu as the name of Aladdin's pet monkey in the Disney film.

Christian Igbo people use Chi as the name for their god.

A too-literal spin on Owen.

Typical African day-of-the-week name.