Four Syllable Names for Boys

Taras is the former name of the Italian city Taranto, which was settled by Greeks in the 8th century BC. The founders named it after Taras, who figures in Greek mythology as the son of Poseidon. A saint from Constantinople bore the name.

One of the fastest-rising boys names of 2017, Miliano can be seen as a cross between trendy unisex place name Milan and the whole Maximiliano/Emiliano family.

Over the top for even the most ardent Anglophile. Sacheverell Sitwell was a member of the prominentliterary Sitwell family.

If Victor isn't quite enough, this superlative word name is another option.

A powerful Cree nature-related word turned name.

Although still small in numbers, children named Legendary have increased dramatically over the years. It's one of the ultimate aspirational word names. Nick Cannon and Bre Tiesi used it for their son in 2022.

In Italy, often refers to the joy at the birth of a long-awaited child.

A weighty Greek name borne by several early saints and patriarchs of Alexandria.

One of the many rhythmically appealing Italian names newly up for consideration, with more substance than the modelly FABIO. Variations: FABIO, FABIAN, FABRIZIO

A unisex name used in the Comanche Native American culture.

This US state name has been rising slowly but steadily for girls over the last 30 years, but à la Dakota, it could easily be a male name too.

This dramatic Italian and Spanish variant of the Greek name Anastasius (masculine form of Anastasia) feels lighter and livelier than its five syllables would suggest.

Hortensio was derived from the Ancient Roman cognomen Hortensius, as were the more familiar names Hortensia and Hortense.