Four Syllable Names for Boys

Coriolan is a name sometimes used in modern France, derived from the ancient Roman Coriolanus, taken from a now-vanished city. Gaius Marcius Coriolanus was a Roman general whose life was the basis for the eponymous Shakespeare play Coriolanus.

One-of-a-kind water-related choice.

Volumnius was the name of an important politician in Ancient Rome, but his name does not feel very usable in the modern day.

This unusual boys' name ending in O survives thanks to the missionary priest who founded the first of the California missions. With Juniper becoming a more popular name, especially for girls, Junipero may actually become fashionable.

Metrophanes is derived from the elements meter, meaning "mother," and phanes, "appearing" or "shine." It was borne by several important bishops, most notably Metrophanes of Byzantium, who was later sanctified.

Far-fetched, but friends can always call him Phil.

An anglicized spelling of the Spanish and Portuguese form of Jerome.

This name appears frequently in the Old Testament, notably as the Hebrew name of Shadrach.

Rare Russian name borne by an enemy of Rasputin.

Ladarius (often written as LaDarius) could be a compound name, created by combining the name Darius with the prefix la - or with any name starting or ending in la (such as Lamar, Lawrence, or Layla). This would give it the meaning "the possessor of goodness". Alternatively, it could come from the Greek element lados and the Latin word arius meaning "princely" or "noble".