Three Letter Boy Names

For older generations this still summons silent horror star Chaney; for others it's a pleasant if slight nickname name.

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

A boy with this name is certain to be bombarded with "What's up, doc?" every day of his life. Even Doctor would be preferable.

International spelling of Noah.

Ido is a multicultural name seldom heard in modern America but popular in the Middle East. As transliterations, Ido and its other form Iddo are equally correct.

Simple, friendly, distinctive name heard in several cultures. The a ending may feel more feminine in the US than Ole, though both variations are acceptable in Scandinavia.

Simple and sweet name for a son that feels on-trend in this era of Kai.

Simple and serious Arabic name which debuted in the US Top 1000 in 2016.

A name used in the Old Testament, as well as a variation of Buzz.

Jules Jephtha "Jep" Robertson, one of the stars of A&E's Duck Dynasty, is singlehandedly reviving this obscure nickname name. It's also allegedly been used as a nickname for Geoffrey and a little coterie of Scandinavian names, like Jeppe and Jepsen, though there, it would most likely be pronounced "yep."

A very common name in Catalonia, in the northeast of Spain, in no small part because it translates as "peace" in the Catalan tongue. Alec and HIlaria Baldwin used it as one of the middle names for their son Eduardo.

The cool clipped Des may be the part of the name wave of the future, with midcentury names like Des and Vic and Stan riding back into style on the heels of big brothers Max and Sam and Ray.

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

Decidedly offbeat name that combines jauntiness with that uber-cool X, and would certainly set your son up for life outside the mainstream.

Pronounced hwee, this common Vietnamese name would be difficult to translate to an English-speaking culture.

More neo than Neo, this is a name heard in the Power Rangers film title Power Rangers Zeo.

This zippy short form of Zachary is more and more often standing on its own -- sometimes as Zac, Zach, Zack, or even Zakk -- but this simple-yet-straightforward version may be the very best.

Literary Indian choice, best known here via acclaimed writer Ved Mehta, who lost his sight at the age of four.