Boys Three-Syllable Baby Names

Three-syllable names have room to breathe. Penelope, Elijah, Natalie, Sebastian. They feel substantial without being a mouthful. Often a nickname emerges naturally, which gives the kid options.

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#3

Oliver

olive tree

English
#4

Theodore

divine gift

English
#7

Mateo

gift of God, gift of Yahweh

Spanish
#8

Elijah

strength of the Lord

Hebrew
#10

William

determined helmet-wearer, warrior protector

English
#11

Benjamin

son of the south

Hebrew
#16

Daniel

divine judge

English
#17

Samuel

name of God

English
#18

Michael

who resembles God

English
#25

Elias

the Lord is my God

Greek
#30

Julian

youthful, downy-bearded

Latin
#32

Joseph

God will increase, he will add

Hebrew
#33

Matthew

gift of Yahweh

Hebrew
#36

Maverick

unbranded cattle, one who stands alone

American
#40

Isaac

he will laugh, he laughs

English
#43

Gabriel

hero of God, man of God

English
#44

Anthony

from the Antonius Roman family

English
#53

Josiah

the Lord heals

Hebrew
#55

Thiago

supplanter, one who follows at the heel

Brazilian Portuguese
#56

Isaiah

the Lord saves

Hebrew
#57

Joshua

may God deliver

Hebrew
#58

Wesley

from the western farmstead

English
#61

Christopher

one who carries the divine

Greek
#66

Cameron

crooked river, winding stream

Scottish
#72

Adrian

from Hadria, of the Adriatic

Latin
#77

Christian

anointed one

English
#83

Jonathan

God has given

English
#85

Everett

brave as a wild boar

English
#102

Xavier

bright, splendid

Spanish
#108

Dominic

born on Sunday

Italian
#109

Adriel

noble, mighty of God

Hebrew
#110

Damian

master, conqueror

English
#116

Lorenzo

crowned with laurel, symbol of victory

Italian
#117

Nicholas

victory of the people

English
#118

Jameson

descended from James, meaning supplanter

American
#121

Harrison

son of the home ruler

American
#138

Matteo

gift of Yahweh

Italian
#145

Diego

beloved, may God protect

Spanish
#149

Malachi

messenger of God

Hebrew
#150

Elliot

my God is the Lord

English
#158

Matias

gift of God, gift of Yahweh

Spanish
#163

Elliott

Jehovah is God; the Lord is my God

English
#172

Amari

eternal

African American
#184

Nicolas

victory of the people

Greek
#194

Zachary

Yahweh remembers

English
#203

Messiah

chosen savior

American
#204

Abraham

father of many nations

Jewish
#206

Adonis

lord, master

American
#208

Timothy

one who glorifies God

English
#222

Rafael

God has healed

Spanish
#225

Jaziel

God apportions, assigned by God

Hebrew
#233

Malakai

my messenger, my angel

American
#234

Ismael

God will hear

Spanish
#235

Kyrie

Lord

American
#237

Elian

God is my God

Spanish
#245

Muhammad

the glorified one

Arabic
#247

Javier

bright, shining castle

Spanish
#253

Aziel

God is my strength

Jewish
#259

Avery

elf counsel, supernatural wisdom

English
#266

Jeremy

appointed by God

English
#270

Emerson

whole, universal power

English
#277

Atticus

from Attica, man of Athens

English
#279

Israel

God prevails; God persists

Jewish
#280

Tobias

God is good; Yahweh is good

German
#283

Romeo

Roman pilgrim

Italian
#284

Kenneth

born of fire

Scottish
#286

Angelo

divine messenger

Italian
#294

Josue

God is salvation, YHWH saves

Spanish
#319

Leonel

Spanish
#321

Cristian

the anointed one's follower

Spanish
#326

Orion

light of heaven

English
#329

Dakota

friendly, allies, friend

American
#331

Maximus

superlative of magnus (great)

English
#332

Gideon

great warrior, one who cuts down

English
#338

Mathias

gift of the Lord

Scandinavian
#340

Sullivan

descendant of the dark one

Irish
#345

Damien

from the people (damos)

French
#348

Dariel

dear one of God

American
#352

Manuel

God is with us

Spanish
#353

Fernando

daring expedition

Spanish
#357

Anderson

son of Andrew (manly)

American
#360

Ibrahim

father is exalted

Arabic
#363

Santino

holy, sacred one

Italian
#364

Callahan

descendant of Ceallachán

Irish
#370

Killian

associated with the church

Irish
#376

Ricardo

brave and powerful

Spanish
#382

Eliam

God of the people

Hebrew
#386

Kamari

moon

African American
#389

Franklin

free, liberated

American
#390

Julius

downy-bearded, youth

Roman
#399

Mario

of Mars, warrior

Italian
#402

Sergio

servant, shepherd

Italian
#413

Tadeo

heart, courage

Spanish
#415

Apollo

strength, manly beauty

American
#418

Solomon

man of peace

Hebrew
#421

Raphael

divine healer

Italian
#424

Frederick

peace power

English
#426

Armani

army man, soldier

Italian
#429

Kameron

crooked nose

Scottish
#431

Alijah

Yahweh is my God

Hebrew
#444

Fabian

of the Fabian family

German
#445

Marcelo

of Mars, dedicated to Mars

Spanish
#457

Esteban

crown, wreath

Spanish
#459

Kylian

strife, war

Irish
#462

Uriel

flame of God

Jewish
#464

Cillian

strife, war

Irish
#471

Jasiah

healed by God

African-American
#472

Matthias

gift of Yahweh

German
#482

Rodrigo

famous ruler

Spanish
#485

Alexis

defender, protector

Greek
#486

Lucian

of the gens Lucia (light)

English
#493

Finnegan

fair, white, bright

Irish
#495

Atreus

possibly from a- (not) + treo (tremble)

American
#500

Leandro

lion man

Spanish

Donovan

dark warrior

Irish

Elio

sun

Italian

Ariel

altar/hearth of God

Hebrew

Alonzo

noble

Spanish

Johnathan

gift of Yahweh

English

Jeffrey

divine peace

English

Moises

son, born of

Spanish

Camilo

noble, freeborn youth

Spanish

Amiri

prince, commander

Swahili

Gregory

ever awake

English

Dorian

gift, from the sea

English

Enrique

home ruler

Spanish

Mohamed

praiseworthy, laudable

Arabic

Dominick

of the Lord, belonging to God

Italian

Augustine

great, venerable, majestic

English

Roberto

bright fame, shining glory

Italian

Lionel

young lion

English

Jamari

handsome, beautiful

African-American

Armando

army man, soldier

Spanish

Cassius

of the ancient Roman Cassia gens

English

Arturo

bear, bear king

Spanish

Caspian

of the Caspian Sea

English

Eliel

my God is God

Hebrew

Nikolai

victorious people, conquering nation

Russian

Anakin

invented name, no established etymology

American

Maximo

greatest one

Spanish

Gerardo

brave with a spear

Spanish

Mohammed

praiseworthy, highly praised

Muslim

Mohammad

one deserving of praise

Arabic

Julio

descendant of Jove (Jupiter)

Spanish

Izaiah

God is salvation, Yahweh saves

American

Azriel

God's helper (ezer + El)

Jewish

Princeton

settlement of the prince

American

Cassian

of the Cassian family (Roman gens)

English

Omari

God the highest (variant interpretation)

Swahili-speaking African

Jayceon

modern elaboration of Jason

American

Keanu

cool breeze over the mountains

Hawaiian

Dario

wealthy, rich

Italian

Vicente

conquering, victorious

Spanish

Gustavo

divine staff, royal pillar

Spanish

Jakari

brave one, he who stands strong

African American

Uriah

Yahweh is my flame

Hebrew

Azael

God has helped

Hebrew

Leonard

brave lion, lion-strong

German

Abdiel

servant of God

Hebrew

Junior

younger, the son

American

Bellamy

beautiful friend, fair friend

French

Amias

from Amiens (France)

English

Carmelo

garden, vineyard

Italian

Aries

first zodiac sign, new beginnings

American

Julien

youthful, downy-bearded

French

Jefferson

God's peace, divine peace

American

Vincenzo

conquering, victorious

Italian

Avyaan

pure, without blemish

Indian

Salvador

savior, one who saves

Spanish

Misael

who is like God (rhetorical — no one)

Spanish

Nikolas

victory of the people

Greek

Yehuda

let God be praised

Hebrew

Azrael

whom God helps

Hebrew

Darius

he who holds firm the good

Persian

Valentin

vigorous, flourishing

French

Alberto

noble, bright

Spanish

Jamison

supplanter's son

American

Alvaro

elf warrior

Spanish

Alonso

noble and eager, ready for battle

Spanish

Evander

benevolent warrior

Scottish

Alfredo

elf counsel, wise counselor

Italian

Abdullah

slave of Allah

Arabic

Aryan

noble, honorable

Indian

Jasiel

God sees, God is my strength

Hispanic

Dakari

source of joy

African

Izael

one who struggles with God

Brazilian

Jesiah

God is salvation

American

Santana

Saint Anne

Spanish

Castiel

speed of God

American

Mustafa

the pure and selected

Arabic

Emery

vigor and power

English

Edison

son of the wealthy guardian

American

Guillermo

determined guardian

Spanish

Orlando

glory of the land

Italian

Everest

ever high, the highest

English

Thaddeus

praise

English

Elisha

my God is salvation

English

Matheo

gift of God

Spanish

Asaiah

Yahweh has created

American

Arian

silver

Persian

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