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 present

English
#7

Mateo

devoted to God

Spanish
#8

Elijah

the Lord is my God

Hebrew
#10

William

determined helmet-wearer, warrior protector

English
#11

Benjamin

son of the right hand

Hebrew
#16

Daniel

divine judge

English
#17

Samuel

name of God

English
#18

Michael

who resembles God

English
#25

Elias

my God is Yahweh

Greek
#30

Julian

youthful, downy-bearded

Latin
#32

Joseph

may God give increase

Hebrew
#33

Matthew

gift of Yahweh

Hebrew
#36

Maverick

unbranded cattle, one who stands alone

American
#40

Isaac

laughter, joy

English
#43

Gabriel

hero of God, man of God

English
#44

Anthony

flower

English
#53

Josiah

God supports, Yahweh heals

Hebrew
#55

Thiago

supplanter

Brazilian Portuguese
#56

Isaiah

Yahweh is salvation

Hebrew
#57

Joshua

Yahweh is deliverance

Hebrew
#58

Wesley

from the western farmstead

English
#61

Christopher

bearer of Christ, Christ-carrier

Greek
#66

Cameron

crooked river, winding stream

Scottish
#72

Adrian

from Hadria, of the Adriatic

Latin
#77

Christian

follower of Christ; anointed one

English
#83

Jonathan

gift of God; Yahweh has given

English
#85

Everett

brave 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

Italian
#117

Nicholas

people's champion, victorious

English
#118

Jameson

supplanter's son (via James → Jacob)

American
#121

Harrison

son of the home ruler

American
#138

Matteo

God's gift

Italian
#145

Diego

supplanter

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

son of Elias

English
#172

Amari

strength, grace

African American
#184

Nicolas

victory of the people

Greek
#194

Zachary

Yahweh remembers

English
#203

Messiah

anointed one

American
#204

Abraham

exalted father

Jewish
#206

Adonis

handsome young man

American
#208

Timothy

one who glorifies God

English
#222

Rafael

divine healer

Spanish
#225

Jaziel

strengthened by God

Hebrew
#233

Malakai

messenger of God

American
#234

Ismael

God hears

Spanish
#235

Kyrie

Lord

American
#237

Elian

God is my God

Spanish
#245

Muhammad

the glorified one

Arabic
#247

Javier

new house

Spanish
#253

Aziel

God is my power

Jewish
#259

Avery

ruler of the elves

English
#266

Jeremy

God will raise up

English
#270

Emerson

son of Emery

English
#277

Atticus

from Attica, man of Athens

English
#279

Israel

God prevails; God persists

Jewish
#280

Tobias

Greek transliteration of Hebrew Toviyah

German
#283

Romeo

pilgrim to Rome; from Rome

Italian
#284

Kenneth

handsome; fair one

Scottish
#286

Angelo

angel; messenger of God

Italian
#294

Josue

Jehovah is generous

Spanish
#319

Leonel

Spanish
#321

Cristian

follower of Christ, Christian

Spanish
#326

Orion

light of heaven

English
#329

Dakota

friendly, allies, friend

American
#331

Maximus

superlative of magnus (great)

English
#332

Gideon

feller of trees, hewer

English
#338

Mathias

gift of God, gift of Yahweh

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 (messianic)

Spanish
#353

Fernando

daring expedition

Spanish
#357

Anderson

son of Andrew (manly)

American
#360

Ibrahim

father of many nations

Arabic
#363

Santino

little saint

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

moonlight, of the moon

African American
#389

Franklin

free man, freeholder of land

American
#390

Julius

of the Julian clan, youthful

Roman
#399

Mario

of Mars, warrior

Italian
#402

Sergio

of the Sergii clan

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

bent nose

Scottish
#431

Alijah

my God is Yahweh

Hebrew
#444

Fabian

of the bean growers (Fabii clan)

German
#445

Marcelo

little warrior, young Mars

Spanish
#457

Esteban

crowned one

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

glory and power

Spanish
#485

Alexis

defender, protector

Greek
#486

Lucian

of the gens Lucia (light)

English
#493

Finnegan

son of the fair one

Irish
#495

Atreus

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

American
#500

Leandro

lion man

Spanish

Donovan

dark warrior

Irish

Elio

sun

Italian

Ariel

lion of God

Hebrew

Alonzo

noble

Spanish

Johnathan

God has given

English

Jeffrey

pledge of peace

English

Moises

drawn out of the water

Spanish

Camilo

attendant at religious ceremonies

Spanish

Amiri

ruler, leader

Swahili

Gregory

ever awake

English

Dorian

gift, from the sea

English

Enrique

lord of the manor

Spanish

Mohamed

one who is praised

Arabic

Dominick

of the Lord, belonging to God

Italian

Augustine

consecrated, increased

English

Roberto

bright fame, shining glory

Italian

Lionel

lion-like, brave

English

Jamari

handsome, beautiful

African-American

Armando

army man, soldier

Spanish

Cassius

hollow, empty

English

Arturo

bear, bear king

Spanish

Caspian

white/pale (from Cas people)

English

Eliel

my God is God

Hebrew

Nikolai

victory of the people

Russian

Anakin

invented name, no established etymology

American

Maximo

greatest one

Spanish

Gerardo

brave with a spear

Spanish

Mohammed

the praised one

Muslim

Mohammad

one deserving of praise

Arabic

Julio

descendant of Jove (Jupiter)

Spanish

Izaiah

deliverance of God

American

Azriel

God's helper (ezer + El)

Jewish

Princeton

prince's town

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

possessing goodness

Italian

Vicente

to conquer, to prevail

Spanish

Gustavo

staff of the Goths

Spanish

Jakari

brave one, he who stands strong

African American

Uriah

God is my light

Hebrew

Azael

God has helped

Hebrew

Leonard

brave lion, lion-strong

German

Abdiel

servant of God

Hebrew

Junior

youthful, young one

American

Bellamy

beautiful friend, fair friend

French

Amias

loved, beloved

English

Carmelo

of Mount Carmel

Italian

Aries

the ram

American

Julien

of the Julian family

French

Jefferson

God's peace, divine peace

American

Vincenzo

one who conquers

Italian

Avyaan

gift of God, blessed one

Indian

Salvador

savior, one who saves

Spanish

Misael

who is like God (rhetorical — no one)

Spanish

Nikolas

triumphant champion

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

good man, strong man

Scottish

Alfredo

elf counsel, wise counselor

Italian

Abdullah

slave of Allah

Arabic

Aryan

noble, honorable

Indian

Jasiel

made by God

Hispanic

Dakari

source of joy

African

Izael

God prevails

Brazilian

Jesiah

God is salvation

American

Santana

holy, sacred place

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

God is my help

English

Matheo

gift of Yahweh

Spanish

Asaiah

Yahweh has created

American

Arian

of Ares, warrior-like

Persian

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