Three-Syllable Baby Names
11557 baby names with three syllables — boys and girls, each with meaning and audio pronunciation.
Baby names that have three syllables, most-popular first — useful when you want the rhythm to fit a longer or shorter surname.
Girl Names
NaylaniiA modern coinage joining a Nay- sound with the -lani ending of Leilani/Kailani. No single fixedNaylanyNaylany is a modern coinage found chiefly among Spanish-speaking families in the Americas. It eNazihaFrom the Arabic Naziha, 'honest; pure; upright; of good character.' A dignified virtue name.NaziylaA modern coinage with no documented etymology, its sound brushing Nazila and Layla. Given honesNazylahA spelling that echoes the Persian Nazila (linked to naz, 'coquetry; grace; charm'), read here NepheliFrom the Greek Nephele, 'cloud' — a cloud-nymph of myth, shaped from cloud by Zeus. A modern GrNeyariNeyari is a newly emerging coinage. Its Ney- opening and rolling -ari close place it with AmariNeyeliA spelling that echoes Nayeli, a name from the Zapotec of southern Mexico often glossed 'I loveNiayeshA Persian name meaning 'prayer; praise; worship' — niyayesh is a Zoroastrian devotional term foNimonaA modern name known from Nimona, the shapeshifting heroine of the graphic novel and animated fiNiyanniA modern coinage in the Aniyah/Saniyah sound-family, layering a Ni- opening with a flowing -yanNovaskyeA modern compound joining Nova (Latin, 'new'; a brightening star) with Skye (the sky; the ScottNuvatisnowNyairiA modern American coinage in the family of Nyla, Nyree and Amari. It has no documented etymologNylahniA modern coinage echoing Nyla and Kehlani, its -lani ending brushing Hawaiian ('heaven; royal')NylaiaA modern coinage echoing Nyla and Alaia, layering their soft sounds. No single fixed meaning; rNylaraeA modern combination name joining Nyla (an Arabic/Sanskrit-linked name, 'winner; blue') with RaOdelisA Latin-American name echoing Odalys/Odalis — variously linked to a Germanic 'wealth; prosperitOlokunFrom the Yoruba Olokun, 'owner of the ocean' (oni, 'owner', + okun, 'ocean'); the Yoruba orishaOmiraA modern name echoing Amira (Arabic, 'princess; leader') and Mira ('wonderful; sea; peace' by vOnatahspirit of wheat and cornOrlaniA modern coinage in the -lani family (the Hawaiian lani, 'heaven; sky,' is the fashionable endiOrmaniOrmani is a newly emerging coinage. It sits close in sound to Amani and to the surname Armani, OsmariA modern coinage popular in Spanish-speaking communities, echoing names like Yamari and ItzamarOziyahA modern Hebrew-styled coinage that echoes Uzziah ('the Lord is my strength; my strength is YahPaqaridawn, new dayPiyêsîslittle birdPomonaFrom the Latin pomum, 'a fruit'; the Roman goddess of fruit trees, orchards, and gardens; we noPrakruthiFrom the Sanskrit Prakriti, 'nature; the primal creative energy; the material foundation of theQilaniA modern coinage in the -lani family (from Hawaiian lani, 'heaven; sky'), a Q-spelling of the KQuiariA modern coinage, echoing names like Kiara and Quiana; no single documented root. Routes uncertRayaroseA modern smoosh of Raya (variously 'friend,' 'flowing,' or a Disney heroine's name) and Rose (tRemidiA modern coinage that echoes the English word remedy ('a cure; something that heals') and the RReumaniReumani has no documented etymology. It sits in the sound family of Romani, Imani and Amani witRidhvikaA modern Sanskrit-styled name built on riddhi ('prosperity; success; abundance') with a -vika eRinayaA modern coinage joining a Rin- opening (echoing Rina, a Hebrew/Japanese name) with the flowingRoyalynA modern coinage from Royal ('of a king; regal') with the fashionable -lyn ending. A regal, curRubylouA joined double name pairing Ruby (the red gem; Latin rubeus, 'red') with Lou (short for LouiseRudvikaA modern Sanskrit-styled name, variously linked to Rudra (a name of Shiva) or to riddhi ('prospRumeysaA Turkish name from the Arabic Rumaysa, the name of a star (in Canis Minor) and, in Islamic traRuthmaelleA joined name pairing Ruth (Hebrew, 'companion; friend') with Maelle (a Breton name, 'chief; prRuthnaelleA Haitian compound name joining Ruth (Hebrew, 'friend; companion,' the biblical matriarch) withRymediA modern coinage echoing the word remedy ('a cure; a healing'); as a settled name it has no fixSaelaniSaelani is a modern coinage with no documented etymology. It echoes the Hawaiian -lani ending (SakhaniA modern coinage; in sound it echoes the Sanskrit/Hindi sakhi ('female friend; companion'). As SalaciaFrom the Latin sal, 'salt' (and salax, 'leaping'); the Roman goddess of salt water and the deepSalaeliA modern coinage with no documented etymology; it echoes the Sala-/-eli sound family (Salae, ElSameaA modern name echoing the Arabic Samia ('elevated; exalted; sublime'); as a spelling its route SamilaA modern name echoing the Arabic Jamila ('beautiful') and Samira ('companion in evening talk').SamyriA modern coinage echoing Samira ('companion in evening talk') and Samara in sound, with a -yri SanmayeeA modern Sanskrit-styled name, glossed 'full of truth; full of goodness' (from sat, 'truth; gooSaomiA modern coinage whose sound sits near Naomi (Hebrew, 'pleasantness') and Salome. Those are echSarohiA Sanskrit-styled name, sometimes linked to 'rising' or to Saroj ('lotus'). No single fixed rouSaroyahA modern coinage, echoing Sarah ('princess') with an airy -oyah ending. No documented etymologySaroyalA modern coinage whose ending echoes the English word 'royal'; it also carries a faint Sarah soSarvikaA modern Sanskrit-styled name built on sarva ('all; whole; complete; entire') with a -vika endiSarylaSaryla is a modern invented name with no documented etymology. It echoes Sarai and the -yla endSastikaA modern Sanskrit-styled name; its root touches the Sanskrit sense 'auspicious; well-being; gooSavaniiA modern respelling echoing Savannah, itself from the Spanish for a treeless grassy plain. The SavoniA modern coinage on a soft Sa-/-voni sound, echoing the fashionable -vani/-oni endings; no singSavonniA modern coinage, echoing Savannah and the name Savion with a stylish -onni ending. No documentSayariA modern name echoing the Swahili sayari, 'planet; star' (from Arabic); as a settled name its rSayomiA modern name echoing the Japanese element sayo ('night; evening') and the -mi ('beauty') endinSehlaniA modern coinage whose -lani ending echoes the Hawaiian lani ('heaven; sky; royal'); as a wholeSeilaniA modern American coinage borrowing the -lani music of Hawaiian names such as Leilani and KailaSelomeAn Ethiopian/Amharic form of Salome, from the Hebrew shalom, 'peace; well-being; wholeness.' A SemeleFrom the Greek Semele, variously linked to a Phrygian/Thracian earth-goddess, 'the earth; underSeremiA modern coinage or respelling, echoing Seren (Welsh, 'star') and Remy. It has no single fixed SevayaSevaya is a newly emerging coinage in the flowing, vowel-rich modern style, close in shape to SSevayahA modern American coinage on the -ayah/-iyah ending. It has no documented etymology of its own;SeveyahSeveyah is a modern American coinage with no documented etymology — a variant in the same soundShatakshiFrom the Sanskrit Shatakshi, 'hundred-eyed' (shata, 'hundred,' + akshi, 'eye') — an epithet of SimeaSimea is a newly emerging coinage. It sits near Simone, Simona and the airy -ea group (Alethea,SimeahA Hebrew name found in Chronicles (a descendant of Benjamin), linked to shama, 'to hear,' and rSiraiyaA modern coinage echoing names like Saraya and Suraya, with the fashionable -aiya ending. No siSireyaA modern coinage standing near Soraya (Persian, linked to the Pleiades) and Mireya (Spanish, tiSolanieA modern coinage echoing the Spanish sol ('sun') and the name Solana ('sunshine; sunlight'). WaSoleinyA modern coinage on sol ('sun,' Latin/Spanish) with an -einy ending seen in Latina naming. The SummyahA form of the Arabic Sumayya, linked to 'high; elevated; lofty.' Sumayya is remembered as an eaSunairaA modern coinage echoing Sunaina and other Su- names (su, 'good; beautiful,' in Sanskrit), withSuzumeFrom the Japanese suzume, 'sparrow' — the small, lively bird. Widely known from Makoto Shinkai'TaariniFrom the Sanskrit Tarini, 'saviour; one who liberates; she who ferries across' — an epithet of Talasipollen; corn tasselTalylahA modern coinage blending the sounds of Tayla, Talia and Layla into a flowing feminine name. NoTamiriA modern coinage echoing Tamir (a Hebrew/Arabic name) and Tamara, with a soft -iri ending. No sTeilaniTeilani is a modern coinage with no documented etymology. It plainly echoes Leilani, a HawaiianTiamatFrom the Akkadian Tiamat, 'the sea' (from tiamtu, 'sea'); the primordial Mesopotamian goddess oTrulaniA modern coinage joining the English 'true' with the fashionable -lani ending (Hawaiian lani, 'TrumaniA modern American coinage. It echoes the English surname Truman ('trusty, faithful man'), givenTrumoniA modern coinage joining a Tru- sound with a -moni ending (as in Harmoni and Simoni). No documeVaioletA respelling of Violet, from the Latin viola, the violet flower (and the soft purple color). A ValinorFrom J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth: Valinor is the land of the Valar, the 'Undying Lands' acrosVaylaniA modern coinage joining a Vay- sound with the -lani ending (echoing the Hawaiian lani, 'heavenVerdandiFrom the Old Norse Verdandi, 'becoming; that which is happening; the present' (from verda, 'to VirasatFrom the Punjabi and Urdu virasat, 'heritage; legacy; inheritance' (of Arabic root). A meaningfViyaraA modern name that echoes the Bulgarian Vyara/Viara, 'faith,' though as spelled here it reads mWaabiziiswanWachiwidancing girlWâpikwanflower; blossomWastenashe is liked; beloved oneXarielleA modern coinage joining a stylish X- opening with the -rielle ending of Arielle/Marielle. The XaviahXaviah is a newly emerging coinage that reworks Xavier — a name from the Basque place name EtxeXilaniA modern coinage with an X- spelling, in the Kehlani/Leilani family (the -lani ending carrying XileniA modern coinage echoing Xilena and Jileni, spelled with an X- sounded as Z. As spelled it carrXyairaA modern American coinage, an X- restyling near Zaria/Zaira/Kyaira. No single fixed meaning; roYaidelynYaidelyn has no documented etymology. It is a modern coinage popular in Latino families, joininYalanniA modern coinage in the Leilani/Kehlani family, layering a Ya- sound with the -anni/-ani endingYamunaFrom the Sanskrit Yamuna, 'the twin' (linked to yama, 'twin'); the Hindu goddess of the river YYanabashe meets the enemy; brave oneYarielleYarielle reads as a feminine elaboration of Yariel, a modern name popular in Puerto Rican and wYashvikaA Sanskrit-styled name built on yash, 'fame; glory,' with the -vika ending. Read as 'of glory; YemojaFrom the Yoruba Yeye omo eja, 'mother whose children are the fish'; the great Yoruba orisha of YrupẽThe giant water lily (Victoria cruziana), national flower of Paraguay; from the Guaraní of the YvotyflowerZabelyA modern coinage echoing Isabel and the Armenian Zabel (a form of Elizabeth/Isabel). As spelledZahanaA modern name that echoes Arabic-style names like Zahra ('flower; radiance') and Zaina; it alsoZahaniAn Arabic/Swahili-styled name echoing roots like zahra ('flower') and dhihni ('mind'); as spellZairaniZairani is a newly emerging coinage. Its Zair- opening recalls Zaira and Zara, and the -ani cloZalaiahA modern coinage with the fashionable -aiah/-laiah ending, echoing names like Zaliyah and AmaiaZamaryA modern coinage joining a Za- opening to Mary (of Hebrew route, variously read). As spelled itZanyriZanyri has no documented etymology. It is a fresh coinage built on the fashionable Za-/Zan- opeZaralynnA modern American coinage joining Zara (Arabic-style 'radiance; flower') with the popular -lynnZhalayaA modern American coinage built on the fashionable zh- opening and an -aya ending. It has no doZitkalabirdZureyaA modern coinage that echoes Zuri (Swahili, 'beautiful') and Zaraya, on a soft Zu-/-eya sound. ZynoriA modern coinage layering a Zyn- opening with a -nori/-ori ending. No single documented meaningZyorahA modern respelling near Zora/Zorah — Zora is Slavic for 'dawn,' and Zorah is a biblical place
Boy Names
NazielA modern coinage built on the -el ending that means 'God' in Hebrew names like Daniel and GabriNereusFrom the Greek Nereus, linked to 'wet; flowing water'; the 'Old Man of the Sea', a gentle sea-gNerielNeriel is built on the Hebrew pattern of names ending in -el, 'God' (as in Gabriel, Uriel, DaniNeymariA brand-new coinage with no documented etymology. It plainly echoes the Brazilian footballer NeNitushiyoung bearNovanniA modern coinage that blends the sound of Giovanni ('God is gracious') with the bright word NovNuadaFrom the Old Irish Nuada, of uncertain meaning (variously 'cloud-maker' or 'catcher'); the firsOedipusFrom the Greek Oidipous, 'swollen foot' (oidein, 'to swell', + pous, 'a foot'); the tragic kingOlokunFrom the Yoruba Olokun, 'owner of the ocean' (oni, 'owner', + okun, 'ocean'); the Yoruba orishaOziyahA modern name that echoes the Hebrew Uzziah, 'my strength is the Lord (Yah),' on the popular -iPatroclusFrom the Greek Patroklos, 'the glory of the father' (pater, 'father', + kleos, 'glory'); the clPenuelFrom the Hebrew Penuel (Peniel), 'face of God' — in Genesis, the place where Jacob wrestled thrPerkunasFrom the Lithuanian Perkunas, 'thunder; the striker' (from perk, 'to strike'); the Baltic god oProteusFrom the Greek protos, 'first; the first-born'; a shape-shifting sea-god who could foretell theRainielA modern coinage joining a Rain-/Rainier sound with the Hebrew-style -el ('God') ending seen inRemiriRemiri is a newly emerging coinage that blends the sound of Remi with the -iri/-iri ending of ARosiahA modern coinage on the popular -iah pattern (as in Josiah, Isaiah), with a Ros- opening; no siSawatisMohawk given name (adaptation of a saint's name used as a distinct community name)TakoahA modern coinage with several possible echoes (including a biblical place, Tekoa) without one dTapioFrom the Finnish Tapio, of uncertain meaning; the Finnish god of the forest, ruler of the woodlTatankabuffalo bull; great beastTerminusFrom the Latin terminus, 'a boundary; a boundary-marker/limit'; the Roman god who protected bouTymofiiThe Ukrainian form of Timothy, from the Greek Timotheos, 'honouring God' (or 'honoured by God')VamariA modern American coinage in the fashionable -mari sound family (alongside Amari, Damari); a meVarunaFrom the Sanskrit Varuna, 'the all-enveloping; he who covers' (from vr, 'to cover/encompass'); VertumnusFrom the Latin vertere, 'to turn/change'; the Roman god of the seasons, change, and the harvestYaholaYahola comes from the Mvskoke (Creek) word yvholv, meaning 'shouter' or 'the one who performs tZafariFrom Zafar, a Swahili and Arabic name meaning 'victory; triumph,' with the -i ending common in ZakiasA modern coinage or respelling echoing the biblical Zaccheus ('pure') and Zakariah, with a Lati