Three-Syllable Baby Names
17495 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
SolanieA modern coinage echoing the Spanish sol ('sun') and the name Solana ('sunshine; sunlight'). Wa▶SoleinyA modern coinage on sol ('sun,' Latin/Spanish) with an -einy ending seen in Latina naming. The ▶SridhrutiA Sanskrit-styled name pairing the auspicious Shri / Sri (grace, prosperity) with dhruti ('stea▶SummyahA form of the Arabic Sumayya, linked to 'high; elevated; lofty.' Sumayya is remembered as an ea▶SunairaA modern coinage echoing Sunaina and other Su- names (su, 'good; beautiful,' in Sanskrit), with▶SuzumeFrom the Japanese suzume, 'sparrow' — the small, lively bird. Widely known from Makoto Shinkai'▶SymaniA modern coinage that echoes Imani (Swahili, 'faith') with a fashionable Sy- opening. This is a▶TaariniFrom the Sanskrit Tarini, 'saviour; one who liberates; she who ferries across' — an epithet of ▶TahuraFrom the Arabic Tahura, 'pure; clean' — related to the root behind Tahirah. A gentle virtue nam▶Talasipollen; corn tassel▶TalylahA modern coinage blending the sounds of Tayla, Talia and Layla into a flowing feminine name. No▶TamiriA modern coinage echoing Tamir (a Hebrew/Arabic name) and Tamara, with a soft -iri ending. No s▶TayomiA modern coinage echoing Naomi ('pleasantness') with a Ta- opening. A sound-echo, not a documen▶TeilaniTeilani is a modern coinage with no documented etymology. It plainly echoes Leilani, a Hawaiian▶TiamatFrom the Akkadian Tiamat, 'the sea' (from tiamtu, 'sea'); the primordial Mesopotamian goddess o▶TrulaniA 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'), given▶TrumoniA modern coinage joining a Tru- sound with a -moni ending (as in Harmoni and Simoni). No docume▶VaioletA respelling of Violet, from the Latin viola, the violet flower (and the soft purple color). A ▶VaiolethA Latin-American spelling of Violet (Spanish Violeta), from the Latin viola, the purple flower.▶ValilahA modern coinage with no documented origin; it echoes names like Valia and Laila but no single ▶ValinorFrom J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth: Valinor is the land of the Valar, the 'Undying Lands' acros▶VallettaA place name: Valletta is the capital of Malta, named for Jean Parisot de Valette. Carried as a▶VaylaniA modern coinage joining a Vay- sound with the -lani ending (echoing the Hawaiian lani, 'heaven▶VerdandiFrom 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 meaningf▶ViyaraA modern name that echoes the Bulgarian Vyara/Viara, 'faith,' though as spelled here it reads m▶Waabiziiswan▶Wachiwidancing girl▶Wâpikwanflower; blossom▶Wastenashe is liked; beloved one▶XaloniA modern coinage in a Nahuatl-styled spelling (X- read as 'sh'), echoing names like Xochitl; no▶XaloraA modern coinage with no documented origin; it echoes names like Zalora and Lora but no single ▶XarielleA 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 Etxe▶XayaniA modern coinage with no documented origin; it echoes names like Zaya and Dayani but no single ▶XilaniA 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 carr▶XionnaA modern name that echoes Ziona and Fiona; as this spelling its route is uncertain. The resembl▶XolanaFrom the Nguni languages (Zulu, Xhosa), built on xolani, 'be at peace; forgive.' In these langu▶XyairaA modern American coinage, an X- restyling near Zaria/Zaira/Kyaira. No single fixed meaning; ro▶YaidelynYaidelyn has no documented etymology. It is a modern coinage popular in Latino families, joinin▶YalanniA modern coinage in the Leilani/Kehlani family, layering a Ya- sound with the -anni/-ani ending▶YamunaFrom the Sanskrit Yamuna, 'the twin' (linked to yama, 'twin'); the Hindu goddess of the river Y▶Yanabashe meets the enemy; brave one▶YarielleYarielle reads as a feminine elaboration of Yariel, a modern name popular in Puerto Rican and w▶YashvikaA Sanskrit-styled name built on yash, 'fame; glory,' with the -vika ending. Read as 'of glory; ▶YasmaryA modern compound joining Yasmin ('jasmine') with Mary, common in Latin-American blended naming▶YavelinA modern coinage with no documented origin; it echoes names like Yovela and Evelin but no singl▶YemimaFrom the Hebrew Yemima (Jemimah), 'dove.' In the Bible she is the eldest daughter of Job, noted▶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 ▶Yvotyflower▶ZabelyA modern coinage echoing Isabel and the Armenian Zabel (a form of Elizabeth/Isabel). As spelled▶ZahanaA modern name that echoes Arabic-style names like Zahra ('flower; radiance') and Zaina; it also▶ZahaniAn Arabic/Swahili-styled name echoing roots like zahra ('flower') and dhihni ('mind'); as spell▶ZahoryA Spanish-influenced given name echoing zahori, the Spanish word for 'a diviner; a dowser; one ▶ZairaniZairani is a newly emerging coinage. Its Zair- opening recalls Zaira and Zara, and the -ani clo▶ZalaiahA modern coinage with the fashionable -aiah/-laiah ending, echoing names like Zaliyah and Amaia▶ZalayiahA modern coinage in the Zaliyah/Aaliyah family, with a flowing -ayiah spelling. As a coinage it▶ZaloriA modern coinage joining a Za- opening with the -lori of Lori. As a coinage its route is uncert▶ZamaryA modern coinage joining a Za- opening to Mary (of Hebrew route, variously read). As spelled it▶ZanalaA modern American coinage with no documented etymology; its sound joins a Za- opening with a so▶ZanyriZanyri has no documented etymology. It is a fresh coinage built on the fashionable Za-/Zan- ope▶ZaralynnA modern American coinage joining Zara (Arabic-style 'radiance; flower') with the popular -lynn▶ZayanniA modern coinage joining a Zay- opening with a soft -anni ending. As a coinage its route is unc▶ZhalayaA modern American coinage built on the fashionable zh- opening and an -aya ending. It has no do▶Zitkalabird▶ZovaleeA modern American coinage with no documented etymology; its sound joins a Zova- opening with a ▶ZureyaA modern coinage that echoes Zuri (Swahili, 'beautiful') and Zaraya, on a soft Zu-/-eya sound. ▶ZymoraA modern coinage joining a Zy- opening with the -mora of Zamora (a Spanish place-name) and Amor▶ZynoriA modern coinage layering a Zyn- opening with a -nori/-ori ending. No single documented meaning▶ZyorahA modern respelling near Zora/Zorah — Zora is Slavic for 'dawn,' and Zorah is a biblical place ▶ZyoriA modern coinage echoing the Slavic zorya ('dawn; morning star') and the sound of Yori. As a co▶
Boy Names
TakoahA modern coinage with several possible echoes (including a biblical place, Tekoa) without one d▶TapioFrom the Finnish Tapio, of uncertain meaning; the Finnish god of the forest, ruler of the woodl▶Tatankabuffalo bull; great beast▶TerminusFrom the Latin terminus, 'a boundary; a boundary-marker/limit'; the Roman god who protected bou▶TonalliA Nahuatl (Aztec) name, 'day; the warmth of the sun; one's soul or life-force' — a rich word ty▶TuahaAn Arabic/Urdu name used in South Asian Muslim families; its precise meaning is not well docume▶TymofiiThe 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 me▶VarunaFrom 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 harvest▶WadielA modern coinage in the angel-name style, ending in the Hebrew -el ('God'). The Wadi- opening h▶XaivianA modern coinage echoing Xavier (from a Basque place name, often read 'new house; bright'), ext▶YaholaYahola comes from the Mvskoke (Creek) word yvholv, meaning 'shouter' or 'the one who performs t▶YamunguA name of East African background (heard in Bantu-speaking regions) whose specific meaning is n▶YesiahA modern name whose sound echoes Isaiah ('the Lord is salvation') and Yeshua ('he saves'); as s▶ZafariFrom Zafar, a Swahili and Arabic name meaning 'victory; triumph,' with the -i ending common in ▶ZakhiasA spelling echoing Zacchaeus (Greek Zakchaios, from Hebrew Zakkai, 'pure; innocent') — the tax ▶ZakiasA modern coinage or respelling echoing the biblical Zaccheus ('pure') and Zakariah, with a Lati▶ZakoaA modern name whose sound echoes Dakota (a Sioux/Dakota word, 'friend; ally'); as spelled here ▶ZaydrielA modern coinage joining Zayd (Arabic, 'growth; abundance') with the Hebrew-rooted -el ending (▶