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three-syllable baby names

Explore 322 three-syllable baby names. Each includes meaning, pronunciation, popularity ranking, and cultural context.

Abayomi

born to bring me joy

boyAfrican

Abena

born on Tuesday

girlAfrican

Abigail

#8

my father is joyful

girlHebrew

Acacia

thorny tree, point

girlGreek

Adalbert

noble and bright

boyGerman

Addison

#32

son of Adam

unisexEnglish

Adebayo

the crown meets joy, royalty brings happiness

boyAfrican

Adelaide

#180

noble, of noble kind

girlGerman

Adeline

#85

noble, nobility

girlFrench

Aderyn

bird

girlCeltic

Adira

strong, noble, powerful

girlHebrew

Aditi

boundless, free, limitless

girlHindi

Aditya

sun, son of Aditi

boyHindi

Adonis

#291

lord, handsome one

boyGreek

Adriana

#298

from Hadria, dark one

girlLatin

Advaita

non-duality, oneness, without a second

boySanskrit

Aeronwy

berry of the river Aeron

girlWelsh

Aethelthryth

noble strength

girlEnglish

Afonso

noble and ready

boyPortuguese

Ailani

high chief, heavenly chief

girlHawaiian

Akemi

bright and beautiful

girlJapanese

Akira

bright, clear, intelligent

unisexJapanese

Alana

#204

awakening, fair one, precious

girlHawaiian

Alani

#345

orange tree, awakening

girlHawaiian

Alaric

ruler of all, noble power

boyGerman

Alearis

unknown, possibly 'winged' or invented

girlEnglish

Alexei

defender, helper, protector

boyRussian

Alicja

noble, of noble kind

girlPolish

Alina

#150

noble, bright, beautiful

girlSlavic

Alistair

defender of men

boyScottish

Allegra

joyful, lively

girlEnglish

Alora

my dream, dream-like

girlAfrican

Amadeo

love of God

boyItalian

Amadeus

love of God

boyLatin

Amadi

free person, general rejoicing

boyAfrican

Amalia

#275

industrious, striving

girlPortuguese

Amara

#88

eternal, grace, immortal

girlAfrican

Ambrosia

immortal, food of the gods

girlLatin

Amelia

#5

industrious, striving

girlGerman

Amira

#188

princess, commander

girlArabic

Amitabh

infinite splendor, boundless light

boyHindi

Amity

friendship, harmony

girlLatin

Amrita

immortal, nectar of immortality

girlSanskrit

Ananda

bliss, supreme happiness

unisexSanskrit

Ananya

unique, matchless, without equal

girlHindi

Angelo

#388

angel, messenger of God

boyItalian

Anjali

offering, tribute, salutation with joined hands

girlHindi

Anneliese

grace and pledged to God

girlDutch

Annika

#598

grace, favor

girlGerman

Anthony

#11

priceless, praiseworthy

boyLatin

Apollo

#285

destroyer, god of light

boyGreek

Aponi

butterfly

girlNative American

Aquila

eagle

unisexLatin

Arezoo

wish, desire, hope

girlPersian

Ariana

#57

most holy, silver

girlWelsh

Artemis

#492

safe, unharmed, butcher

girlGreek

Asuna

tomorrow's silk, bright tomorrow

girlJapanese

Athena

#55

goddess of wisdom and war

girlGreek

Atticus

#230

man of Attica

boyLatin

Augusta

great, magnificent, venerable

girlLatin

Augustus

#320

great, magnificent, venerable

boyLatin

Aurelia

#312

golden

girlLatin

Aurelio

golden, gilded

boyItalian

Aurora

#29

dawn

girlLatin

Avery

#29

ruler of elves, counsel of elves

unisexEnglish

Aviana

bird, life

girlLatin

Aviva

spring, freshness, youthful

girlHebrew

Azadeh

free, noble

girlPersian

Aziza

precious, beloved

girlAfrican

Babatunde

father has returned

boyAfrican

Bellamy

good friend, beautiful friend

unisexFrench

Benjamin

#7

son of the right hand

boyHebrew

Bernardo

brave as a bear

boyPortuguese

Bethany

#770

house of figs, house of affliction

girlHebrew

Boudicca

victory

girlCeltic

Brigitta

exalted one, strength

girlGerman

Callista

most beautiful

girlLatin

Calloway

pebbly place

boyEnglish

Cameron

#78

crooked nose or crooked river

unisexScottish

Camila

#5

young ceremonial attendant

girlLatin

Camille

#300

young ceremonial attendant

unisexFrench

Carlotta

free woman

girlItalian

Carmela

garden, vineyard

girlHebrew

Cassandra

#672

she who shines upon mankind

girlGreek

Cassiopeia

she whose words excel

girlGreek

Cecilia

#120

blind; patron saint of music

girlLatin

Celestin

heavenly, of the sky

boyFrench

Celestine

heavenly

girlLatin

Celina

#645

heavenly

girlEnglish

Chaitanya

consciousness, life force, pure awareness

boyHindi

Chihiro

thousand questions; thousand fathoms

girlJapanese

Clementine

#395

mild, merciful

girlFrench

Coleman

charcoal burner, servant of Nicholas

boyEnglish

Conceicao

conception, immaculate conception

girlPortuguese

Cordelia

#710

heart, daughter of the sea

girlCeltic

Cornelia

horn, of the Cornelii family

girlLatin

Cornelius

horn, strong

boyLatin

Cosimo

order, beauty, decency

boyItalian

Crescentia

growing, increasing

girlLatin

Dagmara

day's glory, maid of the day

girlSlavic

Dakota

#378

friendly one, ally

unisexNative American

Dalitso

blessing

unisexAfrican

Danica

morning star, Venus

girlSlavic

Decimus

tenth

boyLatin

Delaney

#215

descendant of the challenger

girlEnglish

Delilah

#74

delicate, languishing, temptress

girlHebrew

Demetria

devoted to Demeter, earth mother

girlGreek

Dionysius

follower of Dionysus, god of wine

boyGreek

Dominic

#156

belonging to the Lord

boyEnglish

Dorothea

gift of God

girlGreek

Dragomir

precious and peaceful

boySlavic

Drusilla

strong, fruitful

girlLatin

Dulcinea

sweet, gentle

girlLatin

Dusana

soul, spirit

girlSlavic

Elara

#567

cheerful, bright

girlLatin

Elaria

cheerful, bright

girlLatin

Eleanor

#14

bright, shining one

girlFrench

Electra

shining, amber, radiant

girlGreek

Elena

#46

bright, shining light

girlGreek

Eleni

torch, bright light, shining one

girlGreek

Eleri

greatly bitter, river name

girlWelsh

Eliana

#38

my God has answered

girlHebrew

Eliezer

God is my help

boyHebrew

Elijah

#6

my God is Yahweh

boyHebrew

Eliora

God is my light

girlHebrew

Elysia

blissful, from Elysium

girlLatin

Emerson

#160

son of Emery, industrious ruler

unisexEnglish

Emery

#254

industrious ruler

unisexGerman

Emiko

smiling child, blessed with beauty

girlJapanese

Emilia

#12

rival, industrious, striving

girlLatin

Emilio

#258

rival, industrious, striving

boySpanish

Emily

#14

rival, industrious, striving

girlLatin

Enitan

person of story, one with a rich history

unisexAfrican

Estella

#588

star

girlLatin

Estelle

star

girlFrench

Eudora

good gift, generous

girlGreek

Eulalia

sweetly speaking, well-spoken

girlGreek

Evander

#485

good man, bow warrior

boyGreek

Evelyn

#9

wished for child, life

girlEnglish

Everett

#73

brave, strong boar

boyEnglish

Everleigh

#137

wild boar clearing

girlEnglish

Eviana

life, gracious gift

girlHebrew

Ezekiel

#62

God will strengthen

boyHebrew

Farideh

unique, precious, incomparable

girlPersian

Felicia

happy, fortunate

girlLatin

Filipa

lover of horses

girlPortuguese

Fortuna

fortune, luck, fate

girlLatin

Francesca

#470

free woman, from France

girlItalian

Francisco

free man, Frenchman

boyPortuguese

Frederick

#378

peaceful ruler of great power

boyGerman

Fumiko

child of treasured beauty

girlJapanese

Gabriella

#112

God is my strength, feminine form

girlHebrew

Genesis

#83

origin, beginning, creation

girlGreek

Genevieve

#224

woman of the people, white wave

girlFrench

Ginevra

white shadow, fair one

girlItalian

Giovanni

#192

God is gracious

boyItalian

Goncalo

battle elf, war genius

boyPortuguese

Hadassah

myrtle tree

girlHebrew

Halona

happy fortune, of good fortune

girlNative American

Hannelore

gracious light

girlGerman

Harmony

#188

agreement, concord, musical unity

girlGreek

Harrison

#96

son of Harry; son of the home ruler

boyEnglish

Haruki

shining brightly, spring child

boyJapanese

Helena

#343

bright, shining light; torch

girlGreek

Hendrika

ruler of the home

girlDutch

Hiawatha

he who makes rivers

boyNative American

Hikaru

light; radiance; to shine

unisexJapanese

Hildegard

battle protector

girlGerman

Hinata

sunny place, facing the sun

unisexJapanese

Hiroshi

generous, tolerant, prosperous

boyJapanese

Horatio

timekeeper, hour

boyLatin

Ibrahim

#174

father of multitudes, exalted father

boyArabic

Idara

goodness, benevolence

girlAfrican

Ifeoma

a good and beautiful thing

girlAfrican

Ignatius

fiery one

boyLatin

Ikaika

strong, powerful, mighty

boyHawaiian

Ilija

the Lord is my God

boySlavic

Ilyana

bright, shining; light of the sun

girlSlavic

Imani

#645

faith

girlAfrican

Immanuel

God is with us

boyHebrew

Imogen

maiden, innocent

girlEnglish

Indigo

deep blue-violet dye from the Indies

unisexGreek

Indira

beauty, splendor, Lakshmi

girlHindi

Ingeborg

the god Ing's protection

girlGerman

Irina

peace

girlRussian

Ivana

God is gracious

girlSlavic

Jabari

#478

brave, fearless

boyAfrican

Jaromir

fierce and peaceful

boySlavic

Jelani

mighty, powerful

boyAfrican

Jemima

dove

girlEnglish

Josephine

#52

God will increase

girlFrench

Juliana

#225

youthful, downy-bearded

girlLatin

Juniper

#86

juniper tree, evergreen

girlLatin

Kachina

spirit, sacred dancer, divine being

girlNative American

Kailani

#260

sea and sky

girlHawaiian

Kalani

#365

the heavens, the sky, chief

unisexHawaiian

Kanaloa

the great peace, the unconfined

boyHawaiian

Kassandra

she who entangles men, prophetess

girlGreek

Kazuki

harmonious hope, peaceful tree

boyJapanese

Kennedy

#148

helmeted chief; misshapen head

unisexIrish

Khadija

#655

premature child, trustworthy

girlArabic

Kohana

little flower

girlJapanese

Lavinia

woman of Rome, purity

girlLatin

Leilani

#155

heavenly flowers or royal child of heaven

girlHawaiian

Leonardo

#63

brave as a lion

boyItalian

Leonidas

#431

lion-like, son of the lion

boyLatin

Leticia

joy, gladness

girlEnglish

Liberty

freedom, independence

girlLatin

Liliana

#80

lily flower, purity and innocence

girlLatin

Lorelei

#453

alluring rock, murmuring cliff

girlEnglish

Lorenzo

#127

from Laurentum, crowned with laurel

boyItalian

Luciana

#385

light

girlLatin

Lucille

#292

light, bright one

girlFrench

Ludmila

people's grace, beloved by the people

girlSlavic

Lysander

liberator, one who frees

boyGreek

Lysandra

liberator, one who frees

girlGreek

Madeleine

#442

woman from Magdala, elevated tower

girlFrench

Madelyn

#78

woman from Magdala, high tower

girlHebrew

Madhavi

springtime, born in spring, honey-like

girlHindi

Madison

#30

son of Matthew, gift of God

girlEnglish

Magnolia

Magnol's flower, magnificent bloom

girlLatin

Mahina

moon, moonlight

girlHawaiian

Makena

happy one, the one who brings happiness

girlAfrican

Makoto

sincerity, truth, faithfulness

unisexJapanese

Marcella

dedicated to Mars, warlike

girlLatin

Margaret

#105

pearl

girlGreek

Marguerite

pearl, daisy flower

girlFrench

Mariana

#632

of the sea, grace

girlPortuguese

Marigold

Mary's gold, golden flower

girlEnglish

Marisol

#600

sea and sun

girlSpanish

Marlena

woman from Magdala, star of the sea

girlEnglish

Masako

elegant child, child of propriety

girlJapanese

Matilda

#368

mighty in battle

girlGerman

Maverick

#43

independent one, nonconformist

boyEnglish

Maximus

greatest

boyLatin

Melody

#102

song, musical sequence

girlGreek

Midori

green, verdant

girlJapanese

Mikasa

three hats or bamboo hat

girlJapanese

Milena

gracious, dear, pleasant

girlPolish

Minerva

intellect, wisdom

girlLatin

Miroslav

peace and glory

boySlavic

Mordechai

follower of Marduk, warrior

boyHebrew

Morgana

sea circle, great queen, enchantress

girlWelsh

Morwenna

maiden, young woman; sea waves

girlWelsh

Nalani

#475

the heavens, serene sky

girlHawaiian

Nandini

daughter, one who brings joy, delightful

girlSanskrit

Naruto

maelstrom, roaring gate

boyJapanese

Natalia

#155

birthday of the Lord, Christmas Day

girlPolish

Natasha

#790

birthday of the Lord, born on Christmas

girlRussian

Nehemia

comforted by God

boyHebrew

Neville

new town

boyEnglish

Nezuko

snowball flower, benign demon

girlJapanese

Nikolai

#425

victory of the people

boyRussian

Nirvana

extinction of suffering, liberation, supreme bliss

unisexSanskrit

Noriko

child of ceremony and law

girlJapanese

Novalia

new land, newly tilled field

girlLatin

Octavia

#558

eighth

girlEnglish

Octavian

eighth

boyLatin

Odysseus

wrathful, man of pain and cunning

boyGreek

Oliver

#3

olive tree, peace

boyLatin

Olivia

#3

olive tree, peace

girlLatin

Oliwia

olive tree, symbol of peace

girlPolish

Olympia

#710

of Mount Olympus

girlGreek

Ophelia

#310

Help, aid, or benefit

girlGreek

Paloma

#515

dove, symbol of peace

girlSpanish

Parisa

like a fairy, angelic

girlPersian

Parvati

daughter of the mountain

girlHindi

Pemberton

barley farm on the hill

boyEnglish

Penelope

#22

weaver, with a web over her face

girlGreek

Peregrine

Traveler or pilgrim, one from abroad

boyLatin

Persephone

#570

bringer of destruction

girlGreek

Radhika

successful, prosperous, devoted to Radha

girlSanskrit

Radmila

joyful and gracious

girlSlavic

Raffaella

God has healed

girlItalian

Rafferty

prosperity wielder

boyEnglish

Rashida

rightly guided, wise, discerning

girlArabic

Regina

queen

girlLatin

Reginald

counsel power, king's advisor

boyEnglish

Remington

#272

settlement on a river bank

unisexEnglish

Riccardo

brave ruler

boyItalian

Romulus

Citizen of Rome, strength of Rome

boyLatin

Rosalind

gentle horse, beautiful rose

girlEnglish

Roxana

Dawn, bright, or little star

girlPersian

Sabina

Sabine woman

girlLatin

Sakura

#789

cherry blossom

girlJapanese

Samira

#700

entertaining female companion

girlArabic

Santiago

#52

Saint James

boySpanish

Savannah

#50

treeless plain, open grassland

girlSpanish

Savita

sun, solar deity, radiant

girlHindi

Sebastian

#18

venerable, revered

boyLatin

Seneca

old, people of the standing rock

unisexLatin

Serena

#417

serene, calm, tranquil

girlLatin

Silvanus

of the forest, woodland

boyLatin

Solana

sunshine, sunlight

girlSpanish

Stanislav

one who achieves glory

boySlavic

Sullivan

#300

dark-eyed one, hawk-eyed

boyIrish

Sunita

well-conducted, righteous, moral

girlHindi

Svetlana

light, pure, blessed

girlRussian

Takeshi

fierce warrior, military, brave

boyJapanese

Taliesin

shining brow, radiant forehead

boyCeltic

Tallulah

leaping water, princess of abundance

girlNative American

Tanjiro

charcoal, second son

boyJapanese

Tashina

born at Christmas, born in winter

girlNative American

Tatiana

#630

fairy queen, founder

girlRussian

Temperance

#480

moderation, self-restraint

girlLatin

Thalassa

sea, ocean

girlGreek

Tiberius

of the Tiber river

boyLatin

Unity

oneness, state of being united

girlLatin

Usagi

rabbit

girlJapanese

Uzoma

good road, born during a journey

unisexAfrican

Valerian

strength, health, from Valeria

boyLatin

Verity

truth, honesty

girlLatin

Vespera

evening star

girlLatin

Victoria

#24

victory, conqueror

girlLatin

Vittorio

victorious, conqueror

boyItalian

Vladimir

ruler of the world, famous prince

boySlavic

Wanjiku

belonging to the Anjiku people

girlAfrican

Winona

firstborn daughter

girlNative American

Ximena

#125

one who hears, hearkening

girlSpanish

Yasemin

jasmine flower

girlTurkish

Zipporah

bird, sparrow

girlHebrew

Zuzanna

lily, graceful lily

girlPolish
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