Submitted Names of Length 3

This is a list of submitted names in which the length is 3.
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Aya f Kazakh
Means "canopy, shelter, hideout" in Kazakh. It may also be derived from Kazakh ай (ay) meaning "moon".
Aya f & m Cherokee
Aya in the Cherokee language is a term for one's self. Usually used as "I" or "Me". If a family member uses this for someone it would me that they see a bit of themself in that person and it would be meant as a compliment.It is also a type of fern that is known as a symbol of endurance and resourcefulness... [more]
Aye m & f Burmese
Means "calm, quiet" in Burmese.
Ayi f Yi
Means "first sister" in Yi.
Ayk m Armenian
Means "dawn" in Armenian.
Aym m Judeo-French
Variant of Haim via the variant Haym.
Ayo f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Possibly from the Spanish word ayo meaning "tutor" or "person who takes care of children". According to another source it might be a Danish form of an Indian name meaning "wonderful".
Ayo f Japanese
From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 昌 (yo) meaning "good, prosper". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Ayo m Ilocano, Filipino
From Ilocano ayo meaning "instinct, natural impulse".
Ayu f Javanese, Balinese
Means "beautiful, pretty" in Javanese and Balinese.
Ayu f Japanese
From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" or 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection" combined with 由 (yu) meaning "reason, cause", 優 (yu) meaning "excellence, superiority, gentleness", 結 (yu) meaning "tie, bind, join", or 友 (yu) meaning "friend, companion"... [more]
Aza m Breton
Breton form of Adam.
Aza m Kurdish
Means "brave" or "hero" in Kurdish. A famous bearer is the king of Mannae.
Aza f Russian, Ukrainian
From a Hebrew word meaning "strong" or a short form of Azaliya.
Aze f Arabic
Possibly a variant of Azza.
Azo m Medieval English
Possibly related to Azzo.
Azu m Igbo
Means "fish" in Igbo.
Bab f Medieval English
Diminutive of Barbara.
Bab m Scots
Short form of Rabert.
Bắc m Vietnamese
Means "north" in Vietnamese.
Bạc m & f Vietnamese
From the Vietnamese 白 or 鉑 (bạc) meaning "silver".
Bae f & m Korean
Means ''inspiration''. Can be used as standalone name.
Bal f & m Indian, Polynesian
Short form of names with "Bal" as prefix.
Bam m Popular Culture, English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a diminutive for any name starting with the letter B. Also an onomatopoeia word suggesting the sound of a "loud thud". ... [more]
Bàn f Chinese
Means "petal" in Chinese.
Ban f Arabic
It means "Discern", "To show"
Ban m & f Lao
Means "flower, bloom" or "happy" in Lao.
Ban m Arthurian Cycle
The name of Sir. Lancelot's father in Arthurian tales, Ban of Benoic.
Báo m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 豹 (báo) meaning "leopard, spotted big cat".
Bar m & f Hebrew
Means "son" or "grain, cereal" in Hebrew.
Bat m English (Archaic), Medieval English
Diminutive of Bartholomew; also compare Bate. A notable bearer was American gunfighter and lawman Bartholomew 'Bat' Masterson (1853-1921), famed sheriff of Dodge City, Kansas.
Bat m Mongolian
Variant of Batu.
Bat f Hebrew (Rare)
Means "girl, daughter" in Hebrew.
Bax m English
Short form of Baxter.
Bảy m Vietnamese
Means "seven" in Vietnamese.
Bay m Medieval Russian
Derived from the archaic Russian verb баять (bayat) meaning "to speak, to tell", which is ultimately derived from Church Slavonic bajati meaning "to speak, to talk, to tell, to narrate".
Bay f & m Medieval English, English
From the Middle English personal name Baye, from Old English Beaga (masculine) or Beage (feminine).... [more]
Baz m Kurdish, Arabic
Means "falcon" in Arabic and Kurdish.
Béa f French (Rare)
Short form of Béatrice, hardly ever used as a given name in its own right.
Bec f Irish Mythology (?)
Allegedly an older form of Irish beag "small".... [more]
Bee f & m Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Mei 1.
Bei m & f Chinese
Comet
Bel f English, Portuguese
Diminutive of Isabel.
Bel f Galician, Spanish (Rare)
Truncated form of Sabela and Isabel.
Ben m & f Japanese
This name is used as 勉 (ben, tsuto.meru) meaning "exertion," 弁/辨 (hen, ben, araso.u, hanabira, wakima.eru, wa.keru) meaning "dialect, petal, speech" or 便 (bin, ben, tayo.ri) meaning "convenience."... [more]
Ben m Hebrew
Derived from Hebrew בן (ben), meaning "son".
Ber m Medieval English, Germanic
Possible diminutive of ber- names. Also the germanic word for "bear."
Ber m Spanish
Diminutive of Bernardino and Bernardo.
Bes f English
Variant spelling of Bess or Bessy.
Bex f & m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Rebecca, Beckett, Beatrix and other names containing the beck sound.
Bey m English (British, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bey.
Bia f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek Βία (bia) "power, force, might". In Greek mythology, Bia is the personification of force, anger and raw energy.
Bia f Romanian
Short form of Bianca.
Bia f Old High German
Of unclear etymology.
Bia f Greek
Variant transcription of Μπία (see Mpia).
Bil f Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Means "instant" in Old Norse. It's also a poetic word describing a woman. In Norse Mythology, Bil and her brother Hjúki follow Máni across the heavens.
Bim f Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of names like Birgitta and Britt-Marie (see Brittmarie).
Biển m Vietnamese
Means "sea, ocean" in Vietnamese.
Bin m & f Chinese
From Chinese 斌 or 彬 (bīn) meaning "refined", 滨 (bīn) meaning "beach, seashore" or 宾 (bīn) meaning "visitor, guest", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.
Bio m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Bion.
Bir m Santali
Means "best" in Santali.
Bis f & m Indian
Possibly from Sanskrit बिस (bisa) meaning "(shoot or stalk of a) water lily".
Bit f Danish, Swedish (Rare)
Short form of Bitta.
Bit f & m Korean (Modern)
From native Korean 빛 (bit) meaning "light, glow."
Bix m American
Diminutive of Bismark. Famously borne by American jazz legend, Bix Beiderbecke, who was a reknowned cornetist and pianist during the 1920s.
Biz m American (Rare)
A nickname whose meaning is particular to the bearer. Notable namesakes include professional baseball player James Raleigh "Biz" Mackey (1897 -1965)... [more]
Blå m & f Swedish (Rare)
Means "blue" in Swedish. Ultimately derived from Old Norse blár meaning "blue" but often denoting "dark, black" (compare Bláinn). A few hundred years ago sometimes used as a variant or short form of Blasius.
Blu f & m Italian (Modern), English (Rare)
Italian form of Blue and English diminutive of Bluford.
Bo-a f Korean
From Sino-Korean 珤 "treasure, jewel; precious, rare" and 雅 "elegant, graceful, refined". A famous bearer is South Korean singer Kwon BoA (1986-).
Boa f Greenlandic, Swedish
Feminine form of Búi.
Bod m Popular Culture
Bod is a classic British children's TV and book series about a little boy named Bod.
Boe m Danish (Rare), Old Swedish
Old Swedish and Danish younger form of Bói.
Boj m North Frisian
Variant of Boy.
Bol f Norwegian (Archaic)
Short form of Bodil.
Bol m & f Dinka
Means "twin" in Dinka.
Bom f & m Korean (Modern)
From native Koream 봄 (bom) meaning "spring(time)."... [more]
Bon m English (Australian), Popular Culture
Given in honour of AC/DC rock star "Bon" Scott, who was born Ronald Scott. His nickname was given to him at school, to differentiate him from another Ronald in his class... [more]
Boo f English
Boo is a diminutive of Baby and Babe.
Boo m Swedish
Variant of Bo 1.
Bør m Norwegian (Archaic)
Short form of Børge or variant of Bjor.
Bow m & f English (Rare)
A variant of Bo 1, probably influenced by the word "bow" which is used to shoot with arrows or by the word "bowtie", or a diminutive of Rainbow.
Box m Afro-American (Slavery-era, Rare)
Henry Box Brown (c. 1815 – June 15, 1897) was a 19th-century Virginia slave who escaped to freedom at the age of 33 by arranging to have himself mailed in a wooden crate in 1849 to abolitionists in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Boy m North Frisian, West Frisian, East Frisian, Dutch, Danish, German, English (Rare)
Variant form of Boye. In English-speaking countries, the name is usually derived from the English word boy meaning "boy" (in a manner comparable to the name Sonny) or a short form of the given names Boyce and Boyd.... [more]
Boz m English, American
A nickname whose meaning is particular to the bearer. For example, Boz was used as a pen name by Charles Dickens (1812-1870) in the 1830s when publishing short pieces in newspapers... [more]
Brá f Icelandic, Faroese
Directly taken from Old Norse brá "eyelash".
Bre f English
Diminutive of name beginning with Bre-, Bri-, and Bry-. Most notably for Brianna.
Bri m & f English
Variant of Bree or a diminutive of any name containing the element -bri-, such as Brian, Briana, Gabriella, etc.
Bru m Catalan
Catalan form of Bruno.
Bru m & f Portuguese
Diminutive of Bruno and Bruna.
Bru m Sanskrit
Name - Bru ब्रू... [more]
Bry m & f English
Diminutive of Bryan, Bryden, Brianna, and other names beginning in Bry.
Bua f Thai
Means "lotus" in Thai.
Bug m & f English
A popular unisex nickname between 1920-1935, based on the slang term "bugsy" meaning "crazy."
Buk m & f Nuer
Bướm f Vietnamese (Rare)
Means "butterfly" in Vietnamese.
Bum f & m Korean
But f Thai
Means "lotus" in Thai.
Byx m Old Norse
Old Norse byname, from Old Norse byxa meaning "to jump".
Cab m African American (Rare)
Short form of Cabell. A notable bearer is jazz musician and band leader Cabell "Cab" Calloway III (1907-1994).
Cải f Vietnamese
Means "greens" in Vietnamese.
Cai m & f Chinese
Derived from the Chinese character 财 (cái) meaning "wealth; valuable; riches; money" or 彩 (cǎi) meaning "colour; literary or artistic talent" but also "applause; cheer".... [more]
Cai m Hmong
Means "law, custom" in Hmong.
Cầm m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 琴 (cầm) meaning "zither, lute".
Can f Spanish
Diminutive of Candela.
Can m & f Chinese
Derived from the Chinese character 灿 (càn) meaning "vivid; bright; lustrous".... [more]
Cao f Chinese
A famous bearer of this name is Empress Cao, who was a consort of the Song Dynasty.
Cao m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 高 (cao) meaning "tall, high".
Cao f Chinese
From the Chinese character 草 (cǎo) meaning "grass, straw, thatch, herbs".
Cap m English
Short form of names like Christoper, Caspian, or Casper.
Cát f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 吉 (cát) meaning "auspicious, lucky, good".
Cau f Portuguese
Diminutive of Claudia and Claudio.
Caz f & m English
Nickname for names that begin with the letter C, like Carol 1, Caroline, Chris, etc.
Cel f Catalan (Modern)
Means "sky" in Catalan.
Çem m Kurdish
Means "river" in Kurdish.
Cen f & m Chinese
From the Chinese characters 岑 (cén) meaning "steep, precipitous; peak" or 涔 (cén) meaning " river in Shaanxi; murky torrent".
Ceo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Coeus (see Koios).
Cer f Chin, Burmese
A variant of Ceu, which means “brightness” and “light” in Chin.
Céu f Portuguese
Means "sky, heaven" in Portuguese.
Ceu m & f Chin
Means "brightness; light" in Chin.
Cha m Japanese
From Japanese 茶 (cha) meaning "tea".
Cha f & m Korean
"beleza" "bondade"
Che f Hmong
Means "whisper" in Hmong.
Che m Galician (Rare)
Hypocorysm of Xosé and José
Chi m Chinese
Derived from the character 炽 (Chí) meaning “blaze” or “flame.”
Chi m Burmese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Burmese ချီ(see Hkyi).
Cho f & m Burmese
Means "smooth, fine, handsome" in Burmese.
Cho f Korean, Chinese (Rare)
Koreanized form of Chinese Zhou.
Chu f Theatre
Mamma Chu is a character in the play Mummified Deer written by Luis Valdez.
Chu f Chinese
A famous bearer of this name is empress Chu Suanzi.
Chu m & f Filipino (Rare)
Diminutive of Jesus or Jesusa.
Chú m & f Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien Chinese form of Zhu.
Chṳ m & f Chinese (Hakka)
Hakka Chinese form of Zhi.
Cía f Galician
Short form of Cecía and Icía.
Cia f Swedish (Rare)
Short form of Cecilia and Carina 2, or a variant of Kia and Sia.
Cid m American
Variant of Sid.
Cim f & m Swedish
Variant of Kim 2.
Cin f & m Burmese
Means "diamond" in Burmese.
Ció f Catalan
Catalan diminutive of Concepció.
Ciō m & f Chinese (Min Dong)
Min Dong form of Zhu.
Ciq m & f Zhuang
Means "wisdom" in Zhuang.
Cir m Catalan (Rare)
Catalan form of Cyrus.
Cis m & f Dutch
Short form of Franciscus and Francisca.
Cit m Belarusian (Rare)
Belarusian Latin spelling of Tsit.
Cla m Romansh
Short form of Nicola 1, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.
Clà m Romansh
Variant of Cla.
Clo m Romansh
Truncated form of Niclo.
Coe m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Coe.
Com m Mormon
Early Jaredite king, son of Coriantum, and a late Jaredite king.
Cox m & f Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Cornelis (for men) and Cornelia (for women). Also compare Cokkie.... [more]
Coy m Dutch (Rare), Limburgish (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. It might be a combination of Cornelis or Cornelius with a name that starts with J-, such as Jan 1... [more]
Coz m Biblical
Coz in Hebrew allegedly means "a thorn", or perhaps "nimble." It occurs in the Old Testament (1 Chr. 4: 8) where Coz is sited as a descendant of Caleb.
Cru m English
Variant of Crew.
Cuc f & m Vietnamese (Anglicized)
Variant of Cúc used outside of Vietnam.
Cui f Chinese
Means "green, blue, emerald" in Chinese.
Cut f Acehnese
From an Acehnese title traditionally used to denote aristocratic women or female descendants of land-owning families.
Cvi m Hungarian (Rare)
Of Hebrew origin. Meaning unknown.
Cyd m Kashubian
Diminutive of Placyd.
Cyd f English (Modern)
Short form of Cydney.
Cyl m Kashubian
Diminutive of Celestin.
Cyn f English
Short form of Cynthia.
Cyr m French (Rare)
French form of Cyrus or Cyriacus.... [more]
Đắc m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 得 (đắc) meaning "get, obtain, acquire".
Dae m Korean
The name Dae has a Korean origin and means "the great one, shining". It is pronounced as the English word "day". ... [more]
Đài m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 台 (đài) meaning "noble, pedestal, stand".
Đại m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 大 (đại) meaning "big, great".
Dai m Japanese
Means "large, great" in Japanese.
Dai m Swahili
Means "demand" in Swahili.
Dai f Portuguese
Diminutive of Daiana.
Dak m American
Short form of Dakota. A notable bearer is Dallas Cowboy's quarterback Dak Prescott.
Dal m Korean
Derived from the Korean word for "moon".
Đan m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 丹 (đan) meaning "red, cinnabar".
Dân m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 民 (dân) meaning "people, citizens, nation".
Dần m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 寅 (dần) referring to the third Earthly Branch (3 AM to 5 AM), which is itself associated with the tiger of the Chinese zodiac.
Dan m Japanese
From Japanese 暖 (dan) meaning "warm", 男 (dan) meaning "male", 塘 (dan) meaning "pond", 圓 (dan) meaning "round; circle" or 團 (dan) meaning "sphere; ball; circle" or other kanji which are pronounced the same way.
Đào f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 桃 (đào) meaning "peach".
Đạo m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 道 (đạo) meaning "path, road, way".
Dao f & m Thai, Lao
Means "star" in Thai and Lao. It is only a feminine name in Thailand while it is unisex in Laos.
Das m & f Indian
Means "servent, slave" in Sanskrit.
Đất m Vietnamese
Means "earth, soil, land" in Vietnamese.
Dậu f Vietnamese
Means "rooster" in Vietnamese. This name is given in the year of the rooster.
Dau m Vietnamese
Means "fight" in Vietnamese.
Daw m Scots
Short form of Dauniel.
Day f & m English
From the Old English dæġ, from the Proto-Germanic dagaz, from the Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- meaning 'to burn'.
Daz m English
A pet form for Darren in Britain and Australia, parallelling similar constructions such as Gaz for Gary, Caz for Caroline, Shaz for Sharon or Charlotte, etc.
Déa f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Derived from Latin dea "goddess". This is also a diminutive of Andréa and Dorotéia.
Dea f Danish, Swedish, Croatian, Slovene, English, Albanian, Italian
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Latin dea "goddess" and a short form of Dorotea, Andrea 2 and Desideria... [more]
Dea m Romansh
Short form of Andrea 1.
Dea f Georgian
Short form of Medea.
Dea f Hungarian
Short form of Adeodáta.
Dec m English
Short form of Declan.
Ded m Albanian
Gheg Albanian form of Dedë.
Dei m Welsh
Welsh short form of David.
Dei m Basque
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a masculine form of Deñe (compare Deiñe).
Dej f African American (Modern)
Short form of Deja in the case of American rapper Dej Loaf (1991-), real name Deja Trimble.
Del m English
In English it is used as a short form of names beginning with the prefix Del-, which is of Old French origin and means “of the”.... [more]
Del f Welsh
Welsh, meaning "pretty". A modern Welsh name.... [more]
Déò m Kashubian
Diminutive of Amadeùsz.
Dés m Hungarian
Variant of Dezső.
Dev f English
Diminutive of Devorah.
Dev m & f English
Diminutive or short form of Devin and other variations of the same name
Dew m & f English
Rare name from english word “dew”.
Dey f English (Rare)
Dey Young is an American actress and sculptor. She is the sister of Leigh Taylor-Young.
Dez m English
Variant of Des.
Día f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Dia.
Dia f Greek Mythology
Means "heavenly, divine" in Greek. The name of multiple characters in Greek Mythology.
Dia f African, Mbama
Means "love" in Lembaama.
Dia f Greek
Variant transcription of Ντία (see Ntia).
Dib m & f Hmong
A Hmong name which is best known internationally as the rather unusual given name of Zim’s arch rival in Invader Zim.
Die f Chinese
Means "butterfly" in Mandarin.
Dii m Russian
Means "divine" in Russian.
Dil m English
Diminutive of Dylan.
Dil m Low German
Low German variant of Till.
Dil f Persian
Means "heart" in Persian
Dim m Russian, Romani, Bashkir
Diminutive of Dimitri.
Din f Popular Culture
Name of the Goddess of Power, Fire and Earth in Zelda. Accociated with the colour Red.
Din m Bosnian, Croatian, Arabic
From Arabic دين (din) "religion, faith". It may also be a short form of names ending in din, such as Aldin, Bernardin, or Ajdin, or it may be a variant of Dino.
Din m & f Hebrew
Means "judgment" in Hebrew.
Din f & m Hebrew
Din, or Deen, "דִּין" (Dean), is the male or other version of the name Dinah, "דִּינָה" (Dina/ Deena), it means Judged by gid, or God's gudgment. "דִּינוֹ שֶׁל אֱלֹהִים"
Dio m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Italian
Latinized form of Dion. In modern-day Italy, this name is also a short form of Diodato, Dionisio and other names starting with Dio-.... [more]
Dir m History
Likely derived from Old Norse Dyr. Askold and Dir (died in 882) were princes of Kiev and founders of the first Vikings' state in the Dnieper... [more]
Dís f Literature
The only feminine dwarf named in the work of J.R.R. Tolkien.... [more]
Dji m Picard
Picard form of Guy 1.
Djo m Walloon
Short form of Djôzef.
Djô m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Joe.
Dob m Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of Robert.
Doc m English
Short for doctor
Dod m Scots
Scots diminutive of George.
Dod m Albanian
Gheg Albanian form of Dodë.
Doe m West Frisian (Rare)
Short form of Doede.
Dol m Jèrriais
Diminutive of Dâlpheusse.
Dor m & f English (Modern)
Short form of Dorian, Doris and other names that starting with dor.
Dos m Kazakh
Means "friend" in Kazakh, of Persian origin.
Dou m & f Chinese
From the Chinese character 豆... [more]
Dow m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Dow.
Doy m Filipino
Diminutive of Diosdado, Leonardo and other names ending in do.
Dré m Dutch, Limburgish
Dutch and Limburgish short form of André.
Dri m & f English, Brazilian
Short form of any name containing -dri-, such as Adrian or Adriana.
Dru m English
Variant of Drew.
Dúa f Icelandic
Icelandic adoption of Dua.
Dua f Albanian
Derived from Albanian dua "I want; I love".
Dub m & f English (American), Old Celtic
In North America the name Dub is most often used by men with a name beginning with the letter W, such as William and Walter.... [more]
Dud m English
Short form of Dudley.
Dug m English (American)
Variant of Doug, used for the dog in the Disney film 'Up' (2009).
Duh f Chin, Burmese
The name Duh means "to fall in love," "love," "like," "admire," "desirable," "want," and "wish".
Dui m Chinese
Derived from the Chinese character 堆 (duī) meaning "heap; pile; mound".... [more]
Dux m English (Rare)
Means “duke/leader” in Latin, making it a cognate of Duke.
Duy m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 維 (duy) meaning "maintain, preserve, tie, fasten".
Dya f African, Mbama
Variant of Dia.
Dyl m Low German
Middle Low German variant of Till.
Dyr m History
Variant of Dir recorded in the Nikon Chronicle. The name is likely derived from Old Norse dýr "deer, wild animal" or dýrr "dear, precious".
Eak m Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian
Bulgarian, Croatian and Serbian form of Aiakos via its latinized form Aeacus.
Éan m & f Irish
Means 'bird' in Irish.
Eba f Basque
Basque form of Eva.
Ebb m English
Diminutive of Ebenezer.
Ebe f Estonian
Short form of names beginning with the Germanic element eber meaning "wild boar", making it an Estonian cognate of Ebba. It is also sometimes used as a short form of Eliisabet.
Ebi m & f Ijaw
Means "good" in Ijaw.
Ebo m Old High German
Old High German variant of Ebbo.
Eck m Scots
Scots short form of Alexander.
Eco f & m Italian
Italian form of Echo, both the mythological figure and the word.
Éda f Hungarian
Short form of various Germanic names beginning with the element adel- or edel-.
Eda f Slovene
Short form of Edita, Edvarda and Edvina.
Eda f Latvian (Rare)
Originally a short form of names beginning with the element Ed- (including, but not limited to, Edīte), this name has been used in its own right from the early 1600s onwards.
Eda m Czech
Short form of Eduard and Edvard, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Eda f Estonian
Originally a short form of Hedda and Hedvig, now used as a given name in its own right.