15,000+ Two-Syllable Boy Names

This more user-friendly Anglicized form of Beacan, could profit from its kinship with the popular Beckett--with which it could share the nickname Beck. Becan is an Irish saint's name, attached to the founder of a sixth century monastery.

An attractive Hebrew name with an abundance of nickname options — Lev, Levi, Dov, and Dovi.

In Hungarian mythology, Erlik is the god of death and the underworld.

The Turkish transcription of Furqan, another name for the Quran.

A cool Slavic short form of Sigmund, properly spelt Žiga in Slovene.

Teemu ultimately derives from the Greek name Nicodemus via the Icelandic Demus and Finnish Tiemus.

A Persian name with an evocative meaning, Jahan was notably borne by the 17th century Indian emperor, Shah Jahan, who commissioned the Taj Mahal for his wife Mumtaz. Associated with one of the Seven Wonders of the World, Jahan is predominantly used as a masculine name, though is sometimes given to girls too. The popular Turkish and Azerbaijani form is Ci̇han.

Rough-and-tumble surname with some degree of charm.

An attractive and rare alternative to Luke and Luca. Lucan is the Irish variation.

It's unusual, but that may be its best feature.

The name of several minor Biblical characters seems streamlined and modern.

An old Welsh royal name, of which the English surname Howell is an Anglicized form.

Mingo is a cute nickname of the Spanish version of Dominic. It's not to be confused with Mungo, the name of the patron saint of Glasgow.

Kimi is a name of various origins with a zippy sound. It can be a Finnish variation of Joachim, via short form Kim, the Hawaiian variation of Jamie, via Kimo, and a unisex Japanese name, meaning "lord", "prince", "righteous" or "valuable and beautiful".

Spelling Camden with a K makes it less of a place name—Camden is a downmarket city in New Jersey and an upmarket area of London—and more of a Kardashian-era confection, or maybe konfection. Both Kamden and Camden are in the Top 500 boys’ names.

A Welsh diminutive of Tomos/Thomas, or just a simplified spelling of Tommy.