15,000+ Two-Syllable Boy Names

The Latin name for the holly tree would make an interesting nature-inspired alternative to Alex.

This is a rarely heard multi-cultural name, related to a 14th century Jewish scholar named Kalonymous ben Kalonymous, who translated important texts from Arabic to Hebrew. It is also a Hungarian derivative of Colman, via the Latin Columba, meaning dove, and was the name of a 12th century king of Hungary. Its modern sound make it an interesting option.

The 6th century Irish saint Mirin emigrated to Scotland and now is the patron saint of both the Glasgow suburb of Paisley and the game of football. Mirren is one modern spelling; the Cornish Merryn, best known as the name of the seacoast town St. Merryn, is also related. The name is usually used for girls.

Estonian cognate of Yuri, the Russian form of George.

Surname name Grayson has become quite popular in recent years, bringing with it Gray, Grey, Greyson, and, yes, Graysen.

A simple and appealing multi-cultural form of John.

Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall's name probably originated as "Thoroughgood" -- quite a mouthful and a lot to live up to.

The name of an Ancient Greek grammarian who lent his name to the original Professor Cuthbert Calculus from the French edition of The Adventures of Tintin: Professeur Tryphon Tournesol.

This international variation deserves its own listing for a winning combination of distinctiveness and simplicity.

Don't come crying to us when your son is breaking all the rules.

Also spelt Aethelred, this was the name of two Saxon kings of England. The most famous is Ethelred II "The Unready", who actually reigned as King twice: from 978-1013 and from 1014-1016. His nickname comes not from the modern word "unready", but rather from a pun on the Old English unræd "poorly advised" (Ethelred means "well advised" or "noble counsel").

Nature names are often associated with Spring and Summer, but Glacier is ideal for a winter baby.

Angie was an accepted nickname for boys at the same time that Patsy was, meaning, too long ago to be relevant now.

It's most commonly associated with the French elephant, but Babar ironically means "tiger."

Adley is one of those rare unisex names that probably developed via different paths on the girls' and boys' sides, with the male Adley a phonetic spelling of the Hebrew Adlai, while the girls' version, which briefly made the Top 1000 in 2012, is an abbreviation of the trendy Hadley, an English place name and surname.