15,000+ Two-Syllable Boy Names

A relatively common French surname associated with sometimes scandalous French novelist/dramatist Jean Genet. The name may derive from genêt, the French name for the broom shrub. Alternatively, it can derive from the French forms of Eugene, John or Janet as an ancestral surname.

Near Eastern name with lots of opportunities for variation and improvisation.

Father Kingsmark was a monk, Scottish chieftain and saint to whom several churches in England and Wales are dedicated.

A form of Suleiman (the Arabic version of Solomon) especially used in France and francophone North Africa. The singer Slimane won the French version of The Voice in 2016. Actress Karima McAdams, who has Moroccan heritage, and rapper Professor Green, gave their son this name in 2021.

Actor Ted Levine and musician Adam Levine give this singular surname a cool edge.

Strong name from the Esan language of Nigeria, with a satisfyingly specific meaning for a child's place in the family.

With its dramatic nature meaning (blaidd "wolf" + rhi "ruler"), Bledri looks and sounds pretty distinctive. It's rare even in Wales. But the WYSIWYG spelling makes it perfectly viable.

A roebuck is the male of the roe deer species, native to Europe. Prior to its adoption as a surname, Roebuck was used as a nickname for people thought to look like the deer.

Naviʾ is the Hebrew word for "prophet," while neviʾa is "prophetess." Both ultimately derive an Akkadian word meaning "to proclaim" or "to summon."

If you find West not substantial enough, this would make a more solid path to it.

A Julian derivative, via Spanish conquistadors, that could be a more unusual yet still reasonable substitute for that current favorite.

Gentle but solid, Camden is currently in the US Top 200, and subsequently, alternative spellings have made an appearance. Kamdyn shares the popular K initial of Kaden, Kannon, and Kairo, the trendy Y of Landyn, Zayne, and Chosyn, and the surname-feel of Kennedy, Radclyffe, and Lyons,

Variation of Gorou.