15,000+ Two-Syllable Boy Names

  1. Abbas
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "lion, stern"
    • Description:

      Not one of the five hundred names of Muhammad, but that of his uncle.
  2. Youssef
    • Origin:

      Variation of Yusuf, Arabic
    • Meaning:

      "Jehovah increases"
    • Description:

      This alternate spelling of Yusuf leads the way in Spain, where it is among the 100 most popular baby names. In the US, streamlined Yusuf reigns.
  3. Gaelen
    • Quito
      • Origin:

        Spanish, Place-name
      • Description:

        Quito is a place-name (it's the capital of Ecuador) with lots of lively energy--as long as it's pronounced correctly.
    • Snær
      • Origin:

        Old Norse
      • Meaning:

        "snow"
      • Description:

        The personification of the snow in Norse mythology, and a legendary king of Finland.
    • Langdon
      • Origin:

        English
      • Meaning:

        "long hill"
      • Description:

        Classy-sounding surname name usually bypassed in favor of the simpler Landon.
    • Dashiel
      • Origin:

        Anglicization of French surname de Chiel, meaning unknown
      • Description:

        Variation of Dashiell.
    • Brishan
      • Origin:

        English Traveller, Romani
      • Meaning:

        "born during a thunderstorm"
      • Description:

        A name given by the Traveller community in England to a child born when it is raining.
    • Brainard
      • Origin:

        English
      • Meaning:

        "courageous raven"
      • Description:

        We can hear the kids teasing him from here.
    • Tarun
      • Origin:

        Sanskrit
      • Meaning:

        "young man"
      • Description:

        Names connected with youth are always so promising for babies, and this lovely Indian name is no exception. Notable bearers include Tarun Nethula, a New Zealand cricket player, Tarun Gogoi, an Assamese politician, and Tarun Tahiliani, a celebrated Indian fashion designer.
    • Dyfi
      • Origin:

        Welsh river name
      • Description:

        River in north-west Wales, spelled in English as Dovey. Like many British river names, it may relate to the word for water.
    • Colver
      • Stacy
        • Origin:

          Diminutive of Eustace
        • Meaning:

          "stable"
      • Felio
        • Nello
          • Jephthah
            • Origin:

              Hebrew
            • Meaning:

              "he opens"
            • Description:

              The name of an important figure in the Book of Judges, a judge from Gilead who helped the Israelites defeat the hated Ammonites. Jephthah and its various derivative spellings have seldom been used as first names since Biblical times, but that may change going forward, thanks to Duck Dynasty castmember Jules Jeptha "Jep" Robertson.
          • Zavian
            • Ieuan
              • Origin:

                Welsh variation of John
              • Description:

                Ieuan was in the England & Wales Top 300 from the late 90s until the late-2000s, but in other countries, the pronunciation and spelling would be troublesome.
            • Balasz
              • Shiro
                • Origin:

                  Japanese
                • Meaning:

                  "fourth son"