15,000+ Two-Syllable Boy Names
- Abbas
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"lion, stern"Description:
Not one of the five hundred names of Muhammad, but that of his uncle.
- Youssef
Origin:
Variation of Yusuf, ArabicMeaning:
"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.
- Gaelen
- Quito
Origin:
Spanish, Place-nameDescription:
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 NorseMeaning:
"snow"Description:
The personification of the snow in Norse mythology, and a legendary king of Finland.
- Langdon
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"long hill"Description:
Classy-sounding surname name usually bypassed in favor of the simpler Landon.
- Dashiel
Origin:
Anglicization of French surname de Chiel, meaning unknownDescription:
Variation of Dashiell.
- Brishan
Origin:
English Traveller, RomaniMeaning:
"born during a thunderstorm"Description:
A name given by the Traveller community in England to a child born when it is raining.
- Brainard
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"courageous raven"Description:
We can hear the kids teasing him from here.
- Tarun
Origin:
SanskritMeaning:
"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 nameDescription:
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 EustaceMeaning:
"stable"
- Felio
- Nello
- Jephthah
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"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 JohnDescription:
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:
JapaneseMeaning:
"fourth son"