15,000+ Two-Syllable Boy Names
- Keelin
- Fender
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"defender, guard"Description:
Iconic guitar manufacturer that could make for an edgy baby name for rock lovers – or petrolheads; a fender is also part of a car.
- Donnan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"small brown-haired child"Description:
This Irish saint's name makes an attractive alternative for Dylan or Donald.
- Iarlaith
Origin:
Gaelic, IrishMeaning:
"ruler"Description:
This name of a saint from Galway whose monastery became a center of learning, is an undiscovered Gaelic gem.
- Ferni
- Forden
- Omen
Origin:
English word nameMeaning:
"sign, foreshadowing"Description:
As word names go, this one is pretty ominous. It's a shame about the dark associations, because it could otherwise be a very fashionable-sounding name, à la Owen and Roman.
- Derwin
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"dear friend"Description:
A twist on Darwin with the same friendly meaning. Its lovable-nerd feel is given a cool edge by several football players with the name.
- Hazard
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"chance, luck"Description:
Chance has risen far on the baby-naming charts, but Hazard has a considerably more dangerous edge. It was the middle name of famed US naval commander Oliver Hazard Perry.
- Viorel
Origin:
RomanianMeaning:
"violet flower"Description:
A lovely V starting boy name derived from viorea, the Romanian word for the sweet violet flower.
- Zailey
Origin:
Modern invented nameDescription:
Zee-ifying Bailey.
- Vidor
Origin:
Hungarian variation of HilaryDescription:
Would make an interesting, cinema-related choice: King Vidor is in the Guinness Book of Records as the film director with the longest career, beginning in the silent era..
- Yona
Origin:
Hebrew variation of JonahMeaning:
"dove"Description:
The Hebrew variations of Biblical Jonah — Yona and Yonah — are unisex today.
- Micheal
Origin:
Spelling variation of MichaelDescription:
A spelling variation of Michael—or sometimes simply a mistake. Whatever the case, this version has always ranked in the US Top 1000, though always much lower than the traditional spelling.
- Lockwood
- Erskine
Origin:
ScottishMeaning:
"from the high cliffs"Description:
Rarely used un-Gaelic-sounding Scottish name with literary associations to Erskine Caldwell, author of Tobacco Road and God's Little Acre.
- Tarzan
Origin:
Literary nameDescription:
The kind of potential baby name dads use to tease moms.
- Maury
Origin:
Diminutive of MauriceMeaning:
"dark skinned"Description:
Old-man name, soft as a fraying gray cashmere cardigan, that would be even cuter for a girl.
- Corleone
Origin:
Italian, meaning unknownDescription:
This Italian place name is best known as the surname of the Godfather family. In Mario Puzo's 1969 novel, Vito Andolini was born and raised in the Sicilian town, and his surname was changed to Corleone upon his arrival at Ellis Island.
- Chazon
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"prophecy, revelation"Description:
This is one of several Hebrew names with the beginning syllable Chaz.