15,000+ Two-Syllable Boy Names

  1. Keelin
    • Fender
      • Origin:

        English
      • Meaning:

        "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:

        Irish
      • Meaning:

        "small brown-haired child"
      • Description:

        This Irish saint's name makes an attractive alternative for Dylan or Donald.
    • Iarlaith
      • Origin:

        Gaelic, Irish
      • Meaning:

        "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 name
          • Meaning:

            "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:

            English
          • Meaning:

            "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:

            French
          • Meaning:

            "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:

            Romanian
          • Meaning:

            "violet flower"
          • Description:

            A lovely V starting boy name derived from viorea, the Romanian word for the sweet violet flower.
        • Zailey
          • Origin:

            Modern invented name
          • Description:

            Zee-ifying Bailey.
        • Vidor
          • Origin:

            Hungarian variation of Hilary
          • Description:

            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 Jonah
          • Meaning:

            "dove"
          • Description:

            The Hebrew variations of Biblical Jonah — Yona and Yonah — are unisex today.
        • Micheal
          • Origin:

            Spelling variation of Michael
          • Description:

            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:

              Scottish
            • Meaning:

              "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 name
            • Description:

              The kind of potential baby name dads use to tease moms.
          • Maury
            • Origin:

              Diminutive of Maurice
            • Meaning:

              "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 unknown
            • Description:

              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:

              Hebrew
            • Meaning:

              "prophecy, revelation"
            • Description:

              This is one of several Hebrew names with the beginning syllable Chaz.