15,000+ Two-Syllable Boy Names

  1. Lariat
    • Origin:

      English from Spanish
    • Meaning:

      "lasso"
  2. Benjen
    • Origin:

      Modern invented name
    • Description:

      The Westerosi equivalent of Benjamin -- meaning it's a "Game of Thrones" name, for non-fans -- is most prominently borne in George R.R. Martin's novels by Benjen Stark, younger brother of Eddard Stark and a member of the Night's Watch.
  3. Courage
    • Origin:

      English word name
    • Meaning:

      "strength to withstand fear"
    • Description:

      A bold, unisex virtue name that first made the charts for boys in 1990 and girls in 2008. Millennials may associate it with the Cartoon Network show Courage the Cowardly Dog, about a timid, good-natured dog by the name.
  4. Divine
    • Origin:

      English word name
    • Meaning:

      "like God"
    • Description:

      A generation or two ago it may have been unthinkable to name your child something as bold as Divine. But with names like Messiah and Saint in the mainstream, almost anything is fair game.
  5. Sabir
    • Origin:

      Arabic
    • Meaning:

      "patient"
    • Description:

      An Arabic name with Quranic connections -- it represents one of the essential qualities -- that would have no trouble assimilating. Sabira or Sabirah is a form used for girls, and Sabri can be used for either sex.
  6. Tallan
    • Faryn
      • Whitten
        • Origin:

          Variation of Witten, German surname
        • Meaning:

          "son of the white-haired or pale one"
        • Description:

          Whitten is a stylish patronymic surname derived from Witt and Witte — German and Dutch nicknames-turned-surnames describing people with white-blonde hair or a pale complexion. Cool-guy nickname Whit only adds to the appeal.
      • Necho
        • Fenmore
          • Origin:

            English surname
          • Description:

            Fenmore Baldwin is a character on The Young and the Restless, his first name being his mother's maiden name. In the real world, it was given to virtually no babies last year.
        • Narcisse
          • Indio
            • Origin:

              Spanish
            • Meaning:

              "Indian"
            • Description:

              This name of a California desert town, used by Deborah Falconer and Robert Downey, Jr. for their son, makes a much livelier and more individual – not to mention more masculine – improvisation on the themes of India and Indiana.
          • Karsen
            • Origin:

              Spelling variation of Carson
            • Meaning:

              "son of the marsh-dwellers"
            • Description:

              Carson is finally beginning to fall slightly after a nearly 2-decade reign of popularity, and we suspect its many spelling variations will follow suit.
          • Sadler
            • Origin:

              English
            • Meaning:

              "saddle-maker"
            • Description:

              Sadler is another new entrant in the trendy occupational surname category, one particularly prime for a horse lover.
          • Rygar
            • Jaydan
              • Raidan
                • Adna
                  • Origin:

                    Hebrew
                  • Meaning:

                    "pleasure"
                  • Description:

                    This obscure biblical name is only mentioned twice in the Bible — first as a divorced Israelite and then as a priest.
                • Garson
                  • Origin:

                    French
                  • Meaning:

                    "to protect"
                  • Description:

                    Straightforward surname with potential thanks to the rise of Carson. The actress Greer Garson gives it a splash of Hollywood glamor.
                • Knowlton
                  • Origin:

                    English surname
                  • Meaning:

                    "the settlement by the hilltop"
                  • Description:

                    Knowlton is a habitational surname, indicating one's ancestors lived in Knowlton, England. There were two historical English towns called Knowlton, one in Kent and the other in Dorset.