15,000+ Two-Syllable Boy Names

  1. Arnoux
    • Toussaint
      • Origin:

        French
      • Meaning:

        "all saints"
      • Description:

        Has been used in the past by parents wishing to invoke the blessing and protection of all the saints, also given to boys born on November 1, All Saints' Day.
    • Artro
      • Origin:

        Welsh, river name
      • Description:

        Many Welsh rivers make great baby names, like Aled and Teifi. Artro is a particularly appealing one, combining fashionable sounds of Arthur and O-ending boy names.
    • Orsin
      • Tavio
        • Kennet
          • Money
            • Origin:

              English word name
            • Meaning:

              "payment, currency"
            • Description:

              Not as palatable as Cash.
          • Aloys
            • Jaydon
              • Origin:

                Spelling variation of Jayden and Jadon
              • Description:

                Jadon is the original Biblical form of this name, but Jayden is by far the most popular spelling, currently in the Top 20. Jaydon is borrowing from both versions, but not improving the name in the process. At Number 999 in 2015, it's in danger of dropping of the charts for good.
            • Adin
              • Bascom
                • Origin:

                  Surname name
                • Description:

                  One of these forgotten Victorian surname names, like Spurgeon and Elwood, that almost feels so far out it could come back in. The key word there being "almost."
              • Arlyn
                • O'brien
                  • Origin:

                    Irish
                  • Meaning:

                    "descendant of Brian"
                  • Description:

                    The use of O-prefixes could create the next wave of Irish-inflected names, offering an innovative way of honoring a relative with the old-fashioned moniker Brian. On Downton Abbey, the surname O'Brien was heard so often, it began to seem like a first.
                • Gower
                  • Origin:

                    Welsh
                  • Meaning:

                    "pure"
                  • Description:

                    This Old Welsh name associated with blacksmiths has never caught on, but it has the right two-syllable occupational feel to qualify for revival. Gower Champion was a successful midcentury dancer, choreographer and director on the Broadway stage, in films and on TV.
                • Toman
                  • Jermaine
                    • Origin:

                      Variation of Germaine
                    • Meaning:

                      "from Germany"
                    • Description:

                      A Jackson brother name also associated with the similar-sounding Jemaine, of Flight of the Conchords fame. It has slowly lost its appeal since its peak years in the 1970s.
                  • Regie
                    • Shilah
                      • Origin:

                        Navajo, Native American
                      • Meaning:

                        "brother"
                      • Description:

                        The Navajo word for "brother" bears resemblance to the biblical place name Shiloh. If you have Navajo heritage, this is one to consider.
                    • Linkin
                      • Domen
                        • Origin:

                          Slovene variation of Dominic, Latin
                        • Meaning:

                          "belonging to the Lord"
                        • Description:

                          Currently falling in popularity in its native Slovenia, where Domen peaked at Number 15 in 2002, this form of Dominic sounds fresh and interesting.