15,000+ Two-Syllable Boy Names

  1. Reddick
    • Origin:

      Scottish surname
    • Description:

      Habitational surname that derives from the towns of Rerrick and Rerwick in ancient Scotland.
  2. Ranon
    • Balzo
      • Origin:

        Italian
      • Meaning:

        "to leap, bounce, jump"
      • Description:

        A high energy Italian word name.
    • Crassus
      • Origin:

        Ancient Roman
      • Meaning:

        "dense, fat, gross"
      • Description:

        Crassus was an unflattering Roman cognomen — essentially, a surname that was originally given based on personal characteristics. It's unlikely it would be used today.
    • Raphiel
      • Author
        • Origin:

          Word and occupational name
        • Description:

          An occupation name that sounds odd to the modern ear but enjoyed some use a century ago. May make a comeback as a more genteel brother to the new union of boys (and girls) with worker names such as Mason, Carter, and Bailey.
      • Babsen
        • Zuzen
          • Origin:

            Basque
          • Meaning:

            "just, justice"
          • Description:

            The Basque name has enough Zs in it to make it look spaceaged and trendy, but it is in fact a traditional Basque name. Despite its wonderful meaning, it may be too close to the feminine English name Susan for usage in the Anglosphere.
        • Rossy
          • Tinker
            • Origin:

              English occupational name
            • Description:

              A not uncommon surname in Northern England that remains uncommon as a first name everywhere.
          • Upton
            • Origin:

              English
            • Meaning:

              "upper town"
            • Description:

              Uppity name associated with muckraking novelist Upton Sinclair.
          • Noël
            • Iron
              • Origin:

                Word name
              • Description:

                A highly uncommon boys' name inspired by the elements.
            • Hackett
              • Origin:

                German occupational name
              • Meaning:

                "little hewer"
              • Description:

                Hack is, unfortunately, both an unappealing word and sound.
            • Bogdan
              • Origin:

                Russian, Polish, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Romanian
              • Meaning:

                "gift from God"
              • Description:

                Popular in Poland, Moldova, Romania, and Russia, and familiar in the UK too, Bogdan is a rugged and strong sounding choice with a similar meaning to US favorite Theodore. Made up of the Slavic elements bogŭ and danŭ, it means "gift from God".
            • Daffy
              • Granville
                • Deni
                  • Owens
                    • Origin:

                      Welsh and Irish surname
                    • Meaning:

                      "son of Owen / Eoghan"
                    • Description:

                      This surname is on trend with its S ending, and could honor people such as athlete Jesse Owens. But it has strong potential for confusion with Owen singular.
                  • Angad
                    • Origin:

                      Indian, Sanskrit, Sikh
                    • Meaning:

                      "of my own body, an ornament"
                    • Description:

                      Angad is a name of Sanskrit and Hindi origin, that can be used to refer to an ornament or a bracelet, but when given as a name, is more likely chosen to reflect the idea that a child is part of their parents. The name is significant to both Sikhs and Hindus with Guru Angad Dev Ji being the second of the ten Sikh Gurus responsible for leading Sikh tradition after the death of its founder, and also appearing as a figure in the Hindu Epic Ramayana to fight the Demon King Ravana.