15,000+ Two-Syllable Boy Names

Davy and Davey are certainly short forms that are frequently used but rarely wind up on the birth certificate. And why, since David is such a handsome, classic, yet short and simple name on its own?

Known from the Menotti opera, Amahl and the Night Visitors, this is a subdued and gentle name.

An ancient Roman forename that has never been on the modern American charts. Famous bearers include Publius Vergilius Maro (the poet Virgil), Publius Ovidius Naso (the poet Ovid), and Publius Aelius Hadrianus (the Emperor Hadrian, of wall fame).

Forever the hapless cartoon husband of Blondie.

A word name in the Puritan vein, à la Remember or Experience, which a few daring namers are beginning to consider.

An elegant Persian name with a positive meaning. Ümi̇d, Umit, Umid and Umed are variations of the name.

Some parents are turning to rivers and other bodies of water in the search for undiscovered place-names, and this has the feel of a Viennese waltz.

Vazul is a variation of Vászoly, which originates from the Greek Basil. It was most famously the name of a member of the House of Árpád, a grandson of a Grand Prince of the Hungarians - fitting, given it's meaning.

While we are familiar with the feminine Lelia, the male Lelio remains completely undiscovered, despite its stylish o-ending and rhythmic sound. You might have noticed it in the Anne Rice novel The Vampire Lestat.