15,000+ Two-Syllable Boy Names

  1. Defiance
    • Origin:

      French
    • Meaning:

      "resistance"
    • Description:

      Could be a modern virtue... or perhaps not for the parents!
  2. Lookaa
    • Jobey
      • Yannai
        • Dacken
          • Origin:

            English, diminutive of David
          • Description:

            A British surname name that derives from a nickname for David. If all else fails, it could also be an unusual route to the nickname Ken.
        • Barat
          • Saintly
            • Origin:

              English word name
            • Description:

              Saint came into the celebrity baby spotlight by way of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's son and joined the Top 1000 on the boys' list in 2018. Saintly could be a fresh, offbeat version for parents looking for something even more off of society's radars.
          • Bernek
            • Éigid
              • Brodny
                • Origin:

                  Slavic
                • Meaning:

                  "one who lives near a stream"
                • Description:

                  Off-putting cousin of Bradley and Rodney.
              • Oluf
                • Janssen
                  • Shim'on
                    • Hobert
                      • Origin:

                        Variation of Hubert, German
                      • Meaning:

                        "bright, shining intellect"
                      • Description:

                        Is Hobert more user-friendly than Hubert? Debatable, but it's even more unusual, which you may or may not consider a plus. All the bert names for boys are due for a comeback.
                    • Ignác
                      • Saraf
                        • Neiman
                          • Dexton
                            • Dinand
                              • Origin:

                                Short form of Ferdinand
                              • Meaning:

                                "bold voyager"
                              • Description:

                                Dinand is popular in the Netherlands thanks to a local singing sensation. Dinand is one of many Dutch short forms that come from the middle or end of a name -- think Bas for Sebastian or Hans from Johannes -- rather than from the beginning as is more usual in the U.S. and UK, though we're catching on.
                            • Darron