Two Syllable Boy Names

In the Old Testament, Ishvi is the name of one of Asher's sons.

An accessible Russian nickname...but could "cost ya".

No babies of any gender were named Orange in the US in the most recent year counted. But that doesn't mean, in this era of anything-goes baby names, that it couldn't happen.

This name shares sounds with Keagan and Teagan, but has its own roots in Irish culture. Freestyle Motocross rider Brian Deegan may be partly responsible for this name's entrance into the US Top 1000.

The Dutch spelling of Emil, a European classic that awaits resurrection in the US. Emiel is a Top 100 name in Belgium.

This evocative word name conjures up royalty, drawbridges, and medieval chain mail knights. The word castle was derived from the Latin castellum, meaning "fortified place." Castle was first recorded on the charts all the way back in 1916, when it was given to five baby boys. After the better part of a century, Castle reappeared in 1998 and has been trending upwards ever since.

Pistol is one of the new names that entered the lexicon in the US in 2013, when it was given to nine babies of each gender. Call it an equal-opportunity badass baby name with an unfortunately violent image.

A common Arabic name also spelt Jaouad, Javad or Javadd (the middle name of One Direction> band member Zayn Malik).

A Top 10 name in Turkey, seen again in the Top 100 in the double-barreled combination Kerem Ali.

Though you might have been a fan of tennis star Chris Evert, stick with EVERETT, which everyone will think you're saying anyway.

Virtually never heard in this country, with a quirky quality.

A preppy English surname that leads to the cute nickname Kip.

Rugged and ancient, but also very cool and on-trend, Gryffin is a variation of the Old Welsh name Gruffudd (or Griffith), whose usage is likely to be inspired by the mythical creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle.

Irish surname derived from the name Gairbhín, a diminutive of garbh, "rough". It's barely been used as a first name, but could be a similar-yet-different alternative to names like Nolan and Sullivan.

Though Bayram is not well known in the US, it's a name that easily crosses cultures because it sounds exactly like the English name Byram, a variation of Byron. Bayram is the name of two Mohammedan festivals, one that ends Ramadan and one that takes place 70 days later. Like Felix and Asher, Bayram is a name with a happy, uplifting meaning. It was in Turkey's Top 100 until 2003.