Two Syllable Boy Names
- Carew
Origin:
WelshMeaning:
"fort near a slope"Description:
Noted bearers of this surname include a metaphysical poet, a Nobel Prize winner, and a baseball Hall of Famer, so there's plenty of hero-name inspiration.
- Andrey
Origin:
Russian form of AndrewMeaning:
"manly"Description:
Variant transcription of Andrei
- Bensen
- Kasyn
- Petri
- Laris
- Remon
- Tidus
- Toki
Origin:
ScandinavianDescription:
A strong-sounding name with ancient roots, Toki comes from an Old Norse diminutive for names starting with Þór (Thor), such as Þórketill ("Thor’s cauldron"). Tyge and Tycho, as in Danish astronomer Tyge/Tycho Brahe, are sometimes used as variant forms.
- Cable
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"rope"Description:
Drop the C and arrive at an established biblical name.
- Vennor
Origin:
Cornish surnameDescription:
The middle name of Captain Ross Poldark in the BBC series. Vennor is a Cornish surname which may be related to Fennor(e), which in turn is related to Guinevere.
- Livius
Origin:
RomanDescription:
Ancient Roman surname from which European favorite Livia derives. The Roman historian Titus Livius is better known in English as Livy.
- Rego
Origin:
PortugueseMeaning:
"ditch, channel"Description:
A surname that could become a first, an alternate to the already-taken REGIS.
- Sherman
Origin:
English occupational nameMeaning:
"shearer of woolen cloth"Description:
Not quite as over-the-hill as Herman, but not far behind either.
- Ziah
- Ikram
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"honor"Description:
Ikram is an Arabic name used for both girls and boys, though in the US it was given to no babies of any gender last year. The male version is sometimes spelled Ikraam.
- Nyaire
- Lochlann
- Lucias
- Onslow
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"from the zealous one's hill"Description:
A rare surname name that could follow in the footsteps of Harlow, Marlow, Winslow et al.