Two Syllable Boy Names

This is the name of several people in the Old Testament, including one of King David's lute players. Also spelled Yechiel or Jehiel.

Braxtyn and its more traditional counterpart, Braxton, may sound like modern inventions but they actually have a longer history than you might expect. Meaning "badger" or "Brock's settlement", Braxton was the given name of a Civil War general and also appears in Louisa May Alcott's Little Women and Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird. It entered the US Top 1000 back in 1985, however it had been given to around 20 boys since the early 20th century.

A distinguished surname that's almost never been used as a first name, even though it comes from an old nickname for Stephen.