Two Syllable Names for Boys

A shortened form of Zephaniah. It is also the name of an angel sent by the archangel Gabriel to find the location of Satan after his fall. John Milton gave the Zephon spelling to a cherub and prince of Paradise in <i>Paradise Lost</i>.

Zephon

Zindel

Childish Gambino is the musical alter-ego of writer/producer Donald Glover, creator of the television show <em>Atlanta</em>. Glover got the name Childish Gambino from an online name generator.

Childish

A variant spelling of Narfi. The Narvi spelling also belongs to a moon of Saturn and a dwarf in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium.

Narvi

The name of two figures in Norse mythology: one the father of Nótt, the personification of the night; the other a son of Loki and Sigyn, who is transformed into a wolf (or killed by one, depending on your source). The name may mean "narrow", or possibly "demon of the dead".

Narfi

A short form of the masculine name Olufemi, which means "the Lord loves me". Femi is also used as a standalone name for both genders, meaning "love me".

Femi

Thaddai

Indri

Yeziel

Lisandre

An appealing Hindi name borne by Mindy Kahling's architect father Avu Chokalingam. She bestowed it on her son Spencer as a middle name in 2020.

The <a href="https://nameberry.com/unique-names">unique name</a> of Aziz Ansari's scene-stealing physician father, Shoukath is more commonly heard as a surname.

Shoukath

Kazembe is a traditional kingdom in modern Zambia, in Southeastern Congo with a very interesting history. Its people speak the Swahili language, a mixture of Arabic and the traditional African language. Kazembe Ajamu is the name taken by the father of singer Zendaya, and it is also heard as a surname. This is one of the less-familiar and more interesting <a href="https://nameberry.com/baby-names/192/african-names">African names</a>.

Kazembe

Variation of Gene, or the Arabian supernatural being.

Genie

This cosmological name has a zippy feel that might work well for the galactic parent looking for the perfect name for their own little star.

Comet

This cosmological name is given to a handful of boys and girls each year in the USA. Likely to get confused with Stella or Stellan.

Stellar

While this may be the Dutch version of Cooper, English-speaking parents are likely to choose this with reference to the Kuiper Belt, a band of small space rocks near Neptune thought to be where many comets come from. With Kai or Ky as potential cool nicknames, this is one underused name with a lot to offer.

Kuiper

Wian, oe of the most popular of all Afrikaans names, has seldom been heard outside South Africa. It would doubtless prompt countless pronunciation issues, but might just be warm and friendly enough to be worth it.

Wian

An upbeat Hawaiian name with the fashionable -o ending, Kimo would theoretically be an appealing choice... were it not for its homophony with the grim word "chemo."

Kimo

A nature name from the Hawaiian islands that's vaguely reminiscent of trendy names like Luke and Luca. However, it's also the name of a Swedish company that makes mechanical lifts used in medical settings to move mobility-impaired patients.

Liko

Two-syllable boy names are the most prevalent in the complete lexicon of male names in Anglophone cultures, with more than 15,000 choices on this complete list of every boys' name on Nameberry with two syllables.

, with the top two boy names Liam and Noah having two syllables each. Other common choices include Henry, Jackson, and Ethan.

 with two syllables include Orson, Roscoe, and Altan. Click here for a hand-curated list of the 

full list of over 15,000 two-syllable male names

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Two-Syllable Boy Names with meanings, origins, and popularity, including top two syllable names for boys and unique boy names with 2 syllables. (Page 1703)

15,000+ Two-Syllable Boy Names