Two Syllable Names for Boys

Sweet and jaunty Scottish short form of Lachlan.

Lachie

An almost unknown member of the cool two-syllable, n-ending group of boy names.

Parvan

Mabon ap Modron (son of Modron) is a prominent figure in Welsh literature and mythology – a fearless hero.

Mabon

A rare form of Llywellyn/Llewellyn, influenced by Latin Leo "lion".

Leolin

An Arabic name borne by Ali al-Ridha, a 9th-century Shia imam.

Ridha

Riaz

Yohane

A 6th-century Breton saint's name that was especially popular in France in the mid 1970s, peaking at #142 in 1976. It's also spelt Gwenaël in France.

Gwenael

Imtiyaz

An unusual Arabic name, borne by the (female) British poet and author Imtiaz Dharker.

Imtiaz

Derived from Yngvi, an alternative name for the Norse god Freyr.

Ingvar

An ancient Norse fertility god, also known as Freyr (Nordic mythology) or Ing (Germanic mythology).

Yngvi

Qismat

An old Norwegian name derived from ketill, the word for a cauldron or kettle used to catch sacrificial animal blood in ancient Norse pagan rituals. Today the name is more often seen in its Kjetil and Kjell variations for boys, and Katla for girls.

Ketil

Firmly in Dad name territory in Norway, where it peaked in the early 1970s.

Kjetil

Bricker sounds like an occupational name, a la Brooker and Bridger, but it's actually a surname indicating someone who lives near a bridge.

Bricker

Jadson is a name with uniquely Brazilian origins. It is linked to soccer star Jádson Rodrigues da Silva as well as profession surfer Jadson Andre.
 
It's an ultra-rare name in the United States, given to fewer than five baby boys in the last year on record. We could see it catching on as an alternative to the overused Jackson and Hudson.

Jadson

There isn't much information out there about this vanishingly rare name, but its posited meaning of "nobleman" suggests that it may derive from the same Old English route as the word Earl, eorl. It is also sometimes listed as an Irish name, possibly a form of Ardghal/Ardal, meaning "high valor".

Airell

The unusual Q initial gives this name an air of mystery.

Qara

German spelling of the Russian diminutive Kolya, from Nikolai.

Kolja

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

, ordered by their current rank on Nameberry.

Two-Syllable Boy Names with meanings, origins, and popularity, including top two syllable names for boys and unique boy names with 2 syllables. (Page 1723)

15,000+ Two-Syllable Boy Names