Two Syllable Names for Boys

Lloyal

Folsom

Fernell

Marine

The original Old Norse of Sverre has a more elaborate and archaic sound, and is still used in Iceland today. A famous bearer is Swedish-Icelandic actor Sverrir Guðnason.


Sverrir

Hendric

Darquis

Onell

Nazeef

Gladden

Arlex

Edo is a truly pan-European name with a rich history, having origins in German, Dutch, Italian, Georgian, Croatian, and Slovene. Edo is typically a shortened version of Edward or Edoardo, or the Italian Manfredo and Alfredo. In Dutch and German, Edo can also be a variation of Ede. Notable bearers include Frisian chieftains Edo Wiemken the elder and Edo Wiemken the younger, Italian politician Edoardo "Edo" Ronchi, Croatian painter Edo Murtić, Dutch conductor Edo de Waart, Bosnian rapper Edo Maajka, Croatian writer Edo Popović and American jazz bassist Edo Castro.

Navtej

Khaydin

Dalys

Rabun

Montee

Velvet

Given to a small handful of boys each year since 2016, Italian surname Rizzo could make an unexpected and sparky choice for a boy. Similar in sound to Reese, Rio, and Rico, parents may have been inspired by baseball player, Anthony Rizzo.
 
Derived from the word riccio, Rizzo means "curly-haired", it was given to 8 boys (and 5 girls) in 2024.

Rizzo

Quaseem

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 497)

15,000+ Two-Syllable Boy Names