66 Short Baby Boy Names With Two Syllables & Meanings

List Of 66 Short Baby Boy Names With Two Syllables With Meanings:

Emile

Emile is from the Latin Aemilius (a Roman family name) and from “aemulus,” rival or emulating. It also comes from the Latin Aemilius which means ”eager” or ”rival.” Emily and Emila are the feminine forms. Emile is very popular in Germany, in the top 100 at least.

Asher

In Hebrew Asher means happy or fortunate. Asher also has roots in the Old English Æsċer that signifies ”one who lives by an ash tree.” Baseball pitcher Alec Asher bears this name and he played for the Milwaukee Brewers.

Xander

”Defender of the people.”

Landen

Landen is a variant of Landon (”long hill”).

Jonah

Hebrew for “dove” and is from “yonah.” According to the scriptures Jonah spent three days in the belly of a great fish before reaching Nineveh.

Magnus

It is Latin for “great.” Magnus Carlsen is a five-time World Chess Champion.

Hugo

Hugo comes from the Germanic “hug” and is meaning ”mind” or ”spirit.” Hugh is the English variant.

Hadley

“Heather field.”

Declan

Declan is an Irish boy’s name and has a meaning that I like, ”full of goodness” or ”a man of prayer.” Declán of Ardmore was an Irish saint who preceded Saint Patrick (known as the “Apostle of Ireland”) in bringing Christianity to Ireland.

Roman

From the Latin Romanus, Roman means from Rome.

Finnian

Finnian means ”white” in Irish. St. Finnian of Clonard was one of the early Irish monastic saints.

Stefan

Stefan is one of my names. It means ”crown.” Stephen is the English form. Saint Stephen is the first Christian martyr and he was first mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles.

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Beckett

”Little stream.”

Yannick

Yannick means “Little John” but has an additional meaning, “God is gracious.” French swimmer Yannick Agnel is a three-time Olympic medalist.

Archer

Archer comes from the Middle English archere and started as an occupational name.

Brennan

Brennan means ”moisture” or ”tear” and is from the Old Irish ”braon.”

Amos

Amos is Hebrew for “carried” or “borne by God.”

Cato

Cato has origins in the Latin for “shrewd”.

Nolan

Nolan is from the Irish Ó Nualláin and means “descendant of the champion.”

Theo

Theo has Greek origins and is symbolizing “God’s gift.” Variations include Theodoret and Theodore.

Silas

Silas derives from the Latin Silvanus and it means “of the forest.” Silvano is the form in Italian and Sylvain in French.

Rowan

“Little red-haired one.”

Fletcher

Fletcher is an occupational name and has the meaning of “arrowsmith” or ”arrow maker.”

Enzo

Enzo Ferrari is the founder of Scuderia Ferrari in Grand Prix motor racing. In Italy, Enzo is a short form of Lorenzo or Vincenzo. It is pronounced as EN-zoh.

Bruno

From the Germanic “brun” that means ”brown.”

Felix

”Fortunate”.

Dante

Dante Alighieri is the author of The Divine Comedy. It shortens Durante and is from the Latin durans (means ”enduring”).

Falco

Meaning falcon or hawk, Falco is predominantly found currently in Italy. Claudio Del Falco is also known as the “Italian Van Damme.”

Caden

Caden is a name that comes from the Irish Gaelic Mac Cadáin which is meaning “son of Cadán.” It has alternative spellings and when I say there are many, such as Kayden or Kaeden.

Boden

Boden means herald or messenger and is from the Old German word ”botha.”

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Milo

Milo has roots in the Slavic element mil (gracious) as well as the ancient Greek milos which means ”yew tree.” Miilo and Mylo are all variations.

Luca

It is from the Latin Lucas (”to shine”). The 2021 film Luca was produced by Pixar for Walt Disney Pictures.

Elliot

“The Lord is my God.” Prophet Elijah challenged the prophets of Baal to prove who the true God was.

Pascal

Pascal means “relating to Easter” and has origins in the Latin word paschalis. Pascoal is the Portuguese form and Pasquale in Italian.

Owen

Owen can be traced back to its Irish roots and means youthful. It is also related to the French name Ouen.

Ezra

“Help” or “helpfulness”. In Christianity Ezra is thought to have written the Book of Malachi as well as the Book of Ezra.

Leo

From the Greek léōn and is a short form of Llywellyn and Leonard.

Tobias

Tobias is of Greek origin and is meaning “God is good.”

Caius

”Pleased or glad.”

Emmett

Emmett means “whole” or “universal” and has Germanic roots.

Anton

Anton is a short form of the Roman Antonius. Anton Chekhov is considered one of the greatest writers of all time.

Griffin

A griffin is the winged beast with an eagle’s head on a lion’s body. It is also rooted in the Welsh Gruffudd which is connected to Gruffudd ap Llywelyn, an 11th-century king of Wales.

Quinton

Quinton means ”fifth.”

Damon

Meaning ”to conquer,” It comes from the Greek damazein.

Warren

Warren (”protector”) has two spelling variations: Warran and Warron.

Eli

Eli (”ascended”) is a short form of the Hebrew Elijah. The pronunciation of Elijah is ih-LYE-juh.

Ulric

Wolf ruler. Ulric has Germanic origins. Saint Ulrich of Augsburg is the first person canonized by a pope.

Victor

Victor means winner. In the Christian religion Victor represents Jesus’ victory over death and sin.

Gareth

Gareth is a boy’s name of Welsh origin and is meaning gentleness. Gareth of Orkney is a Knight of the Round Table.

Ronan

Ronan (“little seal”) is from the Irish “rón” (seal). It is pronounced as ROH-nan.

Cyrus

Cyrus the Great founded the Persian Empire in the 6th century BC. It comes from Old Persian Kurush and is meaning “sun” and “young”.

Soren

Soren has roots in the Latin Severus, “stern.”

Callum

Callum means “dove” and is from Latin columba. It is connected to Saint Columba who is one of the patron saints of Ireland.

Cormac

It is an old Irish name that is composed of “corb” and “mac” (means ”son”). Cormac mac Airt was the high king of Ireland.

Idris

English actor Idris Elba played Heimdall in six Marvel films. The Welsh name means “ardent lord” and has origins in the mountain Cadair Idris. There is a separate Arabic Idris that appears in the Quran as a prophet.

Ambrose

Ambrose is from the Greek “ambrosios” and is symbolizing”immortal.” Saint Ambrose was the bishop of Milan in the 4th century. Ambrogio is the Italian form.

Marcus

Marcus Aurelius was the last emperor of the Pax Romana.

Isaac

Isaac is Hebrew for “he laughs.” Yitzhak and Izaak are variants that I like. In 1687 Isaac Newton published Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica.

Kieran

Kieran comes from the Irish “ciar” (”dark”), so the meaning is “little dark one.” Ciarán is the Gaelic spelling.

Lennox

Lennox has origins as a clan name from the land in close proximity to Loch Lomond.

Corbin

Corbin is from Latin corvus (”raven”) via Old French.

Oscar

Oscar is made from the Old Irish “os” (that means ”deer”) and “cara” (”friend”). In Old Norse, it means “spear of the gods.”

Rupert

Prince Rupert of the Rhine was a cavalry commander in the English Civil War. It is a German form of Robert that is meaning “bright fame.”

Milan

Milan is a Slavic name from “mil” that means ”grace” or ”dear.” It is pronounced MEE-lahn or MIL-an by region. Milan Kundera is the author of The Unbearable Lightness of Being.

Cassius

In 44 BC Roman Cassius was the leader of the plot against Julius Caesar. The root is Latin “cassus,” hollow.

Galen

Greek for “calm” and is from “galēnos.” Galen of Pergamon was the physician who contributed to the understanding of pathology.