37 Short Baby Boy Names With Two Syllables & Meanings

I have hand-picked 37 short baby boy names with two syllables and the meanings are included.

Emile

Emile means ”to excel” with origins in the German word emelen. Emile also comes from the Latin Aemiliu 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.” Basketball player Alec Asher bears this name and he played for the Milwaukee Brewers.

Xander

Xander is symbolizing ”defender of the people.”

Landen

Landen is a variant of Landon that is an English name meaning ”long hill.”

Hadley

Hadley is a name of English origin which means “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

Beckett means ”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.”

Theo

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

Rowan means “little red-haired one.”

Fletcher

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

Felix

Felix translates as fortunate from Latin.

Falco

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

Caden

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

Boden

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

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Milo

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

Luca

Luca is a name of Italian origin more exactly of Latin Lucas (”to shine”). The 2021 film Luca was produced by Pixar for Walt Disney Pictures.

Elliot

Elliot means “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.

How to pick a two-syllable name for your baby boy

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Owen

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

Ezra

Ezra means “help” or “shelpfulness” and it has Hebrew origins. 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 it is a short form of Llywellyn, Leopold, Leonidas, and Leonard.

Tobias

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

Caius

”Pleased or glad.”

Quinton

Quiton means ”fifth.”

Damon

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

Warren

Warren means ”protector” and is linked with the Norman family “de Warenne.” It has two spelling variations: Warran and Warron.

Eli

Eli is a short form of the Hebrew name Elijah. The pronunciation of Elijah is Ee-lie-zha.

Ulric

Wolf ruler. The name Ulric has Germanic origins.

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.