two syllables names

Two-syllable names often balance rhythm and clarity across surnames.

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3,401 names · Page 2 of 57. Origin labels follow the cited name sense; earlier roots and uncertain meanings are explained on each name page.

Adrián

Borrowed from Latin Hadriānus. Derived from Latin Hadriānus.

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends N

Adrião

Inherited from Latin Adriānus. Doublet of Adriano.

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends O

Adriel

Borrowed from Hebrew עדריאל (“flock of God”).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends L

Adrien

Borrowed from Latin Hadriānus, Adriānus.

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends N

Advait

Borrowed from Sanskrit अद्वैत (ádvaita, “not dual”).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends T

Aécio

Borrowed from Latin Aetius.

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends O

Aecjusz

Learned borrowing from Latin Aetius.

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends Z

Aeddan

a male given name from Old Irish áed (“fire”), equivalent to English Aidan, Irish Áedan or Aodhán, or Latin Aidanus

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends N

Āftāb

Borrowed from Classical Persian آفْتَاب (āftāb).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends B

Agathe

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀγαθή (Agathḗ), from ἀγαθός (agathós, “good”).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends E

Aggeo

From Biblical Hebrew חַגַּי.

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends O

Agnes

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἁγνή (Hagnḗ), coming from Ancient Greek ἁγνός (hagnós, “pure, chaste”), Ancient Greek ἁγνεία (hagneía, “purity, chastity”). Doublet of Inez.…

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends S

Agnese

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἁγνή (Hagnḗ), coming from Ancient Greek ἁγνός (hagnós, “pure, chaste”), Ancient Greek ἁγνεία (hagneía, “purity, chastity”).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends E

Āgney

Borrowed from Sanskrit आग्नेय (āgneya).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends Y

Agnius

Clipping of Agnètas

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends S

Agraj

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अग्रज (agraja).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends J

Agus

From Malay Agus, from Classical Malay اݢوس (Agus), from bagus.

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends S

Ahab

From Middle English Achab, from Latin Achab, from Ancient Greek Ἀχαάβ (Akhaáb), from Hebrew אַחְאָב (ʼAḥʼāḇ, “uncle”); from אַח (ʼaḥ, “brother”) + אָב (ʼāḇ, “father”). Attested…

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends B

Ahmad

Borrowed from Arabic أَحْمَد (ʔaḥmad), elative of حَمِيد (ḥamīd, “praiseworthy”); or from Persian اَحْمَد (ahmad). From Arabic أَحْمَد (ʔaḥmad), from حَمِدَ (ḥamida, “to thank…

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends D

Ahmed

Borrowed from Arabic أَحْمَد (ʔaḥmad). a male given name from Arabic, equivalent to English Ahmed

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends D

Ahmet

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish احمد (ahmed), from Arabic أَحْمَد (ʔaḥmad).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends T

Ahu

Borrowed from Classical Persian آهو (āhū).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends U

Aïcha

Borrowed from Arabic عَائِشَة (ʕāʔiša).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends A

Aída

Borrowed from Italian Aida.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends A

Aidan

Name of an Irish saint, Anglicized from Irish Aodhán and Scottish Gaelic Aodhan, diminutives of Aodh (literally "fire", the name of a Celtic sun god).

Gender: mixed
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends N

Aiden

A male given name from Irish, variant of Aidan.

Gender: mixed
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends N

Aigneas

a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Agnes

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends S

Ailean

a male given name from the Celtic languages, equivalent to English Alan

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends N

Aileen

A female given name from Irish, variant of Eileen.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends N

Aimee

Borrowed from French Aimée (“beloved”). A variation of the English Amy.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends E

Aina

Popularized by Zachris Topelius's poem Ljungblommar (1845), as a name commonly used by Swedish-speaking Finns. Possibly coined from a dialectal variant of ainoa (“only”). Now…

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends A

Aindrias

From Latin Andreās, from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρέᾱς (Andréās).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends S

Aindriú

a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Andrew

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends Ú

Ainhoa

Borrowed from Basque Ainhoa. Shortened from Virgen de Ainhoa (“Virgin of Ainhoa”), a Roman Catholic epithet of the Virgin Mary, from the place name Ainhoa.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends A

Aini

Variant of Aino, Aina.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends I

Aino

From aino, a poetic variant of ainoa (“only, sole”), also in the sense “unique”. The name was coined by Finnish physician and philologist Elias Lönnrot, the editor of the…

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends O

Airi

Invented at the end of the 19th century, either from airut (“herald”), or from place names like Airisto, Airikka (both also found as surnames), Airiselkä, at least some of them…

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends I

Aisaya

Borrowed from English Isaiah.

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends A

Aisha

From Arabic عَائِشَة (ʕāʔiša).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends A

Aislinn

Borrowed from Irish Aisling.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends N

Aitor

Borrowed from Basque Aitor, coined by Agosti Xaho.

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends R

Ajax

From Latin Aiāx, from Ancient Greek Αἴᾱς (Aíās).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends X

Ajay

Transliteration of Hindi अजय (ajay), etc. Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अजय (ajaya, “victorious; undefeatable”).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends Y

Ajīt

Borrowed from Sanskrit अजीत (ajīta).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends T

Ājñā

Borrowed from Sanskrit आज्ञा (ājñā, “order, command, authority”).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends Ā

Ajxhan

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آیجان (Aycan). Compare Turkish Aycan, Kyrgyz Айжан (Ayjan), Kazakh Айжан (Ayjan).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends N

Ākāś

Borrowed from Sanskrit आकाश (ākāśa).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends Ś

Akbar

Borrowed from Arabic أكبر.

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends R

Aketx

From Basque aketz (male boar).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends X

Akhaṇḍ

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अखण्ड (akhaṇḍa). By surface analysis, अ- (a-) + खंड (khaṇḍ).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends Ḍ

Akhil

Borrowed from Sanskrit अखिल (akhila).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends L

Akhileś

From अखिल (akhil, “complete”) + ईश (īś, “god”). The saṃdhi is done as it would be in Sanskrit as the akāra and ikāra fuse to form the ekāra.

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends Ś

Akhtar

Borrowed from Hindustani (through Hindi अख़्तर (axtar) / Urdu اَخْتَر (axtar)) and/or directly from Classical Persian اَخْتَر (axtar, “star”), in turn from Middle Persian…

Gender: neutral
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends R