Submitted Names with 2 Syllables

This is a list of submitted names in which the number of syllables is 2.
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Da-hyeon m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 多 "much, many; more than, over" and 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good".
Dai m Japanese
Means "large, great" in Japanese.
Daila f Latvian
Derived from Latvian daile "beauty".
Dailan f Chinese (Rare)
This name can be used as 黛岚, 岱岚, 黛兰 or 代兰 with 黛 (dài), referring to a dark pigment used by women in ancient times to paint their eyebrows, 岱 (dài), which was used for the name of a mountain in Shandong Province (now called Mount Tai), 代 (dài) meaning "generation, era," 岚 (lán) meaning "mountain mist" and 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid."
Daim m Arabic, Urdu, Indonesian, Malay
Means "lasting, enduring, eternal" in Arabic.
Daimon m Greek Mythology, English (American)
As a modern English name, this is used as a variant of Damon.
Da-in f Korean
From Sino-Korean 多 "much, many; more than, over" and 仁 "humaneness, benevolence, kindness".
Daisey f English
Variant of Daisy.
Daisha f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning.... [more]
Daisye f English
Variant of Daisy.
Daiva m & f Sanskrit, Hinduism
Alternate transcription of Sanskrit देव (see Deva).
Daizan m & f Japanese, Popular Culture, Literature
From Japanese 大 (dai) meaning "big, strong, great" and 斬 (zan) meaning "slash, kill". It can also be composed of different kanji that have the same pronunciations.
Daizha f & m African American
Variant of Deja.
Dajan m Croatian, Bosnian
Masculine form to Dajana.
Da-jeong f Korean
From Sino-Korean 多 "much, many; more than, over" and 貞 "virtuous, chaste, pure; loyal".
Dajin f & m Chinese
Combination of the names Da and Jin 1.
Dajing m & f Chinese
From Chinese 大 (dà) meaning "big, great, vast, high" combined with 靖 (jìng) meaning "calm, quiet, peaceful" or 经 (jīng) meaning "pass through, endure"... [more]
Dajuan m African American (Modern)
Variant of Dejuan. It can be spelled Dajuan or with a capitalized third letter as DaJuan.
Dajuwan m African American
Combination of the prefix Da and the name Juwan.
Dala f Arabic
Shortened version of Dalal.
Dalai m & f Mongolian
Means "sea, ocean" in Mongolian.
Dalan m & f Chinese (Modern)
Combination of Da and Lan 1.
Dalbit f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From native Korean 달빛 (dalbit) meaning "moonlight," from a combination of 달 (dal) meaning "moon" and Bit.
Dalee f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Daley.
Daleng f Filipino
Diminutive of Magdalena.
Dali m & f Chinese
Combination of Da and Li 1.
Dali f Burmese
Means "necklace, pendant" in Burmese.
Dalià f Malagasy
Malagasy form of Dahlia.
Dalin f & m Chinese (Modern)
Chinese form of Darin or a combination of the names Da and Lin.
Daling f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Dalia 1.
Dalius m Lithuanian
Masculine form of Dalia 2. A known bearer of this name is the Lithuanian career diplomat Dalius Čekuolis (b. 1959).
Dallae f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From either native Korean 달래 (dallae), referring to the Korean wild chive, or the root of verb 달래다 (dallaeda) meaning "to soothe, calm, comfort."
Dallán m Irish
Means "little blind one", from Irish dall "blind" combined with a diminutive suffix. The nickname was borne by an Irish poet saint of the 6th century.
Dally m English (American), Literature, Indonesian
Short form of Dallas. Dallas 'Dally' Winston from the novel The Outsiders by S.E Hinton bears this name.
Dal-nim f Korean Mythology
In Korean mythology, she is the moon. She is the sister to the sun, Hae-nim.
Dal-rae f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Variant transcription of Dallae.
Dama f & m Chinese
Combination of Da and Ma.
Damaes m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch form of Damasus.
Damar m & f Indonesian
Means "resin, sap" or "light, lamp" in Indonesian.
Damaz m Croatian
Croatian form of Damasus.
Damcho m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan དམ་ཆོས (dam-chos) meaning "noble doctrine, sacred teachings".
Damchoe m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan དམ་ཆོས (see Damcho).
Dami f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Damaris.
Dami f & m Korean (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Da-mi. It is borne by Australian singer Dami Im (1988-).
Damil m Arabic
The name Damil means "to honor" or "to (give) respect" ("giver of respect).
Da-min f & m Korean
Combination of a da hanja, e.g. 多 meaning "a lot, much," and a min hanja, such as 旻 meaning "sky" or 旼 meaning "mild, temperate; peaceful."
Damit m & f Malay
Means "small" in Brunei Malay.
Damont m African American
Combination of the prefix Da and the name Mont.
Damri m Thai
Means "think, consider" in Thai.
Damrong m Thai
Means "maintain, uphold, sustain" in Thai.
Dana f Chinese
Combination of Da and Na.
Dana f & m Sorbian, Polish, Hungarian
Feminine short form of Danuta, Danisława, Bohdana and Danijela or Daniella and masculine short form of Danijel.
Dana f Slavic Mythology
Dana is a rusalka in Slavic Mythology.
Danae f African American, English (American)
Combination of the phonetic elements da and nay.
Danai m Thai
Means "son" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit तनय (tanaya).
Danar m Javanese
Means "fair, light (of one's complexion)" in Javanese.
Danas m Lithuanian
Short form of Danielius.
Danat m Ge'ez
Coptic Christian (Ge'ez) word for the piercing on Jesus' left palm.
Danbi f Korean
Means "welcome rain" in Korean.
Danchu f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Korean 단추 (danchu) meaning "button". Also derived from 단 (dan) meaning "sweet".
Dandan f Chinese
From Chinese 丹 (dān) meaning "cinnabar, red, vermillion" or 旦 (dàn) meaning "dawn, early morning" combined with themselves. Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Dandie m Scots
Diminutive of Dand, itself a short form of Andrew.
Danece f English
Variant of Denise.
Danée f Dutch (Modern, Rare)
A feminine name made up from the names Danielle and Renée. Also, in some cases, this can be a variant spelling of Danaë.
Daneille f English (Rare), Jamaican Patois
Possibly an anagram of Danielle influenced by Tennille.
Danelle f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Danielle or Donelle.
Danforth m English
Transferred use of the surname Danforth.
Dangė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Dangius.... [more]
Dango m Japanese
Means "dumpling" in Japanese.
Danhong f & m Chinese
From Chinese 丹 (dān) meaning "cinnabar, red, powder" combined with 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan, great, vast" or 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermillion, blush"... [more]
Đani m Croatian
Croatian form of Gianni.... [more]
Danice f English (American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Either a variant of Denise or a feminine elaboration of Dan 2 using the popular name suffix -ice from Alice.
Daniek f Dutch (Modern)
Dutch form of Danique.
Daniell f & m English (American)
Variant spelling of Danielle or Daniel.
Danio m Italian
Short form of Daniele.
Danis f Cree
From Cree otânisimâw meaning "daughter".
Danisz m Polish
Medieval Polish hypochoristic form of Donatus
Danjel m Maltese
Maltese form of Daniel.
Danjell m Albanian
Albanian form of Daniel.
Dankwart m German (Rare, Archaic), Germanic Mythology
Formed from the German name elements DANK "thought" and WART "guard".... [more]
Dannah f English (Modern)
Variant of Danna (the spelling perhaps influenced by that of the rhyming name Hannah).
Dannon m English (American, Modern)
Of unknown origin and meaning. Possibly a variant of Daniel or Dane, or perhaps a diminutive of either with 'dan' plus the suffix 'non' to give it a Celtic or French sound.... [more]
Danor m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Dan 1 means "(he) judges" and the name Or means "light", used as first name and as last name.
Dansu f Japanese
Japanese name meaning "dance", influenced by the Japanese pronunciation of the English word dance.
Dantrai m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai แดนไตร (see Daentrai).
Danveer m Hindi
Alternate transcription of Hindi दानवीर (see Danvir).
Danvir m Hindi
From Hindi दान (dān) meaning "gift" and वीर (vīr) meaning "heroic, brave", thus "brave gift".
Danya f Ukrainian, Russian (Rare)
Diminutive of Darya 1 or Daryna (Darina 2 in Russian).
Danyell f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Danielle or Daniel, which supposedly originated in the American state of Louisiana. In the USA it was given to 149 girls in 1974 and 32 boys in 1976.
Danzel m English (Rare)
Variant of Denzel, possibly influenced by Daniel.
Da-ol m & f Korean
meaning "All Happiness Will Come". from korean "Da (다 / All)" + "OL (올 = 오다 / Come)". Kim Da-OL is Korean Voice Actor, who played Sinclair in the Limbus Company.
Daood m Arabic, Urdu
Urdu form of David, as well as an alternate transcription of Arabic داود or داوود (see Dawud).
Daoping m & f Chinese
From Chinese 道 (dào) meaning "path, road, way" or 悼 (dào) meaning "lament, mourn, grieve" combined with 平 (píng) meaning "level, even, peaceful"... [more]
Daorueang f Thai
From Thai ดาว (dao) meaning "star" and เรือง (rueang) meaning "shining, glowing, brilliant". This is also the Thai name for the Aztec marigold, a type of flower.
Daoud m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Dawud.
Daovong m & f Lao
From Lao ດາວ (dao) meaning "star" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family, ring, circle".
Dapeng m Chinese
From Chinese 达 (dá) meaning "achieve, arrive at, intelligent" (which is usually only masculine), 大 (dà) meaning "big, great, vast, high", combined with From Chinese 鹏 (péng) referring to a large, legendary bird in Chinese mythology or 蓬 (péng) meaning "flourishing, prospering, vigorous"... [more]
Daphnie f English
Variant of Daphne.
Daphy f English
Diminutive of Daphne.
Daping f Chinese (Rare)
From Chinese 大 (dà) meaning "big, great, vast, high" combined with 娉 (pīng) meaning "beautiful, charming, graceful" Other character combinations are possible.
Dara f Indonesian
Means dove or virgin/maiden in Indonesian.
Daran m & f Chinese
Combination of Da and Ran.
Darcia f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare), Swiss (Rare)
In English-speaking countries, this name is probably a variant of Darcy, one that may have been inspired by the name Marcia.... [more]
Darel m & f English (Rare), Hebrew (Rare)
In Hebrew it’s a combination of the name Dar, means "(mother of) pearl, nacre" and El, reference to God. In English it’s used as variant of Darell.
Dareth f American (Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Dara 1
Dari f Filipino
the history of this name is unknown, but the meaning is "grace, or to be graceful"
Darice f African American
Intended to be a feminine form of Darius, using the name suffix ice.
Darin f Thai
Derived from Thai ดารา (dara) meaning "star".
Darklis f Romani (Archaic)
Either a Romani corruption of Dorcas or derived from the English word darkless "free from darkness".
Darlaine f English
Variant of Darlene.
Darlee f English (Modern)
Variant of Darlene using the popular name suffix lee.
Darlén f Spanish (Modern)
Spanish variant of Darlene in the same fashion as Marlén.
Darli f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ဒါလီ (see Dali).
Darlie f English
Diminutive of Darlene.
Darline f English, French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare), Haitian Creole, Dutch (Antillean), Flemish
French and Flemish borrowing of Darlene, as well as an English variant.
Darman m Indonesian
Derived from Indonesian darma meaning "good deed, duty", ultimately from Sanskrit धर्म (dharma).
Darmi f Javanese, Indonesian
Feminine form of Darmo.
Darmo m Javanese
Javanese form of Darma.
Darnelle f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form or variant of Darnell.
Darol m American (Rare)
Variant of Darrell and the name of American violinist Darol Anger (1963-) as well as that of American born, Canadian educated physicist Darol Kenneth Froman (1906-1997), Deputy Director of Los Alamos National Laboratory in the 1950s and early 1960s.
Darold m English (American, Rare)
This given name originated in the United States, where it is a combination of a name starting with Dar- (such as Darrell, Darryl and Darren) with Harold... [more]
Daron m English
Variant of Darren. A known bearer of this name was the American country singer Daron Norwood (1965-2015).
Darrene f English
Feminine form of Darren.
Darrne m & f English
Variant of Darren or Darrene
Darroch m Scottish
The name Darroch is said to derive from Macdara which is Scottish Gaelic for ''son of oak''.
Darry m English
Diminutive of Darrell or other names beginning with the element Darr.
Darryll m English
Variant of Darrell.
Darryn m & f American
Variant of Darren.
Darvin m English
Variant of Darwin.
Darweesh m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic درويش (see Darwish).
Darwish m Arabic
Means "dervish (a Sufi mystic)" in Arabic, derived from Persian درویش (darvesh) meaning "poor, needy, indigent".
Darwuin m Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Darwin chiefly used in Venezuela.
Dary m & f English
Diminutive of names beginning with Dar.
Darya f Hebrew (Modern)
Combination of the name Dar, means "(mother of) pearl" with the letters יה (ya) (which are part of the name of God) means "Pearl of God" in Hebrew.
Daryj m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Darius.
Daryn m & f English
Variant of Darren.
Daryo m Javanese
From Javanese darya meaning "character, heart, happiness" or "firmness".
DaSean m African American
Combination of the popular phonetic prefix da and the name Sean, making it a variant of Dashawn.
Daseul f Korean
In Native Korean Meaning "Take Care". this name is derived from Korean Word "다스리다 (To Rule)".
Dashae f & m African American
Variant of Dashay.
Dashay f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements da and shay. It can be spelled Dashay or with a capitalized third letter as DaShay.
Dashea f & m African American
Variant of Dashay.
Dashie f English (Modern, Rare)
Strictly feminine form of "Dash".
Dasia f Russian (?)
Variant of Dasha.
Dasia f African American (Modern)
Variant of Deja, possibly influenced by the spelling of Asia.
Dasiy m Ukrainian, Russian
Ukrainian and Russian form of Dasius.
Dasom f & m Korean (Modern)
From obsolete native Korean 다솜 (dasom) meaning "love." As a word, it is replaced by Sarang.
Dassy f English (Modern, Rare)
Rare English Diminutive of Hadassah
Dastan m Persian Mythology, Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Means "story, legend" in Persian. This is another name for Zal, a character in the Shahnameh epic.
Datbyeol f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From native Korean 닻별 (datbyeol), referring to the Cassiopeia constellation, from a combination of 닻 (dat) meaning "anchor" and Byeol.... [more]
Dathne f Literature
An Olken mage from Karen Miller's Kingmaker, Kingbreaker trilogy
Datius m Ancient Roman
Form of Dacius. This was the name of the Bishop of Milan who defended the will of Catholicism from the rampaging heresies of his day.
Dative f French (African), Eastern African
French form of Dativa, mostly used in Rwanda.
Dato m Georgian
Short form of Davit. A notable bearer of this name is the Georgian pop singer Davit "Dato" Khujadze (b. 1975).
Datsko m Medieval Ukrainian, Ukrainian (Rare)
Diminutive or vernacular form of an unknown name. There were 147 cossacks with this name in 1649 Zaporozhian Army register.... [more]
Datus m Dutch (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly derived from Latin datus, meaning "given, offered" or "gift". In the Netherlands, it was occasionally given as a middle name in the nineteenth century, but it is not used at all these days.
Daufin m Occitan
Masculine form of Daufina.
Daulis f Greek Mythology
Etymology uncertain, possibly derived from Greek δαῦλος (daulos) meaning "bushy, leafy, dense", "forest, thicket", and figuratively "intricate, inscrutable", or from the related δαλός (dalos) meaning "firebrand, torch"... [more]
Dauniel m Scots
Scots form of Daniel.
Dauntless m Theatre, Popular Culture
The word dauntless can be traced back to Latin domare, meaning "to tame" or "to subdue."
Daur m Abkhaz
Abkhaz form of David.
Daut m Albanian, Indonesian, Malay, Kabardian, Karachay-Balkar
Albanian, Indonesian, Malay, Kabardian and Balkar form of Dawud (see David).
Dauvit m Scots
Scots form of David.
Davan m Indian
Transferred from the surname "Davan".
Davar m African American (Rare)
An invented name, blending the popular phonetic prefix da and the name Levar.
Daveed m English
Variant of David.
Daveigh f English
Modern coinage, a feminine form of David. Actress Daveigh Chase is a famous bearer.
Dàvi m Occitan
Variant of Dàvid.
Davock m Scots
Diminutive of Dauvit.
Davonne f African American
Combination of the prefix Da and the name Yvonne.
Davood m Persian
Alternate transcription of Davud.
Davos m Literature
Name of a main character in George R. R. Martin's fantasy series, A Song of Ice and Fire.
Davran m Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Uzbek (Rare)
Derived from Persian دوران (dowran) meaning "time, period, era".
Davy f & m Khmer
Dawei m Chinese
From Chinese 大 (dà) meaning "big, great, vast, high" combined with 为 (wéi) meaning "act, make, become", 卫 or 衛 (wèi) meaning "guard, protect", 維 (wéi) meaning "maintain, preserve", 渭 (wèi) referring to the Wei River in Shaanxi province, 畏 (wèi) meaning "fear, dread, respect", or 伟 (wěi) meaning "great, robust, extraordinary", or 位 (wèi) meaning "place, position, location"... [more]
Dawna f English
Variant of Donna with the influence of "Dawn".
Dawne f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of both Dawn and its diminutive Dawnie. The pronunciation of the name depends on which of the two Dawne is based on, which is something that will differ from person to person.
Dawnie f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Dawn.
Dawnyale f African American, English (American)
Variant of Danielle, perhaps inspired by Dawn.
Da-won f Korean
From Sino-Korean 多 "much, many; more than, over" (da), and 元 "first; dollar; origin; head" or 媛 "beauty, beautiful woman" (won).
Dawoud m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Dawud.
Dawsen m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Dawson.
Dawsyn f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Dawson.
Daya f & m Chinese (Modern)
Combination of Da and Ya.
Dayán m & f Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)
Perhaps intended to be the masculine form of Dayana or a femenine variant of Diane reflecting the English pronunciation.
Dayang f Malay, Filipino, Tausug
Means "young lady, girl, maid" in Malay. It is usually used as an honorific, not an actual given name.
Da-ye f Korean
Means "diverse, versatile, multi-talented" from Sino-Korean 多樣.
Da-yeong f Korean
From Sino-Korean 多 (da) "much, many; more than, over" and 英 (yeong) "petal, flower, leaf; brave, a hero".
Dayla f English (American)
Possibly a feminine form of Dale, or a variant of Dahlia.
Daylee f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Daley or a combination of Dale or the element day with the name element suffix lee found in names such as Kaylee.... [more]
Dayleen f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Day and the popular name suffix -leen or variant of Daylene.
Daylen m & f English
Variant of Daylon.
Daylon m & f English
Variant of Dylan influenced by Waylon.
Dayot m Western African
Diminutive of Dayotchanculle, notably borne by the French soccer player Dayot Upamecano (1998-).
Dayquan m African American (Modern, Rare)
An invented name, using the phonetic elements day and quan, and sharing a sound with other names such as Daquan and Raekwon.
Daysha f African American (Modern)
Variant of Deja, or simply a combination of the popular phonetic elements day and sha.
Dazio m Italian
Italian form of Dacius.
Dea f Georgian
Short form of Medea.
Dea f Hungarian
Short form of Adeodáta.
Deah f English
Variant of Dea.
Deakon m English
Transferred use of the surname Deakon and variant of Deacon.
Deane m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Dean.
Deano m English (Rare)
Most likely a diminutive of Dean (compare Danno), or possibly an anglicized variant of Dino.
Deasy f Indonesian
Variant of Desi.
Debbe f English
Diminutive of Deborah and Debra.
Debbon f English (Rare)
Probably a blend of Debbie with the suffix -on. Debbon Ayer bears this name, who is Rob Morrow's spouse.
Debrie f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Debra.
Decca f English
Likely a variant of Deca, influenced by the famous record label Decca Records, founded in 1929 in England. Could also be a variable for any name containing the element -dec/k-.
Decha m Thai
Derived from Thai เดช (det) meaning "power, might, authority".
Dechang m Chinese
From Chinese 德 (dé) meaning "ethics, morality, virtue" combined with 昌 (chāng) meaning "flourish, prosper, good, sunlight" or 常 (cháng) meaning "common, frequent, regular"... [more]
Deco m & f English (American)
Short for "decoration". Comes from a YouTube video by Ben Wheele.
Dedda f East Frisian (Rare, Archaic)
East Frisian from of Theoda and other names containing the name element þeoda "people".
Deddy m Indonesian
Variant of Dedi.
Dedë m Albanian
Younger form of Dedalij.
Dédric m French
Short form of Dédéric, a variant form of Didéric. Also compare Déric.
Dedy m Indonesian
Variant of Dedi.
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