Submitted Names with 2 Syllables

This is a list of submitted names in which the number of syllables is 2.
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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 Urdu
Alternate transcription of Urdu داؤد (see Daud).
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.
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) meaning "much, many" combined with 英 (yeong) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero". Other hanja combinations can form this name as well.
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-).
Da-Young f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 다영 (see Da-Yeong).
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.
Deasi f Indonesian
Variant of Desi.
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]
DeChaun m African American (Rare)
Variant of Deshaun as a combination of da and Chaun. It can be spelled DeChaun, De'Chaun or Dechaun.
DeChon m Obscure
Variant of DeChaun.
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.
Deegan m English
Transferred use of the surname Deegan.
Deejay m English (Rare)
Phonetic spelling of the initials DJ.
Deenie f English (American)
Diminutive of feminine names ending in deen, dene or dine. For example, Wilmadeene 'Deenie' Fenner is the protagonist of Judy Blume's young adult novel Deenie (1973).
Deesha f Hindi
Alternate transcription of Disha.
Deeta f Santali, Hinduism
Alternative Santali name of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi.
Deford m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Deford. Notable namesake is Tennessee blues musician DeFord Bailey (1899-1982).
Degi m Chechen (Rare)
Derived from Turkic dag meaning "mountain".
Degna f Italian (Archaic), Sardinian (Archaic)
Italian and Sardinian form of Digna. In modern Italian, degna also means "worthy, deserving".
Deidad f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Means "deity" in Spanish, a word derived from Latin deitās (which in turn was coined by Augustine of Hippo, who derived it from Latin deus meaning "god").
Deijii f Japanese
From Japanese 庭 (dei) meaning "garden" combined with 司 (jii) meaning "to take charge of; to control; to manage". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]
Deilwen f Welsh
Means "white leaves" from Welsh dail "leaves" (singulative deilen) combined with gwen "white, fair, blessed".
Deio m Welsh
Short form of Dafydd.
Deirdra f English
Variant of Deirdre.
Deita f Romansh
Romansh short form of Margareta, traditionally found in the Surselva region.
Deitze f Basque
Basque equivalent of Anunciación.
Deivi m Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Spanish form of Davy reflecting the English pronunciation.
Déivid m Spanish (Modern, Rare)
Spanish variant of David, reflecting the English pronunciation.
Deivid m Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern)
Portuguese variant of David reflecting the English pronunciation.
Deivis m Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Spanish form of Davis reflecting the English pronunciation.
De'jean m African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular name prefix De and Jean 1 (compare Deshawn, Dejuan), perhaps inspired by the French place name Dijon.
Dejon m African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular prefix da with the given name Jon 2. It can be spelled DeJon or Dejon.
DeJuan m African American
Combination of the popular name prefix de and Juan 1.
Deka f & m African
An African name of unknown origin, this unisex baby name means "pleasing".
Deklen m English (Modern)
Alternative spelling of Declan, Anglicized form of the Irish name Deaglán.
Dela f Zulu (Rare)
Dela. in Zulu it means to become whole, to feel complete and satisfied.
Dela f Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Della.
Delal f Kurdish
Means "beautiful" in Kurdish.
Delane m & f English (American, Rare)
As an independent name from French meaning "alder grove" or a short form of Delaney from the Irish surname Dubhshlaine or referring to the Slaney river. ... [more]
Delby m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Delby.
Delcy f & m Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Possibly a form of Delsie. This name became specially popular in the late 1960's and early 1970's.
Dele m Nigerian
An uncommonly used name from the West African country of Nigeria. This name is commonly pronounced as 'Deli' but this is not the real way on how to pronounce this name.
Delek m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan བདེ་ལེགས (bde-legs) meaning "bliss, happiness" or "good luck, auspiciousness".
Delfien f Dutch
Dutch form of Delphine.
Delfin m Polish
Polish form of Delphinus.
Deli m Hungarian
Derived from Hungarian deli, a literary word meaning "stalwart, athletic (figure), well-built (person)" (from Ottoman Turkish deli "mad, insane", perhaps ultimately via Serbo-Croatian dèli "brave" and thus referring to a soldier in 16th-century Hungary).
Deliang m Chinese
From Chinese 德 (dé) meaning "ethics, mortality, virtue" combined with 良 (liáng) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable" or 亮 (liàng) meaning "bright, radiant, light"... [more]
Deling f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Delia 1, Adela, Adelina and similar names.
Delkii f & m Mongolian (Rare)
Means "Earth (the planet); world".
Dellan m & f English (Modern)
Combination of the given names Dell and Allan
Dellar f American
Variant of Della derived from colloquial pronunciation.
Deller f American (South, Archaic)
American English regional (Appalachian) variant of Della. Also see Dellar.
Dellis m & f Dutch, Medieval Dutch, Medieval Flemish
Medieval Dutch diminutive of Aegidius and Diederik. As well as a feminine nickname for Delicia, and modern Dutch spelling of Dallas.
Dellroy m Obscure
Variant of Delroy.
Delmas m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Delmas.
Delmy f & m Spanish (Latin American), Central American
Shortened form of Delmira and (sometimes) Delmiro. It is mostly used in the Central American countries of Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala, where usage is almost always feminine.
Delois f English
Transferred use of the surname Delois or combination of popular prefix De- with the name Lois 1.
Delpha f English (American, Rare)
Possibly originated as a short form of Philadelphia or Delphine.
Delphi f English (Rare), English (British, Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Perhaps originally a diminutive of Delphine, Delphia or Philadelphia, or a direct borrowing of the ancient Greek place name (see Delphi).
Delphie f English
Diminutive of Delphia, Delphine, and other names beginning with Delph.
Delphos m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek word adelphos, meaning "brother". In Greek mythology this was the name of a man whom the name of the Greek city is derived from... [more]
Delphy f English
Variant of Delphi.
Delsie f English (Rare)
Likely a variant of Dulcie influenced by Elsie.
Delsin m Popular Culture, Lenape (Modern, Rare)
Meaning "he is so, he does so". ... [more]
Dely f Filipino
Diminutive of Delia 1, Adelaida, Adelina, and other names containing -del-.
Delyse f English (Rare)
Either a variant of Delise or of Delyth.
Demang m Malay
It means "chief" in both Malay and Indonesian.
Demang m Malay, Indonesian
Means "chief" in both Malay and Indonesian.
Dembe m & f Eastern African
Meaning "peaceful", origin is Ugandan.
Deming m Chinese
From Chinese 德 (dé) meaning "virtue, morality, ethics" combined with 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 铭 (míng) meaning "inscribe, engrave"... [more]
Demko m Ukrainian
Diminutive or older folk form of Demyan.
Demna m Georgian
Diminutive of Demetre, which is now also used as an independent name.... [more]
Dempsey m & f Irish, English
Transferred use of the surname Dempsey.
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