I named mine after the coolest place I have ever been flyfishing, the Namakegan river. I named her Kegan. You could use some name from your favorite hobby. (bogie fir a golfer, buck for a deer hunter etc.). Or just find something dear to you, a place, a thing, an event, and come up with a name from that. It gives you a unique connection sort of thingy. Or you could jus tbe mean and name him Stay.

2 syllables are better eh? Could be, I had always thought the other way, that a one syllable name would be easier to learn. I had liked the name Truman because I was thinking of a way to tie this dog to Max and I called Max "tiger" a lot. I just don't know, there are some good ideas here though. For AKC registration you have to give them a full name that is unique. Max was Maxwell Dante Holmes.