Four Syllable Names for Girls

Makes SONATA even more feminine and musical

Amalisa is a smoosh of the prefix of Amabel and Amanda, which means lovable, and Lisa, a diminutive of Elizabeth that's long been used on its own. In some ways, it's an improvement on all of its root names -- fresher and more distinctive than Amanda or Lisa and easier to understand than Amabel, which is often confused with Annabel. Though Amalisa can be similarly confused with Annalisa which will inevitably become annoying.

A Puritan-virtue type name that could possibly work for a modern baby with its rhythmic four-syllable sound and admirable meaning.

Pronounced more or less the same as Victoria, depending on the local language.

A more dynamic Verity or Felicity.

Variation of Cataleya, both of which are popular among Hispanic families in the US. Zoe Saldana played a character named Cataleya in Colombiana.

The Luhya people of Kenya have male and female names that denote the season the child was born in — Harvest, Planting, Rain, Weeding, Drought, or Hunger Season. Naliaka is the feminine name for weeding season, the male counterpart is Wanyonyi.

Low German variation of Agnes still used today in America's Amish communities.

Variant of Maribel or Maribelle

Mother of rising star actress Quvenzhané Wallis.

Latinized variant of Euodia

The name of the princess heroine in Philippa Gregory's series of children's books, who subverts the usual tropes by being fierce, headstrong, principled and adventurous.