Two Syllable Names for Girls

The further you move away from the original Briana, the feminine form of Brian first used by Edmund Spenser in The Faerie Queen, the more invented and less authentic you get. But many parents want the distance from Brian as Breanna -- or Breana or Breeanna or any of the other variations -- feels more like its own name.

Related to Frida but with a softer sound, this name is Old Norse for "fair, beautiful"

A rare flower name that works as well for boys as it does for girls, so named because of its resemblance to a small glove.

Yoadan is the Amharic form of the biblical name Jehoaddan — a queen of Israel. Yoadan debuted on the charts in 2021, likely due to Ethiopian influencer Yoadan Ephrem.

A little too close to Cruella.

This Beatrix alternate could make a good choice for globetrotting parents.

The archetypal diminutive, in every sense of the word. Bitsy enjoyed some use as a nickname in the era when children were named after family members and then called by a cute pet name: Chip, Skip, Babe, Bitsy. As a full name, it has made the US list only three times: in 1943, 1958 and 1962.

If it's possible for a name to be too musical, this one is.

Unlike many other western city names, Tulsa has not proved attractive to parents. The name derives from Tallasi, meaning "old town" in the Creek language.

Keelin is a form of Keelan, the Anglicized phonetic form of Caelan or Caoilinn, said to be a unisex name but in practice used almost exclusively for boys. Girls would more often be called Keela, Keeley, or Keely.

This Corey variation is getting a fresh shot of style juice thanks to young It Girl Cory Kennedy (not to be confused with RFK daughter, filmmaker Rory Kennedy).

Eighteenth-century nickname that still appears occasionally as an alternative to Suzy.

This cheerful name would be a fun seasonal choice of middle name for a child born around the holidays — or as a pet name for a dog or cat adopted during the Christmas season.

As a feminine name, Izel is the Turkish variation of the Yiddish name Eidel. as well as a Nahuatl name derived from the word isel, meaning "unique."

A sparkling choice for a nighttime-born daughter.