Two Syllable Names for Girls

An offbeat word name referring to the speed of a piece of music.

Pretty in a polka-dancing way.

Aside from the singer, there aren't many people around named Pink or Pinkie or Pinky -- zero, in fact.

Variation of Tennessee.

Waylla is a name from the Quechua language of the Peruvian Andes, as well as the word for the stipa obtusa grass that grows there. It is also a mountain name — Waylla is in the Andes on the border between Bolivia and Chile.

One of the many variations of the name of the Lady of the Lake, best known as Nimue.

Lozen is the name of a female Apache warrior and medicine woman who fought with Geronimo in the 19th century. The sister of the warrior called Victorio, Lozen was the name chosen by soccer star Hope Solo and football player Jerramy Stevens for their daughter, Lozen Orianna Judith, twin of Vittorio Genghis.

Last moment of glory was in the Janis Joplin sixties.

One of the fastest-rising boy names on 2022 thanks to the release of rapper Kevin Gates' album "Khaza" — named after his son of the same name — that year. Khaza was given to a handful of baby girls as well.

Vowel-loaded, acronym-sounding Finnish name might have some problems here. Stick with ADA.

Credit, of course, to the artist for inventing this secretive pseudonym, but we actually have Hilary Duff to thank for Banksy as a baby name. Banksy is Duff's nickname for her daughter Banks, born in 2018. Banksy debuted on the charts in 2020, when it was used for seven baby girls.

There may have been a time when Americans who heard this name thought of something other than the rapper Ludacris, and there may come another such time at some point in the future, but for now, it's probably best left to the man who was born Christopher Bridges.

And her sisters, Stormy and Sunny.

A softer take on Hunter. Huntley is evenly distributed between girls and boys, coming in at 47% female and 53% male at last count.

This variation of Hailey and Halley -- one of dozens -- was used by Eminem for his daughter.

As represented by supermodel Laragh McCann, gives the ordinary LAURA or LARA a soft Irish accent.

Auria is a highly unusual choice with a pleasant aura. As cousin names Aurelia and Aurora become more prominent, as we predict they will in coming years, Auria will get some attention too.

Sita's off-beat meaning becomes more powerful once you remember that Sita is the Hindu goddess of the harvest - therefore somewhat of a life-force.