15,000+ Two-Syllable Girl Names
- Syeda
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"lady, mistress"Description:
Female form of Syed.
- Bethia
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"daughter of Jehovah"Description:
Long forgotten Old Testament name with modern potential.
- Desta
Origin:
AmharicMeaning:
"joy"Description:
An Ethiopian name that means "joy."
- Lisbet
- Bizzy
Origin:
Diminutive of ElizabethMeaning:
"pledged to God"Description:
Bizzy has a 1930s wisecracking waitress -- think Mitzi, Flossie, Fanny -- feel to it, yet at the same time feels like a fresh, modern nickname for Elizabeth. Given that any Bizzy better be, this name could be a way to make your Elizabeth stand out.
- Rilian
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"small stream"Description:
A male character in The Chronicles of Narnia, but could conceivably be used for a girl.
- Hellen
Origin:
Variation of Helen, GreekMeaning:
"torch; shining light"Description:
The Hellen spelling of this ancient Greek name refers directly to the Hellenes, another name for the Greek people. The mythological Hellen, related to the sun god Helios, was actually male, though there are no baby boys named Hellen in the US today.
- Smokey
Origin:
English word nameDescription:
Popular choice for silvery pets.
- Delores
Origin:
Variation of DoloresDescription:
See DOLORES.
- Virgil
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"staff bearer"Description:
Virgil for a girl? Maybe, somewhere, someday....
- Finleigh
- Mirriam
- Avie
- Isaure
- Sameh
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"forgiving"Description:
Unusual Samantha alternative with little aural appeal.
- Annael
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"the grace of God"Description:
The extra N in Anael adds a dose of femininity.
- Ethie
- Patty
Origin:
Diminutive of PatriciaMeaning:
"patrician"Description:
Replaced Patsy as the midcentury's popular, peppy babysitter.
- Junko
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"pure or obedient child"Description:
Japanese mountaineer Junko Tabei was the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest, and the first to reach the summits of the tallest peaks on all seven continents.
- Oasis
Origin:
EgyptianMeaning:
"fertile spot in a desert"