15,000+ Two-Syllable Girl Names

  1. Arly
    • Varsha
      • Origin:

        Hindi
      • Meaning:

        "rain"
      • Description:

        This Indian name with a Slavic sound definitely has potential.
    • Eseld
      • Origin:

        Cornish variation of Isolde
      • Description:

        This Cornish variant of Isolde is rare even in the UK - but that's part of its charm. Like Isolde, Eseld is generally thought to mean "ice battle", a meaning sure to be pleasing to a little girl in this age of all things "Frozen".
    • Cathleen
      • Origin:

        English, Irish
      • Meaning:

        "pure"
      • Description:

        Variant of Kathleen
    • Osla
      • Origin:

        Scottish
      • Meaning:

        "God consecrated"
      • Description:

        This name originally comes from the wild and remote Shetland Islands. Although it bears a lot of similarities to the new darling of Scottish names Isla, it is nearly completely unknown.
    • Dwynwen
      • Origin:

        Welsh
      • Meaning:

        "wave"
      • Description:

        St Dwynwen is the Welsh patron saint of lovers, and her feast day on January 25 is the equivalent of Valentine's day in Wales. The short form Dwyn may be more manageable for the non-Welsh.
    • Faizah
      • Origin:

        Arabic
      • Meaning:

        "victorious"
      • Description:

        Captivating Arabic choice, sometimes transcribed as Fa'izah.
    • Sariyah
      • Origin:

        Arabic
      • Meaning:

        "night traveler, night rain"
      • Description:

        Bright and pretty, resembling Aaliyah, Delilah, Amaya and Sarah, Sariyah is a celestial and stylish choice,
    • Braylee
      • Origin:

        Modern invented name
      • Description:

        Combines the prefix of Brayden and the trendy -lee suffix, and has the marks of the popular Bailey.
    • Zaidee
      • Danger
        • Origin:

          English word name
        • Meaning:

          "the possibility of suffering harm or injury"
        • Description:

          Austin Powers famously said "Danger is my middle name," and for more and more children this is ringing true. Some babies are receiving Danger as their first name, in the style of lively word names like Wilder, Cannon, and Rebel.
      • Mittens
        • Origin:

          English word name
        • Description:

          Mittens is a common name for cats with mitten-like fur patterns on their paws. The word actually has feline origins — it shares a root with mite, an Old French pet name for a cat. It became linked with mittens because they were made of fur.
      • Aldyth
        • Origin:

          Old English
        • Meaning:

          "war"
        • Description:

          Like Edith and Audrey, this is an Anglo-Saxon name (Ealdgyth) that has been smoothed at the edges over the centuries.

      • Mabry
        • Origin:

          Variation of Mayberry, English and Irish
        • Meaning:

          "mud hill"
        • Description:

          Cute and eminently wearable surname name for girls.
      • Lystra
        • Origin:

          Biblical place-name
        • Description:

          Anatolian city visited by Paul in the Bible, though risks sounding a tad antiseptic.
      • Luneth
        • Kristi
          • Itta
            • Origin:

              Diminutive of Yehudit, Variation of Ita, Yiddish, Irish
            • Meaning:

              "He will be praised; woman from Judea; thrist"
            • Description:

              Itta is a cute old-fashioned name that arose parallelly as a nickname for Yehudit, used among Ashkenazi Jews, and a variation of Ita, an Irish name.
          • Orlagh
            • Origin:

              Irish
            • Meaning:

              "golden princess"
            • Description:

              A variation of Orla and a fast rising choice in England and Wales in 2022.
          • Svala
            • Origin:

              Nordic
            • Meaning:

              "swallow (bird)"
            • Description:

              A striking Nordic name with ancient roots, Svala (and its less common variant form Svale) derive from the Old Norse name for the swallow. This could be a great choice for nature lovers and fans of Edith Piaf (piaf being a term for a swallow).