Two Syllable Names for Girls

Lizzeth is one of the more pleasing modern variations on Elizabeth, keeping the spunky Z sounds and the softer "eth" ending to create a balanced name. In 2014, nine baby girls were given this name in the USA.

Axton has been climbing the charts for boys, hot on the heels of Braxton and Maxton. It is very occasionally used for girls too.

That extra a adds a world of grace to this name.

Derived from a Hebrew phrase: ode "I will thank, praise" combined with yah "Yahweh". A famous bearer is Israeli-American actress Odeya Rush.

In the Bible, Elim is an oasis where the Israelites stopped during their Exodus from Egypt. It is a place of plenty representing the natural blessings of God, with twelve springs of fresh water and seventy date palm trees to provide food and shade.

For more exciting options with the same meaning, try Jolie, Marini, or Reiko.

Best-selling Prep author Curtis Sittenfeld made this one of the many boy names for girls" gaining in popularity and acceptability.

Barra is a Gaelic-speaking island in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, that’s been inhabited since the Neolithic era. A male nickname for Finbarr in Ireland, as well as a stand-alone name, Barra was used by George R.R. Martin as a girl’s name. It means ‘fair-haired’.

This Quechua name would fit in perfectly with names like Eliana and Liliana, but feels much more distinctive.

A combination name and an English surname, Brynley has trendy sounds, nature-related meanings, and has a double dose of the cool letter Y. Despite this, it is less popular than its Top 1000 counterparts, Brinley, Brynlee, and Brynleigh, and given to around 170 girls each year. Actress Brynley Stent is a notable bearer, as are fitness influencer Brynley Joyner and Instagram star and dancer, Brynley Arnold.

This surname of Louis and Justin, is perhaps a topographic name for someone living by ‘the wells’, from a plural variant of Occitan théron ‘well’.

Cachet is one of those word names -- Cliché is the most egregious example -- that sounds lovely but seems slightly ridiculous when taken literally.

Made familiar as a baby name via Tiger Woods, whose birth name is Eldrick. The golf star has made it a viable option for baby boys, and a handful of girls are also given the name each year in the US.

Yule is one Christmas baby name that doesn't sound very festive. We prefer Winter or even Christmas itself.

The name of Alexander the Great's half-sister, known for her prowess in martial exercises.

With its word name style and two equally lovely meanings, Brilliance could be one to watch.

Zibby is the adorable, zippy nickname for Elizabeth used for the lead female character in the film "Liberal Arts." Zibby can make a Libby for the 21st century.