15,000+ Two-Syllable Girl Names

  1. Flavie
    • Origin:

      French variation of Flavia
    • Meaning:

      "golden, blond"
    • Description:

      That extra a adds a world of grace to this name.
  2. Odeya
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "I will thank God"
    • Description:

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

      Biblical place name
    • Meaning:

      "place of strong trees"
    • Description:

      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.
  4. Gideon
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "hewer; or, having a stump for a hand"
    • Description:

      An Old Testament name traditionally used for boys, but with the potential to cross over on the tails of Ezra, Noah, James, and Micah in a wave of increasingly gender-neutral Biblical names. Examples of female Gideons in television include characters on shows such as The Flash and Legends of Tomorrow. About a dozen baby girls were given the name Gideon in 2022.
  5. Kera
    • Gucci
      • Origin:

        Designer name
      • Description:

        Makeup artist to the stars Gucci Westman has made this Italian fashion name a first.
    • Cassiope
      • Origin:

        Greek
      • Meaning:

        "goddess name"
      • Description:

        Alternative name for the mother of Andromeda in Greek mythology, Cassiopeia, which sounds like a stylish blend of Calliope and Cassia. There is also a place called Kassiopi on the Greek island of Corfu.
    • Peniel
      • Origin:

        Biblical place name, Hebrew
      • Meaning:

        "face of God"
      • Description:

        This rare Biblical place name refers to a river bank in Jordan where Jacob wrestled with an angel and changed his name to Israel.
    • Atta
      • Origin:

        Nature name
      • Description:

        Princess Atta is a royal ant in the Pixar film A Bug's Life, named for a genus of ants.
    • Xandi
      • Jordie
        • Origin:

          Diminutive of Jordan
        • Meaning:

          "flowing down"
        • Description:

          A cutesy short form of Jordan that's never been overly popular. With boyish nicknames for girls - a la Joey and Scottie - rising, Jordie may have her chance to shine.
      • Esmée
        • Cayley
          • Origin:

            American variation of Kayla
          • Meaning:

            "laurel; crown"
          • Description:

            With its C spelling, Cayley is softer than its more popular counterpart, Kayley. It's never ranked in the US Top 1000 and at this point probably never will, now that the -aylee, -ayley, and -aylie names are starting to dip.
        • Rigel
          • Breanna
            • Origin:

              Spelling variation of Briana
            • Description:

              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.
          • Corky
            • Origin:

              English diminutive of names that start with C
            • Description:

              Corky is an old-fashioned nickname, historically used more often for boys with names like Courtney, Corwin, or surnames with the "cor" element.
          • Annick
            • Origin:

              Breton, “grace”
            • Description:

              Originating as a Breton diminutive of Anne, Annick has a long history of use as a standalone name in its native region of Brittany and elsewhere. It was a Top 100 name in France from 1929 to 1970, spending several years in the Top 20 in the 1940s and 50s. It would make for a fresh twist on classic Ann or Anna.
          • Charmagne
            • Ayliz
              • Heulwen
                • Origin:

                  Welsh
                • Meaning:

                  "sunshine"
                • Description:

                  A lesser-known Welsh name with a beautiful sunny meaning.