Two Syllable Names for Girls

A city in Italy, or simply a feminized spelling of Barry.

This extra-trendy -ee suffix helped Hadlee ride the wave of Hadley's popularity into the US Top 1000 in 2013.

This rare sixth-century saint's name has a modern, merry feel.

An attractive and easily translatable Finnish name.

The rural Imo State in southeast Nigeria is named after the Imo River, which runs through it. An obscure but intriguing possibility as a first name.

Kiska is a Alaskan volcano island that has the sort of brisk sound to it that makes it fit in with both old names like Saskia and modern names like Pax.

The Cornish version of Emmeline holds many charms.

The capital of Peru makes a rare but attractive girl name.

The misspelling that created an indelibly one-person name.

Kinnia is an ancient Irish saint's name — legend has it she was a maiden baptized by St. Patrick.

Vinny or more usually Vinnie, believe it or not, used to a more common nickname for girls than it is now. Along with Ollie, Bertie, and Gussie. it was a 19th century version of a gender neutral name.

Slovene Mia cognate, rarely seen in the US.

Winner is a positive word name that entered the lexicon thanks to rapper Nya Lee, who chose it for her baby girl. But this name is a unisex winner with the cute nicknames Winnie or Win.