15,000+ Two-Syllable Girl Names

Dacia is an ancient place-name -- it was in Eastern Europe -- as lacy as Dacey, but more substantial.

One of the many gorgeous names originally used for children born on a specific day of the week, popular in West African culture. Effia is Akan in origin — the Akan people originate in southern Ghana and the Ivory Coast.

Sounds like Marlon (as in Brando) and looks like marlin (as in the fish).

A small number of girls are given this Irish surname as a first name each year.

Baby is rarely seen as a given name — or even nickname — these days, although it did rank in the Top 1000 from 1989 to 2003. These instances can be accounted for in two ways. Firstly, infants whose birth certificates are not filled out on time are given generic placeholders for registration, such as Infant, Unknown, or Baby. But more influential during this decade was the 1987 movie Dirty Dancing, starring Jennifer Grey as Frances "Baby" Houseman. It's the origin of the famed line, "Nobody puts Baby in a corner."

Derived from the Hebrew words shai, meaning "gift," and li, "mine." The Shaily variation is more common in Israel and the US.

An adorable nickname for a smiley baby, but not suggested as a legal name.

Gaynor is an early androgynous name with a positive association, related to the Cornish megahit name Jennifer.

A bit too self-congratulatory and, understandably, exceedingly rare. Still, if you're looking for a modern virtue name for your daughter, this may be one of the best qualities to exemplify.

Hawa is the Arabic equivalent of Eve in that it is the name used for the wife of first man Adam.

The forerunner of Cynthia is all but unknown these days, but deserving of import and revival.