15,000+ Two-Syllable Girl Names
- Metis
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"wisdom, skill, cunning"Description:
A Titan and mother of Athena in Greek mythology.
- Rawlings
Origin:
English surnameMeaning:
"son of Raul"Description:
Rawlings was a surname with ties to the name Raul, which means "wolf counsel." Rawlings is used as a first name for one of the girl sextuplets on TV's Sweet Home.
- Kallen
- Dessa
- Junya
- Sabah
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"morning"Description:
A popular Arabic name borne by a famed Lebanese actress and singer, could provide an intriguing alternative to Sarah.
- Jihan
Origin:
Arabic feminization of Jahan, SanskritMeaning:
"the world"Description:
Straightforward and attractive Arabic name, associated with Turkish-American artist Jihan Zencirli.
- Adlyn
- Kaylyn
Description:
Variation of Kalin.
- Mietta
Origin:
Combination of Mia and Etta; diminutive of MiaDescription:
Mietta is either a diminutive of Mia (which in the tradition of many Romance language diminutives is longer than the original) or a "smoosh" name combining Mia and Etta. As combined names go it is elegant and fresh, and avoids the sensation of having been made up.
- Shiphrah
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"beauty"Description:
In the Old Testament, this is the name of one of the midwives who disobeys the Pharaoh's order to kill any Hebrew boys they deliver. The sleeker modern spelling is Shifra.
- Lowell
- Džana
- Krysta
- Evvie
Origin:
Nickname for Ev namesDescription:
Evvie is a nickname used as a full first, beginning to be heard as a diminutive of such Ev-starting girl names as Evelyn and Everly. Not to be confused with Evie or Edie.
- Dulcia
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"sweet"Description:
Has a sweetness via its relation to such words as dulcet; other similar possibilities are DULCE, DULCINA, and the down-home DULCIE. Though this Latin names for girls is rarely heard in contemporary times in this form, Dulcie is found.
- Zenia
- Saija
Origin:
Finnish diminutive of SarahMeaning:
"princess"Description:
This pretty Finnish name is a diminutive of a diminutive, going from Sarah to Sari to Saija.
- Perle
- Jaffa
Origin:
Hebrew place-nameMeaning:
"beautiful"Description:
A pleasant and adaptable place name for a part of Tel Aviv.