Two Syllable Names for Girls
- Kynthia
- Hedi
- Jazzy
Origin:
English word nameDescription:
This adjective name is fun, lively, musical, and full of pizzaz. Jazzy can stand on its own, or act as a fun nickname for names like Jasmine or Jasper.
- Randy
Description:
Considering that randy is slang for 'horny' this is not a great choice.
- Deandra
Origin:
Compound name, blending Diana and Alexandra, variation of DeandreMeaning:
"divine defender of man; person from the valley"Description:
An alternative spelling to Diandra or a feminine form Deandre, Deandra is a compound name that briefly featured in the US Top 1000 in the 80s.
- Billy
- Tsuyu
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"rainy season"Description:
Tsuyu is the Japanese word for the plum rain, or the East Asian rainy season. It was adopted as a name for a character in the anime series My Hero Academia.
- Lucka
- Falyn
- Kollins
Origin:
Surname derived from Nicholas or ColinMeaning:
"people of victory or pup"Description:
Collins is a surname name that has made the girls' Top 300 thanks to its use for the daughter of the real-life Blind Side heroine. The Kollins spelling is rising for girls too now, and was used for 131 baby girls in 2022.
- Eclipse
Origin:
English word nameMeaning:
"an obscuring of light when one celestial body passes over another"Description:
An evocative word name denoting a rare celestial phenomenon when the sun and moon are aligned so that the moon casts a shadow over the Earth (a solar eclipse), or when the moon is right in front of the sun, showing only a ring of light (a lunar eclipse).
- Lexus
Origin:
Greek variation of a diminutive of AlexisDescription:
Lexus, an automotive newcomer, has recently entered the Top 1000 -- more because of its association, we fear, with the status symbol car than its relation to the name Alexis. If you love this name, do your child a favor and make it Alexis or at least spell it Lexis.
- Sundance
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"sun dance"Description:
Long synonymous with the American outlaw Harry Longabaugh, aka The Sundance Kid, who got his nickname from the town of Sundance, Wyoming, where he was incarcerated as a teenager. The place name Sundance was taken from the sun dance ceremony practiced by local Native American tribes.
- Elpis
Origin:
Ancient GreekMeaning:
"hope"Description:
A positive name from mythology, given to the hope left in Pandora's box.
- Jordie
- Maudine
- Kinslee
Origin:
Spelling variation of KinsleyDescription:
As Kinsley rises in the ranks, so do its variations. Kinslee broke into the Top 1000 for the first time in 2014.
- Alvie
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"noble friend; friend of the elves"Description:
Diminutive of Alvina, and a cute boyish retro nickname we can see making its way back onto a few birth certificates today.
- Manet
Origin:
French artist nameDescription:
Manet is the accessible, attractive name of an Impressionist great; it could be the next Monet.
- Wrenleigh