Two Syllable Names for Girls

Variation of Hartley.

Gingery.

A modern version of the dated Betty. You might want to consider varying Elizabeth, too, to the Italian Elisabetta.

In the Zulu and Xhosa languages of Southern Africa, Phila is a unisex name pronounced "PEE-la" and means "to live of life" It's also the feminine version of the ancient Greek name Philo, pronounced "FEE-la", meaning friend or lover and present in several contemporary names and words used throughout the Western World. The name Philip, for instance, means lover of horses, while the city name Philadelphia means "brotherly love" and philosophy means "love of wisdom".

The English homophone "harem" means something very different, but Harum is a pretty name nonetheless.

We've only ever heard of one person with this name -- painter Medrie McPhee -- but it's a charming option.

Rineke is a diminutive of a diminutive, which might have remained unknown outside The Netherlands were it not for the wonderful photographer Rineke Dijkstra.

Too close to Nada.

Juliet sound-alike Joliet actually derives from the name Jolie, and was historically a term of endearment, later a surname. It's an attractive alternative to Juliet names and could work to honor a Joe or Joseph in your life.

This form of Narges is popular in India, where it is commonly associated with Nargis Dutt. Dutt is considered one of the greatest Indian actresses of all time.

Literature and poetry lovers might use Epic as a word name — an epic is a long narrative poem, typically the story of a hero. But epic has taken on a contemporary meaning of "impressive," which makes it somewhat of a virtue name as well.

A Frenchy name that doesn't exist in France, probably an attempt to create a classy feminine version of John or Johnny by rhyming it with Monet.