Two Syllable Names for Girls

  1. Essex
    • Origin:

      English place-name and surname
    • Description:

      Sex doesn't belong in a baby name.
  2. Tokyo
    • Origin:

      Japanese place name
    • Meaning:

      "Eastern capital"
    • Description:

      Tokyo, the capital city of Japan, was given as a first name to two dozen girls and a handful of boys in 2022, popularized by a character in the popular Spanish Netflix crime drama La casa de papel / Money Heist.
  3. Lovey
    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Love, English word name
    • Description:

      This cutesy nickname made it onto the Top 1000 in 1883.
  4. Brinsley
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "from Brinsley"
    • Description:

      The 'ley' ending makes this British surname name ripe for consideration as a feminine girls' name. Brinsley joins such sisters as Kinsley and Tinsley.
  5. Honest
    • Origin:

      English virtue name
    • Description:

      Honor-related names are climbing in popularity, such as Honesty, Honor, and now Honest.
  6. Haukea
    • Origin:

      Hawaiian
    • Meaning:

      "white snow"
    • Description:

      A Hawaiian option for a winter-born daughter. Derived from the elements hau, meaning "snow," and kea, "white."
  7. Calandre
    • Olva
      • Mccarthy
        • Origin:

          Irish surname
        • Meaning:

          "son of Cárthach"
        • Description:

          McCarthy is one of the most common Irish surnames, all fair game as first names for American babies, especially baby girls!
      • Dahliah
        • Uxia
          • Origin:

            Galician
          • Meaning:

            "well born"
          • Description:

            Galician form of Eugenia, in the Top 20 in Galicia and Top 200 in Spain.
        • Rossie
          • Hertha
            • Amya
              • Origin:

                Variation of Amy or Amaya
              • Description:

                As a place name, Amya is a small village in Syria. As a girls’ name, it has ranked in the US Top 1000 since 2000, though it may be close to dropping off the charts altogether. As a variation of Amaia and Amaya, there could be pronunciation issues due to its spelling similarities to Anya.
            • Hartlee
              • Moegi
                • Origin:

                  Japanese
                • Meaning:

                  "budding sprout"
                • Description:

                  Moegi Kazamatsuri is a character in the Naruto franchise.
              • Meriam
                • Maxie
                  • Aidine
                    • Morea