Two Syllable Names for Girls

  1. Hedi
    • Donnie
      • Origin:

        Short form of Donald, Scottish
      • Meaning:

        "proud chief"
      • Description:

        Donnie is definitely cuter for a girl than a boy, one of a gang of boyish nicknames for girls very fashionable today.
    • Triolet
      • Origin:

        French
      • Meaning:

        "short verse poem"
    • Tansie
      • Caitria
        • Ozlem
          • Origin:

            Turkish
          • Meaning:

            "yearning"
          • Description:

            Quite popular in Turkey in the 1980s, Ozlem fell out of the Turkish top 100 in 2011.
        • Million
          • Origin:

            English word name
          • Description:

            The numerical -illion names (Billion, Trillion, etc.) are more common for boys — Million is the only one that also ranks for girls. No doubt it's because of the natural nickname, Millie.
        • Tersa
          • Sarra
            • Power
              • Origin:

                Word name
              • Description:

                A mighty name that gets straight to the point. Power could fall under the category of modern virtue names, although it's stronger-willed than current favorites True, Zen, and Justice.
            • Brienna
              • Origin:

                American, invented name
              • Description:

                An amalgam of Brianna and Sienna that doesn't quite work.
            • Genny
              • Nature
                • Origin:

                  English word name
                • Description:

                  Lots of parents choose nature names, but only a few choose Nature as a name each year. It is equally used for boys and girls in the USA.
              • Elliette
                • Origin:

                  Variation of Elliot
                • Description:

                  As Elliot in all its variations becomes more popular for girls, Elliette and other similar kree8if baby names will rise.
              • Charlsie
                • Icey
                  • Jera
                    • Origin:

                      Variation of Gera, Slovene
                    • Meaning:

                      "strength of a spear"
                    • Description:

                      The alternate spelling of Gera that led to Jerca, which currently ranks in the Slovene Top 100.
                  • Sweetie
                    • Origin:

                      English word name
                    • Meaning:

                      "sweetie"
                    • Description:

                      This term of endearment has a longer history as a given name than you might expect. Sweetie first appeared on the charts in 1894 and was given to a peak total of 20 baby girls in 1916. But the most likely reason you're on this page — YouTube stars Rydel and Capron Funk named their daughter Sweetie Mary Funk in 2022, a sister for Super. As with her older brother's name, we don't expect Sweetie's name to inspire a generation of others. A couple of copycats, maybe.
                  • Zuria
                    • Kandy