Two Syllable Names for Girls
- Zuzi
Origin:
Diminutive of ZuzannaMeaning:
"lily"Description:
Makes Susan or Susie more buzzy.
- Drós
Origin:
Faroese, Old NorseMeaning:
"woman"Description:
Still heard today on the Faroe Islands, Drós comes from the Old Norse word for woman.
- Pippie
- Siovhan
- Meda
- Carda
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"hinge"Description:
Another name for Cardea, the Roman goddess of hinges who was typically associated with doorways.
- Londynn
Origin:
Variation of London, English place nameDescription:
An extra feminized version of London, only recorded as a girl name in the US.
- Poppa
Origin:
NordicDescription:
Poppa of Bayeux was a matriarch of the family that became the House of Normandy. Poppa is a fresh and unexpected medieval name that would work today, given the popularity if Pippa and Poppy.
- Kaelynn
Origin:
Spelling variation of KaylinDescription:
The family of Kaylin names includes a wide variety of spellings—Kaylen, Kaelyn, and Kaylynn are a few—that enjoy varying degrees of popularity. This particular spelling plays on a couple contemporary trends, namely the ae vowel combination and the -lynn ending. While it's definitely a distinct spelling, it's likely to be misspelled more often than not.
- Léana
- Pascal
- Bahar
Origin:
Persian, Turkish, KurdishMeaning:
"spring"Description:
A beautiful option for a springtime baby. Bahar is also the name of a Persian newspaper and many villages in Iran. Bahaar is an alternation spelling that may create more difficulties in English-speaking cultures.
- Merriel
- Bennet
Origin:
Variation of Bennett, EnglishMeaning:
"blessed"Description:
This spelling of Bennett is typically seen as a surname, but gets moderate use as a first name for baby boys and girls.
- Teigan
- Rafya
- Carna
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"flesh"Description:
Carna was a Roman goddess of the heart and flesh. She was eventually conflated with Cardea, goddess of hinges.
- Flavyere
- Djuni
- Aubrette