15,000+ Two-Syllable Girl Names

Slightly awkward girl's version of a straightforward male name.

Mahi is a name seen in modern India (consider Mahi Gill - Bollywood star) and in Medieval France (perhaps as a dialect version of Marie). For those considering this name, just be aware that a Mahi-mahi is a type of fish.

A minty Japanese name as well as a language and culture in southeast China.

Pedra has never caught on with anything like the popularity of its male counterpart, Pedro. The Greek Petra sounds a lot cleaner and more refined.

An unusual French diminutive for Catherine, Catiche is the nickname given to Princess Katerina Mamontov in Tolstoy’s War and Peace, and was also used for the real-life Grand Duchess Grand Duchess Catherine Pavlovna of Russia, the favourite sister of Tsar Alexander I.