Two Syllable Names for Girls
- Rheta
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"eloquent speaker"Description:
See RETA.
- Quincey
- Maudette
Origin:
Invented nameMeaning:
"little Maud"Description:
This French-style name is, in fact, an American creation with only a handful of documented uses throughout history. Maudette combines the mini-name Maud — a medieval short form of Matilda, meaning "battle-mighty" — with the diminutive French suffix -ette.
- Joetta
- Salna
Origin:
LatvianMeaning:
"frost"Description:
Derived from the Latvian word for frost.
- Elisse
- Rhodos
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"rose"Description:
Rhodos was the wife of Helios, the Greek god of the Sun, in Greek mythology. The Greek island of Rhodes is named for her.
- Alcione
- Dianna
- Noami
- Kumsal
Origin:
Turkish word nameMeaning:
"beach"Description:
A summery Turkish word name.
- Linny
- Tuana
- Vyna
- Benni
- Ophir
Origin:
HebrewDescription:
A masculine name in the Old Testament, but in modern Israel Ophir is used for girls as well as boys.
- Skylah
- Oanez
Origin:
Breton variation of AgnesMeaning:
"lamb."Description:
Kind of a combination of Agnes and Inez, a name rarely heard in the US.
- Wyola
Origin:
Hungarian, UkrainianMeaning:
"violet"Description:
Medieval Hungarian and Medieval Ukrainian cognate of Viola, a lovely Latinate flower name.
- Saira