Two Syllable Names for Girls
- Snövit
Origin:
SwedishMeaning:
"white snow"Description:
Used as the Swedish name for Snow White.
- Kelley
- Mairéad
Origin:
Irish variation of MargaretDescription:
Common in its native habitat, and worth consideration by parents in search of an authentic Irish name, though a pronunciation challenge.
- Katea
Origin:
Italian, Russian, GermanMeaning:
"pure"Description:
Form of Katia, from Katherine.
- Tiler
Origin:
English occupational nameMeaning:
"maker of tiles"Description:
Tiler is a fashionable gender-neutral occupational name popular, of course, in the Tyler spelling. Tyler was used for 150 girls and nearly 3000 boys in the US last year, while the Tiler spelling is very rare. But New York City Ballet dancer Tiler Peck brought this version of the name to wider attention.
- Kauai
Origin:
Hawaiian place-nameDescription:
Visitors to Hawaii's Garden Isle may want to commemorate the island's beauty with this place-name.
- Harbour
Origin:
English word nameMeaning:
"shelter, refuge"Description:
We've seen Haven take off as a nouveau girls' name; Harbour could follow in its wake. Harbor is the more commonly used spelling in the US, while Harbour is used in most other English-speaking areas of the world.
- Morna
Origin:
Irish and Scottish variation of MyrnaDescription:
Poetic name that's terminally mournful.
- Betsey
- Caiside
- Dahra
- Dillyn
- Morgen
- Marden
- Monia
- Carmy
- Dorith
- Luanda
Origin:
African place-nameDescription:
This name of Angola's capital city has occasionally been used for baby girls.
- Bona
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"good, good woman"Description:
A lovely meaning, but a crude soundalike word has stopped it from being widely used.
- Alwin