Two Syllable Names for Girls

A lovely Hawaiian name that was surprisingly only given to a handful of baby girls last year, but that would cross cultures with ease.

The rise of Ayla seems to have revived this variation.

In ancient Italy, Turan was the Etruscan goddess of love. She later transformed into a fairy spirit in Italian folklore. The name has a sleek, gender-neutral sound, and has only ever (occasionally) appeared in the charts for boys.

Wishy-washy, and too similar to Colleen.

In Islamic tradition, Asiya was the wife of Pharaoh and the adoptive mother of Moses. She is celebrated as an exemplar woman for accepting monotheism and going against her husband's beliefs in order to be faithful to Allah. Some scholars believe that Moses went on to name the continent of Asia in her honor.

Rawlings was a surname with ties to the name Raul, which means "wolf counsel." Rawlings is used as a first name for one of the girl sextuplets on TV's Sweet Home.

A more modern variation of Rǫskva, a Norse mythological name derived from rǫskr, "brave".

Chirpy, upbeat Jewish nickname. Gitty was traditionally short for the Yiddish name Gittel, but now is more common as an independent name.