Two Syllable Names for Girls

Sounding like a cross between Nancy and Natalie, Nantale might have potential as same-but-different African-to-American crossover.

Dodie was the more common form of this name, as in Dodie Smith, author of The Hundred and One Dalmatians.

A globetrotting placename — Diani Beach is a popular tourist destination on the Indian Ocean in Kenya. It's similar enough to Dion and Diana to feel namelike, although it is actually very rare in the US.

Denisse was the fastest-rising name for girls of 2020 — influenced by Denisse Novoa, a contestant on the 2019 season of the popular reality TV show Exatlón Estados Unidos. Traditional spelling Denise also made a comeback. It looks to be short-lived, though: both spellings fell again in 2021.

Satet is known in Egyptian mythology as a goddess of protection. She is depicted as an archer goddess of the far South of Egypt.