Two Syllable Names for Girls

Pronounced BEH-ak, this Scottish name is also seen as Bethoc. In that form it was the mother of Duncan, the monarch slain by Macbeth in Shakespeare's play. In later years, it was sometimes Latinized as as Beatrice.

Feminine form of Nils

A more name-like take on Envy.

Unisex Hawaiian name with great potential on the mainland.

Sati is the is the Hindu goddess of marital felicity and longevity, and is worshipped as an aspect of the mother goddess Shakti.

Everyone will misunderstand it as Lara, but if you're willing to put up with the confusion, this is a truly different yet simple option.

Nenna is the name of the heroine of Penelope Fitzgerald's novel Offshore, but it's also sparingly used in Scandinavia as a variant of the name Nanna. Nanna is a diminutive of various names, including Anna, Johanna and Marianne, but it's also a name in its own right, possibly meaning "daring".