Two Syllable Names for Girls

This common English surname originated as a patronymic for the son or daughter of a person named Jen, a medieval short form of John.

A cute Dutch diminutive of Anne, Annika or Annemiek.

One supermodel name--that of the Lithuanian Egle Tvirbutaite--which is far from as beautiful to American ears as she is.

Royal names are on the rise. Along with names such as Princess, Queen, and Royal, why not Palace? Why not indeed.

This spelling variation of Landon ranks higher for boys, but the trendy Y in the middle does give the name a feminine touch.

De-Frenchifies Jolie.

Verda was a fairly popular girls' name in the US from the 1880s through the 1920s, when it started to slip, finally dropping from sight after World War II.

Prettier: the growing-in-popularity Paisley, a suburb of Glasgow, or even Scotland itself, used as a middle name by Kourtney Kardashian.