Two Syllable Names for Girls

Lonny or Lonnie -- or Loni, as the most famous bearer of the name, actress Loni Kaye Anderson, spelled it -- is an amorphous nickname that can work for any first name with a strong L and N sound.

A lovely meaning, but a crude soundalike word has stopped it from being widely used.

The original form of the better-known Jocasta. In Greek mythology, Iokaste was the mother and wife of Oedipus.

Steinunn is the modern variation of the Old Norse name Steinunnr, which was first documented as a name over a millennium ago.

Painter is among the most creative choices in this very fashionable category of names, with a particularly pleasant sound. Whereas most occupational names conjure up physical labor, this one feels like a gateway to the arts. Actor Chad Lowe used it as the middle name of his daughter Mabel.