Two Syllable Names for Girls

Scottish surname-turned-nickname from William or its female equivalents. Wilkie has ranked for girls just a handful of times since US baby name records began.

An energetic Spanish surname with serious first name potential, thanks to its trendy initial V and -o ending. A famous bearer is Spanish surrealist artist Remedios Varo (1908-1963).

A modern update to Hilary, which is related to Gaelic Ealair.

Ina is a name that is used on its own but that originated as a short form of any name that ends in -ina, so Ineke is kind of a pet form of a diminutive. A rare name in the US, Ineke is not really fashionable in the Netherlands either.

In the midcentury US, putting an ene or een or ine at the end of any name made it more stylish. Today, it has the opposite effect.

Not a journey so much as a jaunt to the corner store.