Two Syllable Names for Girls

Failed attempt to turn Laura into an Irish Colleen.

Putting an accent on it, as Willa Cather did in her famous novel, would endlessly confuse the waters for a young girl. The name is every bit as lovely and distinctive as simply Antonia.

Tatev is a common girl name in Armenia, where it is used in reference to the Tatev Monastery. Tradition claims that the monastery was named after a disciple of St. Thaddeus the Apostle, Eustateus, from which Tatev evolved. If this is true, that would give Tatev the meaning "stable".

Akaste is the name of two figures in Greek mythology — one of the Oceanids who was a companion of Persephone, as well as the nurse of the daughters of king Adrastus of Argos.