15,000+ Two-Syllable Girl Names

  1. Maisa
    • Origin:

      Finnish and Old Swedish form of Maria, Portuguese, Japanese, Georgian, Arabic, "beloved; drop of the sea, bitter; beloved and famous in battle; dance + sand; born in May; walking with a proud gait"
    • Meaning:

      "beloved; drop of the sea, bitter; beloved and famous in battle; dance + sand; born in May; walking with a proud gait"
    • Description:

      A truly international name with a multitude of origins.
  2. Kentra
    • Pemau
      • Origin:

        Aboriginal Australian
      • Description:

        According to actress Yael Stone, who used this name for her daughter, it comes from the Djanbun clan of the Bundjalung nation.
    • Cillie
      • Tikva
        • Carlyn
          • Gwenneth
            • Deani
              • Gable
                • Origin:

                  French
                • Meaning:

                  "triangular shape in architecture"
                • Description:

                  Notable as the surname of Old Hollwood star Clark Gable, this appealing option is just one sound away from Mabel or Fable. Literature lovers might also associate it with Lucy Maud Montgomery's classic Anne of Green Gables.
              • Peopa
                • Dyfi
                  • Origin:

                    Welsh river name
                  • Description:

                    River in north-west Wales, spelled in English as Dovey. Like many British river names, it may relate to the word for water.
                • Clairice
                  • Mérane
                    • Llùcia
                      • Origin:

                        Catalan form of Lucia, Latin
                      • Meaning:

                        "light"
                      • Description:

                        This is Catalonia's native form of Lucy, but parents today tend to prefer the Spanish version Lúcia.
                    • Harli
                      • Giannah
                        • Phyzante
                          • Origin:

                            Romani, meaning unknown
                          • Description:

                            This energetically-spelled name may come from Crizantema, the Romani form of Chrysanthemum... or straight from the name Chrysanthe.
                        • Bryly
                          • Kissie
                            • Arshia
                              • Origin:

                                Arabic, Persian, and Urdu
                              • Meaning:

                                "throne"
                              • Description:

                                Arshia, also spelled Arshiya, is a name used for both girls and boys mainly in Iran and among Indo-Persians. Nine girls and five boys were named Arshia in the US last year, with another seven girls given the Arshiya spelling.