Two Syllable Names for Girls

Kattie or Katti is an unusual short form of Katherine, more old fashioned than Kate and more unusual than Kathy. Plus there's the "catty" issue.

Sounds as if you might have swallowed the middle a in Tamara.

Although Chet is the more popular spelling, Chett with a double T somehow feels more complete, in line with Rhett.

Yiddish form of Shaina that peaked in the US in 1991.

Mirga is an unusual name even in its native Latvia. The celebrated young Lithuanian conductor, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, introduced this name to the wider world. Interesting note: Gražinytė-Tyla added the Tyla to her surname. It means silence.

The author Roald Dahl named his oldest daughter Olivia Twenty, after a $20 bill he had in his pocket, and her birthday on April 20.

Elwell is an English surname as well as a place name. Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick used it as a second middle name for one of their twin daughters in 2009.

In Lithuania, Lėja is one of the most common names among baby girls. It peaked in 2018 when it briefly held the top spot but has been in the Top 10 since 2013.