Four Syllable Names for Girls

Illumination with a French accent.

Brimming over with a sense of good fortune. Could make a little girl feel very lucky.

Long and lilting but with the familiar sounds of Emma and Ella, Emmanuella is an alternative spelling to the Italian, Portuguese, and Romanian Emanuela. In 2023, it was one of the fastest rising names in the UK and is also popular in Ghana, Haiti, Nigeria, Gabon, France, and Cameroon.

We like all forms of this name—Annabel, Anabel, Annabelle, Anabela, and Annabella—so you decide how elaborate you want to get. Actress Sela Ward chose the Anabella spelling.

In an English-speaking country, stick with Eugenia.

Feminine form of Emerentius

An extremely rare name of Ancient Greek origin which could be a novel way to Callie. There is a minor Harry Potter character by the name: Callidora Black (later Longbottom).

Calendula is a species of English marigold, deriving from the plural of Latin calends "the first of the month", because it blooms for most of the year. It would be a romantic and extravagant name for a daughter.

The Italian form of Jasmine and Yasmin.

This was the name of a 5th-century Egyptian hermit and was later adopted by the Greek scholar Basilios Bessarion (1403-1472), who became a Roman Catholic bishop. Renowned Russian literary critic Vissarion Belinsky (1811-1848) bore the Russian form of this rare name.

A rare Greek name with a strong and enigmatic sound.

This spin on the "Alex" prefix was the 88th most popular girl name in Scotland in 1900.

Feminine form of Gottlieb

Slightly weightier alternative to Maxine

Borne by British MP Olukemi (Kemi) Badenoch, this Yoruba name has a beautiful meaning.