Three Syllable Girl Names
- Felixa
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"happy, lucky"Description:
The futuristic consonant x sets this apart -- for better and worse -- from all the other Felices, Felicias, and Felicitys.
- Orquidea
Origin:
Spanish, PortugueseMeaning:
"orchid"Description:
A rare Spanish and Portuguese flower name that is rarely heard elsewhere.
- Malgosia
Origin:
PolishMeaning:
"a pearl"Description:
This name of Polish supermodel Malgosia Bela doesn't sound so bella here--has a bit of an evil witch quality.
- Tatsuki
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"big moon"Description:
An energetic unisex Japanese name with dozens of potential meanings depending on the kanji characters used.
- Margaery
Origin:
Literary creation from Game of ThronesDescription:
Of all the Game of Thrones creations this is surely the most delicate and the most wearable. Margaery, (pronounced like the Scottish name Marjorie) is a beautiful, powerful and intelligent character who becomes queen.
- Blakeley
Origin:
English surnameMeaning:
"dark wood or clearing"Description:
Blakeley is one of the many -ley ending surnames that is being adopted as a first name, updating the 80s darlings Blake and Ashley.
- Razili
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"the Lord's secret"Description:
Offbeat, under-the-radar choice to honor a Grandma Rosalie.
- Airini
Origin:
Maori variation of Eirene "peace"Meaning:
"peace"Description:
Airini is the Maori transliteration of the name Eirene, whcih comes from the Greek goddess of peace. A notable bearer of this name is nineteenth century Maori rights activist Airini Donnelly.
- Kalista
- Ismenia
Origin:
CelticMeaning:
"great treasure"Description:
Despite appearances, Ismenia does not seem to be related to Greek Ismene ("knowledge"). Instead, one possible derivation is from Celtic elements meaning "excellent" and "treasure".
- Evelyne
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"desired; or water, island"Description:
Variant of Evelyn
- Toccata
Origin:
Italian, musical termDescription:
Toccata is delicate and musical yes, but still somehow unappealing.
- Yaheli
Origin:
Variation of Yahel HebrewMeaning:
"to shine"
- Galaxy
Origin:
Word nameDescription:
A tad spacy.
- Haviva
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"well loved"Description:
An alternative to the more familiar Aviva.
- Contessa
Origin:
ItalianMeaning:
"countess"Description:
There's a craze for royal names right now, including Royal itself, so c'mon down, Contessa, and join Prince, King, Duke, Royalty -- the whole blue-blooded gang. Bonus: Short form Tess or Tessa makes this an almost-ordinary name.
- Evdokia
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"to be pleased, to have good will"Description:
The modern Greek form of Eudocia.
- Corsica
Origin:
Place-nameDescription:
Corsica, the picturesque Mediterrean island birthplace of Napoleon, makes an easy switch from atlas to baby name book, with its delicate, feminine ending. Just don't consider neighboring island Sardinia.
- Iyonna
- Magali