Three Syllable Girl Names

Seosaimhín is the Gaelic form of Josephine, most notably borne by traditional Irish singer Seosaimhín Ní Bheaglaoich.

Atieno is the feminine equivalent of Otieno, which is now more commonly seen as a surname in Eastern Africa.

A rare and refined French name derived from Latin Emerentius, usually spelt with an acute accent on one or both initial Es.

The daintiest and most accessible of the many Q names for a fifth child, now used for girls situated anywhere in the birth order.

This phonetic spelling of the Gaelic Fionnuala (which also has many spelling variations) is sometimes rendered as Finola or Finella.

In Greek mythology, Coronis is the name of several minor characters. The name is off-limits for the foreseeable future, due to its similarity to "corona."

A vintage Finnish name most common in the early 20th century.

Perhaps the best known of the La names that peaked in the 1980s, it stems from the biblical Keziah, plus the gallic La prefix that rose to prominence centuries ago among the Creole people and Free Blacks of New Orleans.

A covert fruit name for non-Finnish speakers.

Heard in Scotland, not in Schenectady.

Merilee and Merrilee were early respelled or word names, ahead of their time in some ways. Merrilee hit the Top 1000 for a couple of years in the 1940s, but last year no baby girls were given either version of the name in the US, which makes it more appealing.

Venezuelan songstress Zhamira Zambrano brought this unusual name to the fore when she became a popular favorite on 2016 singing competition La Banda. Zhamira was one of the fastest-rising girls' names of 2016 and so it may not stand among the ranks of unique baby names for that long.

A unisex French diminutive of Louis or Louise, which has been on the rise for both sexes in France in recent years. A famous female bearer is 17th century French operatic soprano Louison Moreau.

A genus of birds in the flycatcher family, Elaenia is one of the many unique baby names in the Elena family. But that spelling is sure to trip up some people.