Three Syllable Girl Names

This name is a variation of U'i lani, which means heavenly beauty in Hawaiian.

Onetime superstar name (Number 4 in the seventies) that's now in steep decline. Today's feminine is more likely to be some form of Michaela...or Makayla.

This ancient feminine form is the kind of name your child will grow into...at least by her fiftieth birthday.

Gwenora teeters on the line between unique gem and modern invention. But it's not a smoosh name fashioned from Gwen and Nora but an old Cornish form of Guinevere, like its much more famous sister Jennifer.

We're not sure that the 43 little girls named Odalys in the USA last year are going to thanks their parents when they realize the meaning of their name. This is a name that should be avoided despite its sweet sound. Better alternatives are Lyssa, Odette, or Odelie.

Latvian variant of Lilith

Manaia is one of the most popular gender-neutral names in New Zealand, on that country's Maori Top 10 for boys but used nearly equally for girls.

Pretty and unusual, worth consideration.

The ultimate romantic elaboration of Winter, Wyntreaux feels like it's straight out of a fantasy novel.

This habitational surname works as a modern way to honor a Carrie, Carolyn, or Caroline.

Onyxia is a dragon in the video game franchise World of Warcraft. Her name fittingly references her species of Black Dragon. The gem name "onyx" is derived from the Greek onux, which referred to fingernails and claws in addition to the gem.

Romantique French name invoking Debussy's haunting score for the opera Pelléas and Mélisande.

Alternative form of Emony

In Islamic tradition, Asiya was the wife of Pharaoh and the adoptive mother of Moses. She is celebrated as an exemplar woman for accepting monotheism and going against her husband's beliefs in order to be faithful to Allah. Some scholars believe that Moses went on to name the continent of Asia in her honor.

Omega is a perfect choice for a youngest child.

A sweet elongation of Stella, with its reference to stars.

Built from the popular La- prefix and Toya, possibly from Victoria, this is one of the best known and historically most popular La-starting names. A famous bearer is La Toya Jackson, a singer, actress and businesswoman and sister of Michael Jackson. It was a Top 100 name from 1981 to 1985, then fell off the list in 1995.