Three Syllable Girl Names

If you're torn between Marissa and Alyssa.

Claudina — a traditional Spanish diminutive of Claudia — was a Top 500 name in Spain for the first half of the 20th century. It never caught on as a given name in the US. At its peak, Claudina was given to 17 American baby girls in 1969.

Variation of Safina or elaboration of Sofia makes for a unique by on-trend Arabic name for girls.

Lots of charm.

The C spelling of Corrigan relates more directly to the Irish surname, while the K spelling, Korrigan, relates to the sprites and fairies of Breton folklore.

Olympic skier Picabo Street was allowed to choose her name at the age of three, and picked it possibly (a) after a nearby Idaho town or (b) because she loved to play peekaboo. No longer a single-person name, it is now worn by a number of satisfied bearers.

Allium is the genus of all onion-y plants, including garlic, leeks, shallots, scallions, and chives. It makes an intriguing nouveau nature name or update to Allison.

As dated as the old Pat Boone song.

Onika is the birth name of Trinidad and Togago-born celebrity Nicki Minaj.

A creative spelling variation of the Top 100 name Melanie.

Although it's more commonly seen as a surname, Haviland is occasionally used as a first name, particularly for girls.

A more substantial but less-popular feminization of Tristan, the originally-male mythological name now used for girls as well as boys.