Three Syllable Girl Names
- Sequana
Origin:
CelticDescription:
Sequana is the Celtic goddess of the river Seine.
- Daisy-mae
- Yalena
Origin:
Greek and Russian variation of HelenDescription:
Slavic twist on a classic.
- Prunelle
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"little plum"Description:
This sweet, fruity French name debuted in the American charts in 2020 (but dipped out again the following year). Although it's offbeat, the spunky nicknames Prue and Nell(ie) definitely work in its favor.
- Sibylle
- Emaly
- Amika
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"second + beautiful + fragrance"Description:
An undiscovered "A sandwich" name that feels familiar yet distinctive.
- Roshanak
Origin:
PersianMeaning:
"light, bright"Description:
Original Persian form of Roxana and Roxanne.
- Airiana
- Mignonette
Origin:
Form of Mignon, FrenchMeaning:
"delicate, dainty"Description:
Mignonette is kind of a diminutive of a diminutive. Mignon is the French word for cute, so Mignonette is more or less cutie.
- Ivelisse
- Angelle
- Kalika
Origin:
Variation of Kali, SanskritMeaning:
"black one"Description:
Kalika derives from the name of Kali, the Hindu goddess of destruction. It appears in the book series The Last Vampire.
- Charlotta
Origin:
Swedish variation of Charlotte, FrenchMeaning:
"free man"Description:
This form of Charlotte, long obscure, is sure to grow in popularity along with the explosion of Charlotte. It's pretty and feminine and a nice spin on the more familiar version. In Germany, short form Lotta is popular.
- Lavanda
Origin:
ItalianMeaning:
"lavender"Description:
Cross between a color name and a La-plus invention.
- Jessalyn
Origin:
Compound name including Jessica or Jessa and LynMeaning:
"to behold beauty"Description:
With a hint of the floral Jessamyn, the familiarity of Jessica, and reminiscent of sweet but strong Jocelyn, this compound name was quietly but consistently used from the 80s until the mid 2010s when it began to fall out of favor. This fall coincided with both Jessica dropping out of the US Top 200, and, interestingly, with Jojo and Jessalynn Siwa's appearance on reality TV show Dance Moms.
- Cornelie
- Oleta
- Mikita
- Edvina