Three Syllable Girl Names

As dated as the old Pat Boone song.

Emily substitute, though it sounds like a child's mispronunciation of "enemy".

Lovely name that's been overshadowed by sister ZAHARA, which was chosen by Brad and Angelina for their oldest daughter.

Over-the-top whimsical — perhaps best suited as a middle name. Fairylithe is unrelated to Ferelith, a Scottish name meaning "true sovereignty."

A rare, melodic name that's not at all vanilla. In Roman myth, Venelia — also spelled Venilia — was a nymph associated with the winds and sea.

Variation of Jocelyn that confuses the pronunciation and looks less elegant. We recommend you stick with the beautiful original.

Both a biblical and an Israeli place-name, this can be used as an offbeat substitute for Deborah.

Delysia has twice been used as a stage name. The first time (in real life) by fin-de-siecle French actress Alice Delysia; the second time (in the movies) by the character played by Amy Adams in "Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day". It is a soft, romantic name which is reminiscent of elyssium and Elissa.

A Roman forename, and later family name, used for both sexes in ancient times (but more commonly men).

Salacia was the goddess of the sea in ancient Roman mythology — the divine personification of the calm, sunlit saltwater. She was also a wife of Neptune. Her name derives from sal, Latin for "salt."

One of the many international variations of the classic Helen.

Hawaiian teen prodigy Auli'i Cravalho burst onto the scene as the star of Disney's animated "Moana" in 2016, bringing this distinctive name to the forefront. The glottal stop, or "okina," between the two I's makes it a somewhat tough sell off the islands, though Cravalho's stunning performance of "How Far I'll Go" at the 2017 Oscars is almost winning enough to overcome that.

Girl names ending in lani are one of the hottest trends of recent years, thanks to the lilting and lyrical Hawaiian name Leilani. Leilani has inspired a number of offshoots, including Kehlani and Meilani.