Three Syllable Girl Names

Elegant African choice.

Kimana, the name of a resort in the foothills of Mountain Kilimanjaro in Kenya, would make an unexpected path to the nickname Kim.

Names ending in -ari are some of the top picks among unisex names, as they are largely genderless and infinitely customizable. Some parents likely use Jahari as a variation of the traditional name Johari, but many others come by the name as their own creation.

A medieval French feminine form of Humbert, also found as Humbeline.

The Early Americans invented names too, sometimes variations of classical or biblical favorites. This one appears in Colonial rosters; the Aur beginning is Latin and means "gold."

Lihini is a word name from Sri Lanka. When used as a name, it is often interpreted as meaning "free as a bird"

Sophrona is an American variation of Sophronia, the feminine version of Sophronius, which is an Ancient Greek name meaning sensible and self-controlled. Saint Sophronius was a 7th Century leader of Jerusalem.

Common Japanese name with a bright floral meaning.

Variant of Eadlyn

The historical Atossa was the daughter of Cyrus the Great of the Persian Empire. Atossa first married her brother Cambyses II, but was later married to Darius I. She gave birth to their son Xerxes I, the next Achaemenid king.

A modern (and very rare) form of Jedidah, the mother of the biblical king Josiah.

Though Abigail has long been a very popular girls' name in the US, modern Hebrew form Avigail is rare here but among the Top 10 girls' names in Israel.