Three Syllable Girl Names

Berangere has never seen much usage in the US, but it has an interesting meaning of "bear spear." The name it stems from—Berengaria—was used as a common royal name during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.

The original Greek version of a name that is perhaps more familiar as the French Coralie was used for fewer than five babies in the US last year. But this unusual-yet-familiar name might be ripe for the using by a parent in search of an unusual nature name and/or K name.

Kelila, which can also be spelled Kelilah, is a more distinctive and attractive Kayla relative.

A utopia is the concept of a perfect society — a lot to live up to as a baby name! Despite that, Utopia was used for a string of years in the late '70s and early '80s. However, it has never been given to more than eight baby girls in a single year.

Atari debuted for girls in 1980, a year after it appeared on the charts for boys. It's not a Japanese given name, instead, the name was influenced by the video game company. Atari named themselves after a Japanese phrase, atari, used in the ancient Chinese game Go. It means, roughly, "I am about to win," and is said in a similar context to which one would say "checkmate" in chess.

Like masculine version Sayyid, Sayyida is a Persian name that is actually a title - sort of analagous to Lady. Sayyida has a wonderful history behind it - most notably in the form of Sayyida al Hurra, Queen of Tetouan and a real-life 16th Century pirate queen.

Modern combination of two popular sounds, but the name itself is very rare.

Young French actress and singer Cylia Malki put this international short form of Priscilla into the mix.