Three Syllable Girl Names
- Nimrodel
Origin:
Literature, SindarinMeaning:
"lady of the white cave"Description:
An elf maiden in Tolkien's legendarium who was lost at sea, and became the subject of the Song of Nimrodel, sung by Legolas by the river of the same name.
- Averyl
- Floretta
- Mirinda
- Morwena
- Lelita
- Sephira
- Kerana
- Wonita
- Jackelyn
- Morrissey
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"descendant of Muiris"Description:
When British rocker Steven Patrick Morrissey decided to use his last name alone, it became a viable option for baby namers, a lot cooler than Morris or Maurice, with the nice three-syllable lilt of of such other Irish surnames as Finnegan and Flanagan. It can also be spelled Morrisey.
- Oreli
- Petulia
Origin:
Variation of PetulaDescription:
Cross between Petula and Petunia that surfaced briefly as a sixties British movie title.
- Devina
- Jacquie
- Melissia
- Ethical
Origin:
Word nameDescription:
Upstanding to a fault.
- Sideræl
Origin:
Invented nameMeaning:
"with respect to the distant stars"Description:
Grimes and Elon Musk created this name for their daughter Y, full name Exa Dark Sideræl. Grimes explained it is "a more elven" spelling of sidereal, "the true time of the universe, star time, deep space time, not our relative earth time."
- Betula
- Latona
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"light"Description:
Latona is the Roman equivalent of Leto, the Greek goddess of light. These days Leto feels more modern for a baby girl, but Latona retains its appeal.