Three Syllable Girl Names

Rarely used aristocratic name with ancient roots and less than appealing sound.

See ZULEIKA.

Salimah is the least popular version of this name in the US, with Salima used five times as often for baby girls. But all versions of the name, which include Salim and Salem, are widely used throughout the Arab world.

A minor Celtic goddess of the Treveran region.

A feminine form of Ashwin, linked to the twin Hindu gods of the sunrise and sunset, the Ashwini. Ashvini is also the name of the first star that appears in the evening sky in Hindu astronomy.

Halimede was the sea-nymph daughter of Nereus and Doris in Greek mythology. One of Neptune's moons is named Halimede after the nymph, in accordance to the standard naming procedure of satellites orbiting Neptune.

Elysium, or the Elysian Fields, was the Greek mythological utopia where the blessed and righteous resided after death. It's been used as a baby name for girls and boys in small numbers, although the Elyseum variation has yet to break the charts.