Three Syllable Girl Names

One of the romantic names favored by British pastoral poets, more appealing in its longer form, Araminta.

An underused Biblical name, probably because it's so tightly identified with the Queen of gospel singers, Mahalia Jackson. Other variations include Mahalah, Mahayla, Mahila, Mahilia, Mehalia, Mahali, and Mahalya.

A celestial choice that's used both in Mexico and by Latinx Americans.

New name in the pool of international names, added by lovely supermodel Alyona Osmanova.

With Ember in the US Top 200 and Gracelynn, Raelynn, and Oaklynn all on trend, Emebrlynn feels right at home in the Top 1000.

This fanciful Irish extension of Bridget is known here through the wacky Amelia Bedelia books for kids -- an association your child may or may not like.

A traditional possibility for a Japanese or Japanese-American child born in April or May.

A warm, sunny, and extremely rare name, even within its native France. Idalie would be especially perfect to honor an Ida.

Jagoda is a Top 50 choice in Poland and Croatia, where it is also the word for "berry" (in Croatian and other South Slavic languages, "strawberry"). Jagoda is also seen as a surname around the world.

Dreamy name occasionally used in the Philippines. The fashionable "raya" sound may garner some more attention for Hiraya.

A nouveau elaboration of Arya that may have also been influenced by the rise of -ani ending names such as Leilani.

There are so many variations of this name in circulation, it makes it hard for any of them to feel as special as they might.

Albertine and Alberta are old-fashioned feminizations ala Geraldine and Roberta. This is the kind of name that sounds very dowdy until a hip celebrity chooses it, at which point we don't know how we missed its coolness all this time.

An entrancing, beguiling name that goes far to freshen up Sarah.

An ancient saint's name belonging to an 8th century English missionary. Variants include Walpurga and Walpurgis.

While Amorie might be strictly a feminizing way to spell the unisex Amory, it also relates to the word Amore and the name Amoris, which mean love,

Even if you'd like your daughter to attend the venerable women's college, don't saddle her with this pretentious British surname.