Three Syllable Girl Names

A Celtic goddess associated with hot springs.

Domitille is the French form of the ancient royal name Domitilla. Domitille is used today, and is much fresher than similar-sounding Dominique.

In Celtic mythology, Sirona was a goddess of healing.

Cimarron is a Great Plains city and river name used by Edna Ferber as the title of a popular novel. The Cimarron people of Panama were previously enslaved Africans who had escaped from their Spanish masters and lived together in defiance of colonial rule. In the 1570s, they allied with Francis Drake of England to defeat the Spanish conquest.

Jianna was one of the fastest-rising names of 2020 after the deaths of Kobe and Gianna Bryant. It continued to rise in 2021.

Finella and cousin Fenella, which are found most often in Scotland, would make pleasing imports.

Common name in Japan primarily associated with Hitomi (Furuya), a mononymous Japanese singer.

Derived from the Tigrinya elements hiyab, meaning "gift," and el, "God."

Quiana might be thought of as the first synthetic name. Quiana was popular in the 1970s and 80s, along with the same-named form of polyester.

Elaboration of Rachel sometimes seen in France, but more rarely here.

Philippine would be taken as an ethnic identification rather than a name in the U.S. Better try Philippa, though if you don't mind eternally correcting people, Philippine can make an interesting alternative. Pippa can be a short form of Philippine as well as Philippa.

Begonia is a pretty flower named for French administrator and amateur horticulturalist Michel Bégon, who was an avid naturalist but also a proponent of slavery. A rare floral choice which has never really caught on as a baby name, Begonia would certainly stand out from the Lilys and Roses.

Most ella names are hot, but this is one that won't catch fire because of the disagreeable connotations of prunes.

A pretty pan-botanical name from the Sotho languages, spoken mainly in the southern part of Africa.

Bright, just like its meaning.

The name of an area of Peru, this could be a possibilty for a springtime baby born under the sign of Taurus.

Icelyn and its more popular sister Icelynn have been among the fastest-rising girls' names in the US in recent years.