Two Syllable Names for Girls

Khalli

A totally one-of-a-kind Waverly alternative with historic roots.
 
The River Waveney runs between Suffolk and Norfolk in England. The river's name was derived from the Old English wagen, meaning "quagmire," referring to soft or boggy land, and ey, "river."

Waveney

Delcine

Tempress

Khorshid, also found as Khurshid and Khursheed, is the Persian word for sun and a name used for both girls and boys. The name of a place in Iran, Khorshid is the title of an Iranian film about street children, angilicized as Sun Children. 

Khorshid Khanom, or Sun Lady, was an ancient fertility and water goddess, the personification of Anahita.

Khorshid

Jasi

Sumeet

Aybrie

A popular and stylish choice in The Netherlands where it ranked in the Top 100 in a recent year, Linde has a sleek look and a pretty meaning. Pronounced just like Linda, it may feel dated in the US where it peaked it the late 1940s and 50s. 

Linde

Khalen

Cyril was an exclusively male name until Paul Thomas Anderson used it for Lesley Manville's character in Phantom Thread. Cyril is definitely a fresh entry in the boys-names-for-girls category, one that feels ripe for wider use.

Cyril

Versey

Xilah

Corla

Derrie

Meghon

Jaleh

Lærke is the Danish equivalent of English name Lark. For those that find the monosyllabic English name too short for such a harmonious bird, Lærke might be a a good option - if you can get passed the confusion of that "æ" spelling.

Laerke

This pretty name, authentically spelled Džejla, comes from the Turkish girl name Ceylan (jay-LAN), and originally from a Persian word for gazelle. It shares its sprightly meaning with the names Tabitha and Dorcas. Outside of Bosnia, however, it is likely to look like an over-complicated way of spelling Jayla.

Dzejla

Teran

Two-syllable girl names dominate the English lexicon, with over 15,000 two-syllable names for girls on Nameberry.

 such as the Sanskrit Malti and the Welsh Arwen, the elegant French Celine and the multi-cultural gender neutral name Peri.

 complete list of two-syllable female names

 is too daunting, you can consult our hand-picked list of the 150+ 

Note that this list is automatically generated from the full list of names on Nameberry, and the machine sometimes 

 in English names. Eloise obviously has three syllables rather than two, while Hayes has only one.

Wade through our entire collection of two-syllable female names here, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry.

Two-syllable girl names including top two-syllable names for girls such as Emma and Ava and unique two-syllable girl names such as the Sanskrit Malti and the Welsh Glynis. (Page 815)

15,000+ Two-Syllable Girl Names