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May 20, 2019 · Leave a Comment

Two Syllable Girl Names (that you’ll love!)

Baby Names· Baby Prep

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There’s something nice about two syllable girl names. They’re simple, cute, and usually much easier to spell and/or remember.

Here I wanted to share some of my favorite two syllable names for girls because I remember just how difficult it can be to find a name you love. I hope you enjoy!

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Audrey

Meaning: “noble strength”

Addi

Meaning: “created by God”

Ashtyn

Meaning: “town of ash trees”

Austen

Meaning: “great and magnificent”

Allie

Meaning: “of the nobility”

Anya

Meaning: “grace”

Amber

Meaning: “jewel”

Anna

Meaning: “full of grace”

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Ayla

Meaning: “oak tree”

Adele

Meaning: “nobility”

Annie

Meaning: “gracious or favored”

Alice

Meaning: “of the nobility”

Autumn

Meaning: “fall or autumn”

Brenna

Meaning: “strength, force” or “raven” (disputed meaning)

Becca

Meaning: “servant of God”

Brooklyn

Meaning: “water, stream”

Bria

Meaning: “noble, strong, virtuous”

Berklee

Meaning: “the birch tree meadow”

Bronwyn

Meaning: “breast” (although this name is a combination of Bronwen and Gwen – and Gwen means “white, fair, blessed”).

Bella

Meaning: “beautiful”

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Callie

Meaning: “beautiful”

Cambrie

Meaning: unknown

Cosette

Meaning: “little thing”

Clara

Meaning: “bright or clear”

Corinne

Meaning: “maiden” (this name is a French or English variant of Corina)

Charlee

Meaning: “free man”

Chelsie

Meaning: “place name”

Carli

Meaning: “free man”

Dani

Meaning: “God will judge”

Demi

Meaning: “half”

Daisy

Meaning: “day’s eye”

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Darla

Meaning: “darling”

Dora

Meaning: “gift” (shortened version of Theodora)

Dilyn

Meaning: “son of the sea”

Ellie

Meaning: “Bright shining one”

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Ella

Meaning: “light or beautiful fairy woman”

Eileen

Meaning: unknown

Emma

Meaning: “whole or universal”

Eva

Meaning: “life or living one”

Elise

Meaning: “oath of God, or God is satisfaction”

Esme

Meaning: “Loved”

Emmy

Meaning: “work; universal”

Elsa

Meaning: “consecrated to God, noble”

Freya

Meaning: “lady, mistress, noblewoman”

Finlee

Meaning: “battle hero” (a variant spelling of the Gaelic name, Finlay)

Frances

Meaning: “from France or free one”

Fallon

Meaning: “leader”

Frankie

Meaning: “free one” (modern variants of Frances)

Gracie

Meaning: “inspired by grace”

Gina

Meaning: “queen”

Georgette

Meaning: “tiller of the soil or farmer” (the feminine form of George)

Gwyneth

Meaning: “happiness”

Ginger

Meaning: “pure, chaste, virginal”

Ginny

Meaning: “pure, chaste, virginal”

Gabbie

Meaning: “woman of God”

Hollie

Meaning: “the holly tree”

Hannah

Meaning: “favor, grace”

Hallie

Meaning: “dweller at the hall meadow”

Hadley

Meaning: “heather field”

Harleigh

Meaning: “hare meadow”

Hartley

Meaning: “stag meadow”

Harper

Meaning: “harp player”

Haven

Meaning: “place of safety, shelter”

Hazel

Meaning: “hazel”

Isla

Meaning: “Island”

Indie

Meaning: “river”

Irene

Meaning: “peace”

Ivy

Meaning: “faithfulness”

Jessa

Meaning: “God beholds”

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Jessie

Meaning: “gift (when derived from Hebrew)”

Josie

Meaning: “God will increase”

Jada

Meaning: “he knows, the knowing one”

Jolene

Meaning: “he God will increase”

Jayla

Meaning: “God will protect”

Journey

Meaning: “a trip or experience from one place to another”

Janelle

Meaning: “God is merciful”

Jacee

Meaning: “beautiful”

Kirstin

Meaning: “follower of Christ”

Kristin

Meaning: “a Christian, a follower of Christ”

Khloe

Meaning: “blooming, verdant”

Kinley

Meaning: “son of a white skinned warrior”

Kenzie

Meaning: “son of the bright one”

Katrice

Meaning: “noble, pure”

Kimi

Meaning: “secret”

Kambri

Meaning: unknown

Kamden

Meaning: “winding valley”

Kamryn

Meaning: “crooked nose”

Karma

Meaning: “destiny, spiritual force”

Keira

Meaning: “dusky, dark haired”

Kendall

Meaning: “valley of the river Kent”

Kenna

Meaning: “born of fire”

Kara

Meaning: “cherished and beloved one”

Kaydence

Meaning:”with rhythm”

Lainie

Meaning: “bright shining one”

Liesel

Meaning: “God is my vow”

Lucy

Meaning: “light”

Livi

Meaning: “the olive branch, symbol of peace”

Mary

Meaning: disputed, but may mean “bitter”, “beloved”, or “rebelliousness”

Margot

Meaning: “pearl”

Maisie

Meaning: “pearl”

Megan

Meaning: “strong and capable”

Marrin

Meaning: “sea of bitterness, sea of sorrow” (disputable)

Nora

Meaning: “light”

Nicole

Meaning: “victory of the people”

Ocean

Meaning: “ocean – also called the sea”

Oaklee

Meaning: “meadow of oak trees”

Piper

Meaning: “pipe or flute player”

Payton

Meaning: “fighting man’s estate”

Paris

Meaning: usually relates to Greek mythology – a young and beautiful prince

Remy

Meaning: “oarsman”

Rayna

Meaning: “song of the Lord”

Renee

Meaning: “reborn or born again”

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Roxy

Meaning: “dawn; bright”

Riley

Meaning: “courageous”

Skylar

Meaning: “tternal life and strength”

Sunnie

Meaning: “sunshine”

Summer

Meaning: “summer”

Sophie

Meaning: “wisdom, wise”

Sara

Meaning: “princess”

Suzie

Meaning: “flower”

Paisley

Meaning: “church, cemetery”

Teagan

Meaning: “poet”, “attractive”, “beautiful”

Tinsley

Meaning: “Tynni’s meadow”

Uma

Meaning: “nation”

Violet

Meaning: “a violet”

Yasmine

Meaning: “jasmine flower”

Yana

Meaning: “doer of good toward others”

Zadie

Meaning: “princess”

Zelda

Meaning: “dark battle” or “happy”

Tips for Choosing a Baby Girl Name with Two Syllables

Choosing a baby name is one of the hardest decisions you’re going to make. It felt a little silly to me, but in reality, they will be stuck with it for their entire life. so it’s WORTH being a little worried over.

Either way, I wanted to give you some pointers on choosing your baby name. I made a video you can watch that’s linked above with some pretty basic (but super important) tips.

If you aren’t interested in watching the video, I thought I would outline those tips for you.

Don’t choose an unknown spelling of a name. We all want our kids to be unique (because they ARE unique), but choosing a strange spelling of a popular name is not the way to do this.

Your child will have to correct the spelling (and maybe pronunciation) everywhere they go in life – and I promise it’ll get annoying.

There are usually alternative ways of spelling things that are well accepted in society, so it’s not like you have to choose the most common spelling of a name – but I do recommend staying away from silent letters or additional letters that just aren’t necessary.

Don’t choose a name because you feel pressured by family. This can be hard – but many of us don’t want to use family names because they just sound…odd.

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And that’s ok. You can’t pay homage to every member of your family, so it’s better to stick to something you like.

Watch those initials. This one is pretty simple. Don’t use the first name Alfred if your baby has a middle and last initial that start with S. Unless you really want to.

Do you like the nickname? We chose a longer name for both of our daughters so that they could have “options” when they get older. Luckily, we chose the nickname BEFORE we chose the first name – and a big reason for this is because we knew we would end up calling our girls by their shortened nickname more often than we would call them by their whole name.

This has proven to be true. Honestly, I kind of wish we could change their names legally to the shortened version because we’re constantly having to correct their “unique” name choices.

Wrapping Up Baby Girl Names with Two Syllables

AlthoughI definitely understand the struggle associated with choosing the perfect baby name – with some time and effort I’m sure you’ll find something that you love.

What was your favorite baby girl name with two syllables? Is there one you love that I missed? Feel free to leave a comment below.

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