Dactylic Names (girls)

I feel like there's a good joke in there about pterosaurs, or maybe fingers, but my brain's not being witty enough today. :p

A dactyl is a stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables, like Cassidy or Madelyn. Most American names are trochaic (two-syllable, stressed followed by unstressed, e.g. Hannah, Zoe), so iambic names (two syllable, unstressed followed by stressed; e.g. Marie, Noelle) are kind of the go-to for "nicely flowing" middles (boys' and girls' lists here).
But, dactylic names can also work well, especially if the first name is iambic.

Dactylic girls' names in the US tend to fall into one of three categories: OE/Germanic, Anglicizations from French/Latin, and surnames; so I will be particularly looking for names from different origins. :)
Also to cut down on what will already be a long list, I'm leaving out "familiar" names (that is, names that have appeared in the US Top 250 or so).

• Abilene (AB-il-een, [Anglicized] Hebrew)--poss. "meadow"
• Adelie (AD-el-ee, English)--from French, form of Adele. Also spelled Adalie. 
• Aelia (EYE-lee-ah, Latin; EE-lee-ah, Anglicized)--prob. from Greek, "sun". Modern forms include Èlia (EH-lee-ah, Catalan) and Elia (EH-lee-ah, Spanish).
• Águeda (AH-geh-dah, Spanish, Portuguese)--form of Agatha. Other forms include Ágota (AG-oh-taw, Hungarian), Agata (AH-gah-tah, Italian), and Agathe (AG-ah-thee, [anglicized] Greek). 
• Amabel (AH-mah-bel, [archaic] English)--older form of Mabel
• Amelie (AH-mel-ee, English)--from French, form of Amelia.  
• Amethyst (AM-eh-thist, English)
• Amity (AM-it-ee, English)
• Annegret (AHN-neh-gret, German)--contraction of Anna Margaret
• Annika (AHN-nik-ah, AN-nik-ah, English; AHN-nik-ah, Scandinavian, German)--form of Anna. Also spelled Anika. 
• Annelie (AHN-nah-lee, German)--short form of Anneliese, a contraction of Anna Elisabeth. Scandinavian spelling is Anneli. 
• Annalise (AN-neh-lees, English)--form of German/Scandinavian Anneliese. Also spelled Annelise. 
• Anthea (AN-thee-ah, English)--from ancient Greek, "flower"
• Aravis (EHR-ah-vis, [literary] English)
• Artemis (AR-tem-is, Greek [mythology])
• Avalon (AV-ah-lahn, English)
• Aveline (AV-el-een, AV-eh-lin, English)--from French, a form of Evelyn
• Avonlea (AV-un-lee, [literary] English)
• Beatrix (BEE-ah-triks, English; BEH-ah-triks, Dutch, German)
• Betony (BET-ah-nee, English)
• Bricia (BREE-see-ah, Spanish)--feminine of Bricius/Bryce. Other forms include Brícia (BREE-see-ah, Portuguese) and Brizia (BREETS-ee-ah, Italian). 
• Bryony (BRYE-on-ee, English)--also spelled Briony. 
• Cassia (KAHS-see-ah, Latin)
• Cecily (SES-il-ee, English)
• Celandine (SEL-an-deen, SEL-an-dine, English)
• Celestine (SEL-es-teen, SEL-es-tine, English)
• Charmian (CHAR-mee-an, SHAR-mee-an, English)--from ancient Greek, "joy". Another form is Charmion (KAR-mee-on, CHAR-mee-on). 
• Chastity (CHAS-tih-tee, English)
• Chione (KYE-on-ee, Greek [mythology])--"snow"
• Christabel (KRIS-tah-bel, English)--also spelled Christabelle or Christobel. 
• Claribel (KLEHR-ih-bel, English)--also spelled Clarabelle
• Clarity (KLEHR-ih-tee, English)
• Cloelia (KLOY-lee-ah, Latin; KLEE-lee-ah, Anglicized)--modern forms include Clelia (KLEH-lee-ah, Italian) and Clélia (KLEH-lee-ah, Portuguese). 
• Clemency (KLEM-en-see, English)--"mercy"
• Clementine (KLEM-en-tine, KLEM-en-teen, English)
• Corabelle (KOR-ah-bel, English)--also spelled Corabel.
• Coralie (KOR-ah-lee, English)
• Coraline (KOR-ah-line, English)
• Cordia (KOR-dee-ah, Latin)--poss. "late-born", "heart", or "cord". A modern form is Cordula (KOR-doo-lah, German). 
• Cosima (KOH-zee-mah, Italian, German)
• Cressida (KRES-sid-ah, [literary] English)--from ancient Greek, "golden"
• Cybele (SIB-el-ee, Greek [mythology])--from Hellenized Phrygian, poss. "stone, mountain"
• Dajana (DAH-yah-nah, Serbian, Croatian)--form of Diana. Another form is Dijana (DEE-yah-nah). 
• Damaris (DAM-ah-ris, [Biblical] Greek)
• Danaë (DAN-ah-ee, Greek [mythology])--other forms include Danae (DAH-nah-ay, German, Italian), Dânae (DAN-ah-ay, Portuguese), Dànae (DAH-nah-ay, Catalan), and Dánae (DAH-nah-ay, Spanish). 
• Daria (DAH-ree-ah, DAR-ee-ah, English, Italian, Polish, Romanian, Czech, Dutch)--other forms include Dariya (DAH-ree-ah, Ukrainian).
• Decima (DEH-kee-mah, Latin; DES-im-ah, Anglicized)--"tenth"
• Dervila (DUR-vil-ah, [anglicized] Irish)--form of Deirbhile, "daughter of a poet", or Dearbháil, "daughter of Fál [Ireland]". Also spelled Dervilla. 
• Despina (THES-pee-nah ['th' like in "the"], Greek)--"lady, dame"
• Đurđica (JOOR-jits-ah, Croatian)--form of Georgia. [also means 'lily of the valley' in Croatian]
• Ealasaid (EL-ah-sahch, EL-ah-sahj, Scottish)--form of Elizabeth. Other forms include Ellisiv/Elisiv (EL-ih-siv, Norwegian, Swedish), Elsabe (EL-zah-beh, German), Erzsébet (EHR-zhay-bet, Hungarian) and Elsebeth/Elsebet (EL-seh-bet, Danish).
• Elodie (EL-ah-dee, English)--from Gallicized Germanic, "other wealth" or poss. "all wealth"
• Emerald (EM-er-ald, English)
• Emese (EM-eh-sheh, Hungarian)
• Eowyn (EH-oh-win, [literary] English)
• Ephyra (EF-ih-rah, Greek [mythology])--poss. "fiery"
• Esteri (ES-teh-ree, Finnish)--form of Esther
• Ezia (ETS-ee-ah, Italian)--prob. from Latinized Greek, "eagle"
• Ferelith (FEHR-eh-lith, FEHR-eh-leeth, English)--anglicized from Irish Forbhlaith, "sovereignty"
• Floria (FLOR-ee-ah, Italian)--form of Flora
• Gaiane (GYE-an-ee, [anglicized] Greek)--"of Gaia"
• Galilee (GAL-il-ee, English)--from Biblical Hebrew place name, "circle, circuit"
• Gefion (GEH-fee-on, German)--prob. from Germanic "giving" [a goddess in Germanic & Norse mythology]
• Giacoma (JAH-koh-mah, Italian)--feminine of Giacomo/James
• Gisela (GEE-zeh-lah, German; GEE-seh-lah, Danish, Swedish; KHEE-seh-lah, Dutch)--form of Giselle. Another form is Gizella (GEE-zel-lah, Hungarian). 
• Gordana (GOR-dah-nah, Croatian, Serbian)--from Slavic, "dignified"
• Guinevere (GWIN-eh-veer, English)
• Hannele (HAHN-neh-leh, Finnish)--nickname for Hannah or Johanna
• Hildegard (HIL-deh-gart, German; HIL-deh-gar, Danish, Norwegian; HIL-deh-gard, Swedish)
• Honesty (AHN-es-tee, English)
• Hyacinth (HYE-ah-sinth, English)
• Imogen (IM-ah-jen, English)
• Indigo (IN-dig-oh, English)
• Ione (EYE-oh-nee, [Anglicized] Greek)
• Jannike (YAHN-nik-eh, Scandinavian, German)--form of Jane. Also spelled Janneke or Janika. 
• Jessamine (JES-sah-min, English)--form of Jasmine. Also spelled Jessamyn. Another (archaic) form is Jessamy (JES-sah-mee). 
• Jubilee (JOO-bil-ee, English)
• Junia (JOON-ee-ah, [anglicized] Latin)--"of Juno". Modern forms include Júnía (YOON-ee-ah, Icelandic), Junia (YOON-ee-ah, Scandinavian), and Júnia (ZHOON-ee-ah, Portuguese).
• Juniper (JOON-ip-er, English)
• Kseniya (KSEH-nee-ah, Russian, Ukrainian)--from ancient Greek, "hospitality". Other forms include Ksenia (Polish, Ukrainian), Ksenija (KSEH-nee-ah, Latvian, Croatian, Estonian, Serbian), Xenia (KSEH-nee-ah, German, Danish, Swedish), Xênia (SHEN-ee-ah, Portuguese), Xénia (KSEH-nee-ah, Hungarian), and Xènia (SHEN-ee-ah, Catalan). 
• Laelia (LYE-lee-ah, Latin; LAY-lee-ah, English)--Italian form is Lelia (LEH-lee-ah). [an orchid genus]
• Leonie (LEH-oh-nee, German)
• Liberty (LIB-er-tee, English)
• Lilia (LEE-lee-ah, Russian, Spanish, Bulgarian, Moldovan, Arabic, Italian)--form of Lily. Other forms include Liliya (LEE-lee-ah, Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian), Lilias/Lillias (LIL-ee-as, Scottish), and Lillia (LIL-ee-ah, English)
• Livia (LEE-vee-ah, Latin, Italian, German, Scandinavian, Czech, Spanish; LIV-ee-ah, English)--other forms include Lívia (LEE-vee-ah, Portuguese, Hungarian)
• Lorelei (LOHR-eh-lye, German, English)
• Maribel (MEHR-ib-el, English)
• Mariel (MEHR-ee-el, English)
• Marsaili (MAR-sah-lee, Scottish)--form of Marcella or Marjorie. Also spelled Marsali. 
• Maxima (MAKS-ee-mah, Latin)--feminine of Maximus. Spanish spelling is Máxima. 
• Melete (MEL-eh-tee, Greek [mythology])--"practice"
• Milica (MIL-its-ah, Bulgarian, Serbian, Slovene, Croatian, Russian)--from Slavic, "dear". Sometimes transliterated as Militsa or Militza. 
• Miracle (MEER-ah-kul, English)
• Nephele (NEF-eh-lee, Greek [mythology])--"cloud"
• Neria (NEH-ree-ah, Italian)--poss. from ancient Greek, "water"
• Nevia (NEH-vee-ah, Italian)
• Nicola (NIK-oh-lah, English; NEEK-oh-lah, German, Czech)--feminine of Nicholas. Also spelled Nikola (Polish, German, Slovak) or Nichola (English). 
• Nimue (NIM-oo-ay, [literary] English)
• Nydia (NID-ee-ah, [literary] English; NEE-dee-ah, Spanish)--poss. from Latin, "nest". Other forms include Nidia (NEE-dee-ah, Spanish) and Nídia (NEE-dee-ah, Catalan; NEE-jee-ah, NEE-dee-ah, Portuguese).
• Oria (OR-ee-ah, Italian)--from Latin, "gold". Spanish and Portuguese form is Áurea (OW-reh-ah). 
• Pádraigín (PAW-rah-geen, PAW-drah-geen, Irish)--form of Patricia
• Philippa (FIL-ip-pah, English, German)
• Philomel (FIL-ah-mel, [literary] English)--"nightingale"
• Phyllida (FIL-id-ah, English)--form of Phyllis. Also spelled Phillida.
• Piritta (PEER-it-tah, Finnish)--form of Bridget
• Primula (PRIM-yoo-lah, English) [a flower genus]
• Romilly (RAHM-il-lee, ROH-mil-lee, English)--from the French surname/place name, probably from Romilius [making it a relative of Roman]
• Romola (ROH-moh-lah, Italian)--feminine of Roman. Slovak form is Romana (ROH-mah-nah). 
• Rosabelle (ROHZ-ah-bel, English)--also spelled Rosabel. 
• Rosalind (ROHZ-ah-lind, English)--other forms include Rosaline (RAHZ-ah-line, ROHZ-ah-leen) and Rosalyn (ROHZ-ah-lin, RAHZ-ah-lin).
• Rosamund (RAHZ-ah-mund, ROHZ-ah-mund, English)--also spelled Rosamond or Rosamunde. Icelandic form is Rósmunda (ROHS-moon-dah). 
• Saskia (SAS-kee-ah, English; SAHS-kee-ah, Dutch; ZAHS-kee-ah, German)--from Germanic, "Saxon"
• Sosia (SOH-see-ah, Latin)--poss. from Greek, "safe". [also means "double, doppelgänger" in modern Italian]
• Sunčana (SOON-chah-nah, Croatian)--"sunny"
• Sunniva (SOON-iv-ah, Scandinavian, [medieval] English)--from Old English, "sun-gift"
• Tullia (TOO-lee-ah, Latin, Italian)
• Ursula (UR-suh-lah, English; OOR-zoo-lah, German; OOR-soo-lah, Scandinavian)--from Latin, "little bear". Other forms include Úrsula (OOR-soo-lah, Spanish, Catalan), Uršula (OOR-shoo-lah, Croatian), Orsola (OR-soh-lah, Italian), and Orsolya (OR-shoy-ah, Hungarian). 
• Valkyrie (VAL-keh-ree, English)--from Norse mythology, "chooser of the slain"
• Velia (VEH-lee-ah, Italian)
• Vendela (VEN-deh-lah, Swedish)--feminine of Wendell
• Verity (VEHR-it-ee, English)
• Zinnia (ZIN-nee-ah, English)

Obviously, this is nowhere near comprehensive! (for some silly reason, name sites and online lexicons mostly don't give you the option of searching by stress pattern)

I'll keep adding to this list as I come across more obscure names. :)

Iamb What I Am (boys)

I've been wondering--why do we have so many iambic names for girls, but not for boys? (if you need a reminder, an "iamb" is a word/name with a 'weak' syllable followed by a stressed syllable. e.g. Denise, Renee, Marie)
Iambic names are often the go-to names for girls' middles, but boys don't seem to have that many options. I think we should try to remedy that. :)
(before we even start, yes, this list leans heavily French)

• Achille (ah-SHEEL, French)--form of Achilles
• Adair (ah-DEHR, English [surname])--form of Edgar
• Adán (ah-DAHN, Spanish)--form of Adam
• Aimé (eh-MAY, French)--masculine of Amy/Aimée
• Alain (ah-LEN, French)--form of Alan
• Aleix (ah-LEHSH, Catalan)--form of Alexis
• Amir (ah-MEER, Arabic, Hebrew) [separate derivations]
• Armand (ar-MAWN, French)--from Germanic, "army man"
• Armel (ar-MEL, French)--from Old Breton, "bear-prince"
• Arnaud (ar-NOH, French)--form of Arnold
• Aviv (ah-VEEV, Hebrew)--"spring" [the season]
• Benoit (ben-WAH, French)--form of Benedict/Bennett
• Bohdan (boh-DAHN, Czech, Ukrainian)--from Slavic, "given by God"
• Canute (kah-NOOT, English)--from Old Norse, "knot"
• Charlot (shar-LOH, French)--masculine of Charlotte
• Cornell (kor-NEL, English [surname])--form of Cornelius
• Darnell (dar-NEL, English [surname])
• Denzel (den-ZEL, English [surname])--also spelled Denzell
• Eloy (eh-LOY, Spanish)--from Latin, "chosen". Also spelled Eloi (Catalan) and Elói (Portuguese). 
• Emil (eh-MEEL, English)--masculine of Emily. French form is Émile (ay-MEEL).
• Eugene (yoo-JEEN, English)--from Greek, "born good". French form is Eugene (oo-ZHEN). 
• Fernand (fehr-NAWN, French)--from Germanic, "brave journey". Other forms include Ferran (fehr-RAHN [rolled Rs], Catalan) and Hernan (ehr-NAHN, Spanish). 
• Gaspar (gahs-PAHR, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan)--form of Jasper/Casper
• Gawain (gah-WAYN, English)--older form of Gavin
• Gerard (jer-ARD, English)--from Germanic, "brave spear". French form is Gérard (zhay-RAHR). 
• Ivan (ee-VAHN, Russian, Ukrainian, Serbian, Czech, Polish, Slovak, Portuguese)--form of John. Spanish spelling is Iván.  
• Javier (hahv-YEHR, Spanish)--form of Xavier
• Jermaine (jur-MAYN, English)--from Latin, "brother". French form is Germain (zhehr-MAHN). 
• Jerome (jeh-ROHM, English)
• Jourdain (zhor-DAHN, French)--form of Jordan. Other forms include Jordán (hor-DAHN, Spanish), Jordão (zhor-DOW, Portuguese), and Yarden (yar-DEN, Hebrew).
• Lamar (lah-MAHR, English [surname])--from French, "the pond"
• Lazare (lah-ZAHR, French)--form of Lazarus, "God has helped"
• Louis (loo-EE, French)--from Germanic, "famous battle". Other forms include Luis (loo-EES, Spanish), Luís (loo-EESH, Portuguese) and Loïc (loh-EEK, Breton).
• Manuel (man-WEL, English; mahn-WEL, Spanish, Catalan, Italian)--form of Emmanuel
• Marcel (mar-SEL, English, French, Catalan)--from Latin, poss. "of Mars"
• Martell (mar-TEL, English [surname])--form of Martin, or from French "hammer"
• Maurice (mor-EES, French, English)
• Pascal (pas-KAL, French, pahs-KAHL, Dutch, German)--from Latin "Easter". Other forms include Pascual (pahs-KWAHL, Spanish), Pasqual (pahs-KWAHL, Catalan), and Paskal (pas-KAHL, Bulgarian).
• Ramón (rah-MOHN, Spanish)--form of Raymond. 
• Renard (reh-NAHR, French)--from Germanic, "brave advisor" [also means "fox" in modern French]
• Rennell (ren-NEL, English [surname])--form of Reynold/Reginald
• Ruslan (roos-LAHN, Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian)--poss. from Turkish, "lion". 
• Salim (sah-LEEM, Arabic)--"safe"
• Sinclair (sin-CLEHR, English [surname])--"Saint Clair"
• Stephane (stay-FAHN, French)--form of Stephen. Other forms include Stepan (stee-PAHN, Russian). 
• Tyrone (tye-ROHN, English)--from Irish place-name, "Owen's land"
• Yefim (yeh-FEEM, Russian)--masculine of Euphemia

Single Syllable Roundup--Girls

• Ann (AN, English)--form of Hannah. Also spelled Anne.
• Ash (ASH, English)
• Aude (OHD, French)
• Bast (BAHST [reconstructed] Egyptian)
• Belle (BEL, English)
• Berthe (BEHRT, French)
• Bình (BEENG, Vietnamese)
• Bjørg (BYOHRK, Scandinavian)--from Old Norse, "salvation, help". Also spelled Björg.
• Blair (BLAYR, English)
• Blake (BLAYK, English)
• Blanche (BLANCH, English; BLAWNSH, French)
• Blythe (BLITHE, English)--"cheery"
• Brígh (BREE, Irish)--Anglicized as Bree.
• Brighid (BREED, Irish)--form of Bridget
• Brooke (BROOK, English)--also spelled Brook.
• Brynn (BRIN, English)
• Chen (CHEN, Chinese)--"orange" or "morning, dawn"
• Claire (KLEHR, English, French)--also spelled Clare.
• Claude (KLOHD, French)
• Cruz (KROOS, Portuguese, Spanish)
• Dale (DAYL, English)
• Dar (DAHR, Hebrew)--"mother of pearl"
• Dawn (DAWN, English)
• Dell (DEL, English)
• Eir (EHR, Scandinavian)--from Old Norse, "mercy, help"
• Eun (OON, Korean)
• Eve (EEV, English; EV, French)
• Faith (FAYTH, English)
• Fawn (FAWN, English)
• Faye (FAY, English)--from Old English, "fairy"
• Fen (FEN, Chinese)--"fragrance"
• Fern (FURN, English)
• Fflur (FLEER, Welsh)--"flower"
• Fleur (FLEUR, French; FLUR, English)--from French, "flower"
• Gal (GAHL, Hebrew)--"wave"
• Gale (GAYL, English)
• Gerd (YEHRD, Scandinavian)
• Grace (GRAYS, English)
• Greer (GREER, English)--form of Gregory
• Gry (GREE, Scandinavian)--from Norse, "dawn"
• Gwen (GWEN, English, Welsh)--from Welsh, "blessed"
• Haf (HAHV, Welsh)--"summer"
• Hope (HOHP, English)
• Hye (HYAY, Korean)--"wisdom"
• Jade (JAYD, English; ZHAHD, French)
• Jane (JAYN, English)--feminine of John. Other forms include Jan (English), Jean (English), Jeanne (ZHAHN, French), Joan (English), and Siân (SHAHN, Welsh).
• Jewel (JOOL, English)
• Jin (JIN, Korean)--"precious"
• Joy (JOY, English)
• Joyce (JOYS, English)
• June (JOON, English)
• Kai (KYE, Hawaiian, Scandinavian)
• Lan (LAHN, Chinese, Vietnamese)--"orchid"
• Lark (LAHRK, English)
• Laure (LOHR, French)--form of Laura
• Leigh (LEE, English)--also spelled Lee.
• Lin (LEEN, Chinese)--"forest" or "jade"
• Linh (LEENG, Vietnamese)--"spirit"
• Liv (LEEV, Scandinavian)--from Old Norse, "protection" or "life"
• Love (LUV, English)
• Luce (LOOS, French)--form of Lucy/Lucia. Another form is Luus (LOOS, Dutch)
• Lux (LUKS, English; LEWKS, Latin)--from Latin, "light". Spanish is Luz (LOOZ)
• Lynn (LIN, English)--from Welsh, "lake"
• Maeve (MAYV, Irish)
• Mair (MIRE, Welsh)--form of Mary
• Marthe (MAHRT, French)--form of Martha
• Maude (MAWD, English)--form of Matilda. Also spelled Maud.
• May (MAY, English)
• Merle (MURL, English)--from French, "blackbird"
• Min (MEEN, Chinese)--"clever"
• Mór (MOHR, Irish)--"great"
• Mor (MOHR, Hebrew)--"myrrh"
• Naomh (NAYV, Irish)--"holy, saint"
• Niamh (NEEV, Irish)--"bright"
• Noor (NOOR, Arabic, Persian, Turkish)--from Arabic, "light". Also spelled Nur.
• Noy (NOY, Hebrew)--"beauty"
• Paige (PAYJ, English)
• Paz (PAHS, Spanish)--from Latin Pax, "peace"
• Pearl (PURL, English)
• Quinn (KWIN, English)
• Rain (RAYN, English)--also spelled Raine.
• Reese (REES, English)
• Ren (REN, Japanese)--"love" or "lotus"
• Ron (ROHN, Hebrew)
• Rose (ROHZ, English)--other form include Roís (ROHSH, Irish) & Roos (ROHS, Dutch)
• Rue (ROO, English)
• Ruth (ROOTH, English; ROOT, German, Scandinavian)--from Hebrew, "friend"
• Sadhbh (SIVE, Irish)--"sweet". Also spelled Sadb.
• Sage (SAYJ, English)
• Scout (SKOUT, English)
• Shea (SHAY, English)--also spelled Shae or Shay.
• Shir (SHEER, Hebrew)--"song"
• Shun (SHOON)--Chinese, "agreeable"; Japanese, "talented" or "fast"
• Siv (SEEV, Scandinavian)
• Sky (SKYE, English)--also spelled Skye.
• Sloane (SLOHN, English)--also spelled Sloan.
• Sol (SOHL, Spanish, Portuguese)--"sun"
• Spring (SPRING, English)
• Star (STAHR, English)--also spelled Starr.
• Stav (STAHV, Hebrew)--"autumn"
• Tal (TAHL, Hebrew)--"dew"
• Thùy (TWEE, Vietnamese)--"gentle"
• Wren (REN, English)
• Wynne  (WIN, English)
• Zan (ZAHN, Chinese)--"favor"
• Ziv (ZEEV, Hebrew)

Single Syllable Roundup--Boys

I did a Mini Names post a while back, focusing on the tiny & trim. Fun, but thanks to the craziness of phonetics, short in length doesn't necessarily mean short on sound. So, I've decided to do a compilation of single-syllable names, starting with boys. (I suspect the girls' list will give me more difficulty...)

• Ash (ASH, English)
• Baer (BEHR, Germanic)--"bright"
• Beau (BOH, English)--from French, "handsome"
• Bede (BEED, Old English)--"prayer"
• Berk (BEHRK, Turkish)--"strong"
• Bình (BEENG, Vietnamese)--"peace"
• Bjorn (BYORN, Scandinavian)--from Old Norse, "bear"
• Blaine (BLAYN, English)
• Blair (BLEHR, English, Scottish)
• Blaise (BLEZ, French; BLAYZ, English)
• Blake (BLAYK, English)
• Boyce (BOYS, English)
• Boyd (BOID, English)
• Brais (BRIZE, Galician)--form of Blaise
• Braith (BRAITH, English)
• Bram (BRAM, BRAHM, English, Dutch)
• Bran (BRAN, Irish; BRAHN, Welsh)--"raven"
• Brant (BRANT, English)--from Old Norse, "sword". Also spelled Brandt.
• Brecht (BREKT, Dutch, German)--from Germanic, "bright"
• Brent (BRENT, English)
• Brett (BRET, English)
• Brice (BRICE, English)--also spelled Bryce
• Brock (BROK, English)
• Broen (BROON, Limburgish)--form of Bruno
• Brooks (BROOKS, English)
• Bruce (BROOS, English, Scottish)
• Bryn (BRIN, Welsh)
• Burke (BURK, English)--from Old English, "fortress"
• Bysshe (BISH, English)
• Cade (KAYD, English)
• Cain (KAIN, English)
• Carl (KAHRL, English, German, Scandinavian)--form of Charles. Also spelled Karl.
• Cash (KASH, English)
• Cem (JEM, Turkish)
• Cenk (JENK, Turkish)
• Chad (CHAD, English)
• Chaim (KHIME, Hebrew)--"life"
• Chance (CHANTS, English)
• Charles (CHAHRLZ, English; SHAHRL, French)
• Chase (CHAYS, English)
• Chen (CHEN, Chinese)--"morning, dawn"
• Clark (KLAHRK, English)
• Claude (KLAWD, English; KLOHD, French)
• Clay (KLAY, English)
• Clive (KLIVE, English)
• Clyde (KLIDE, English)
• Cole (KOHL, English)
• Côme (KOOM, French)--form of Cosimo/Cosmas
• Conn (KON, Irish)--"chief"
• Craig (KRAYG, English, Scottish)
• Cruz (KROOS, Portuguese, Spanish)
• Curt (KURT, English; KOORT, German)--form of Conrad or Curtis. Also spelled Kurt.
• Dale (DAYL, English)
• Dane (DAYN, English)
• Dax (DAKS, English)
• Dean (DEEN, English)
• Dell (DEL, English)
• Dev (DEV, Hindi)--"god"
• Dirk (DURK, English; DEERK, Dutch & German)
• Dor (DOHR, Hebrew)
• Dov (DOHV, Hebrew)--"bear"
• Drake (DRAYK, English)--"dragon"
• Duane (DWAYN, English, Irish)
• Duff (DUF, Scottish)
• Duke (DOOK, English)
• Dwight (DWITE, English)--form of Dennis/Denise
• Earl (URL, English)--also spelled Earle or Erle.
• Ernst (EHRNST, German)--form of Ernest
• Eun (OON, Korean)--"silver" or "charity"
• Faust (FOWST, Croatian, German; FOHST, French)--from Latin, "lucky"
• Fionn (FYIN, Irish)--"fair". Anglicized as Finn.
• Flann (FLAN, Irish)--"red"
• Floyd (FLOYD, English)--form of Lloyd
• Flynn (FLIN, English)
• Ford (FORD, English)
• Fox (FOKS, English)
• Franck (FRAWNK, French)--form of Frank
• Frank (FRANK, English)
• Frans (FRAHNS, Dutch, Scandinavian)--form of Frank
• Franz (FRAHNTS, German)--yet another form of Frank
• Frey (FRAY, Scandinavian)--"lord". Another form is Frej (FRYE, Danish; FRAY, Swedish).
• Fyfe (FIFE, Scottish)--also spelled Fife.
• Gad (GAD, English; GAHD, Hebrew)--from Hebrew "fortune"
• Gage (GAYJ, English)
• Gale (GAYL, English)--from Old English, "cheery"
• Garth (GARTH, English)--from Old Norse, "garden"
• Geir (GIRE ['r' is rolled], Scandinavian)--"spear"
• George (JORJ, English)--other forms include Georges (ZHORZH, French) and Siôr (SHOHR, Welsh)
• Gil (ZHEEL, Portuguese; HEEL, Spanish)--form of Giles
• Giles (JILEZ, English)
• Gilles (ZHEEL, French)--another form of Giles
• Glaw (GLOW [rhymes with 'cow'], Welsh)--"rain"
• Glenn (GLEN, English, Scottish)
• Graham (GRAM, English)
• Grant (GRANT, English, Scottish)--from French, "grand"
• Gray (GRAY, English)
• Guy (GYE, English; GEE, French)
• Hale (HAYL, English)--from Old English, "refuge" or "healthy"
• Hall (HAHL, English)
• Heath (HEETH, English)
• Hersh (HEHRSH, Yiddish)--"deer"
• Horst (HAWRST, German)--"thicket"
• Hoyt (HOYT, English)
• Hugh (HYOO, English)--from Germanic, "heart, spirit"
• Hwan (HWAHN, Korean)--"shining"
• James (JAYMZ, English)--other forms include Jaime (ZHIME, Portuguese).
• Jarl (YAHRL, Scandinavian)--from Old Norse, "nobleman"
• Jay (JAY)--English, from Old French, "merry"; Hindi, "victory"
• Jett (JET, English)
• Joel (JOLE, English)
• John (JAHN, English)--from Hebrew, "God is gracious". Other forms include Gian (JAHN, Italian), Hans (HAHNS, German, Scandinavian), Ion (YAHN, Basque), Jack (English), Jan (YAHN, German, Polish, Scandinavian), Jean (ZHAHN, French), Jens (YENS, Scandinavian), Juan (Spanish), Sean (Irish, English), Shane (Irish, English), Sion (SHAHN, Welsh), Yann (YAHN, Breton, French), Žan (ZHAHN, Slovene)
• Jove (JOVE, Latin)--form of Jupiter
• Judd (JUD, English)--form of Jordan
• Jude (JOOD, English)--from Hebrew, "praised"
• Jules (JOOLZ, English; ZHOOL, French)
• Kai (KYE, English, German, Hawaiian, Scandinavian)
• Kean (KEEN, English)--form of Cian. Also spelled Keane.
• Keir (KEHR, English, Scottish)--also spelled Kerr.
• Keith (KEETH, English, Scottish)
• Keld (KELD, Danish)--other forms include Kjeld (KYELD, Danish) & Kjell (SHEL, Norwegian, Swedish)
• Kemp (KEMP, English)--from Old English, "champion"
• Kent (KENT, English)
• Kir (KEER, Russian)--form of Cyrus
• Kirk (KURK, English)
• Knox (NAHKS, English)
• Knut (KNOOT, German, Scandinavian)
• Kyle (KILE, English, Scottish)
• Lake (LAYK, English)
• Lance (LANTS, English)
• Lane (LAYN, English)
• Lars (LAHRS, German, Scandinavian)--form of Laurence
• Lee (LEE, English)
• Leif (LAYF, Scandinavian)
• Lev (LEV, Hebrew)--"lion"
• Llyr (LEER, Welsh)--"the sea". Irish form is Lir.
• Lloyd (LOYD, English, Welsh)
• Lorne (LOHRN, English)
• Lugh (LOO, Irish)
• Luke (LEWK, English)--French form is Luc.
• Lyle (LILE, English)
• Mark (MARK, English, Russian, Scandinavian)--Also spelled Marc.
• Merle (MURL, English)
• Miles (MILEZ, English)--Also spelled Myles.
• Nash (NASH, English)
• Neil (NEEL, English, Irish, Scottish)--Also spelled Neal.
• Niles (NILEZ, English)--form of Neil.
• Nils (NEELZ, German, Scandinavian)--form of Nicholas
• Niv (NEEV, Hebrew)
• Noel (NOLE, English)--masculine of Noelle
• Pace (PAYS, English)--from Old English, "peace"
• Paul (PAWL, English; POHL, French; POWL, German & Scandinavian)--Other forms include Pau (POW, Catalan), Pól (POHL, Irish & Scottish), & Poul (POHL, Danish)
• Pier (PEER, Dutch)--form of Peter
• Pierce (PEERS, Englise)--another form of Peter. Also spelled Pearce or Piers.
• Pierre (PYEHR, French)--yet another form of Peter
• Prem (PREHM, Hindi)--"love"
• Price (PRISE, Welsh)--also spelled Pryce.
• Quân (KWAHN, Vietnamese)--"army"
• Quinn (KWIN, English, Irish)
• Rain (RAYN, English)
• Raj (RAHJ, Hindi)
• Ralph (RALF, English)--from Old Norse, "wolf counsel". Other forms include Ralf and Rafe.
• Reid (REED, English)--also spelled Reed.
• Rein (RINE, Dutch, German)--"counsel"
• Ren (REN, Japanese)--"lotus" or "love"
• Rex (REKS, English)--from Latin, "king"
• Rhett (RET, English)
• Rhys (REES, English, Welsh)--from Welsh, "enthusiasm". Also spelled Reece.
• Roch (ROHK, French; RAWK, Polish)--form of Rocco
• Rolf (RAWLF, German, Scandinavian)--form of Rudolf
• Ron (ROHN, Hebrew)--"joy"
• Ross (ROS, English, Scottish)
• Roy (ROY, Dutch, English, Scottish)--from Scottish, "red"
• Royce (ROYS, English)--form of Rose
• Sage (SAYJ, English)
• Saul (SAWL, English)--from Hebrew, "asked for"
• Scott (SKOT, English, Scottish)
• Sem (SEM, Dutch)
• Seth (SETH, English)
• Shad (SHAHD, Arabic)--"happy"
• Shea (SHAY, Irish, English)
• Slade (SLAYD, English)
• Stav (STAV, Hebrew)--"autumn"
• Sten (STEHN, Scandinavian)--"stone". Other forms are Stein (STINE, Norwegian) & Steen (STEEN, Danish)
• Stig (STEEG, Scandinavian)
• Storm (STOHRM, English, Scandinavian)
• Sven (SVEN, German, Scandinavian)
• Tadhg (TIGE, Irish)--"poet". Anglicized as Tighe or Teague.
• Taj (TAJ, Arabic)--"crown"
• Tal (TAHL, Hebrew)--"dew"
• Tate (TAYT, English)
• Thane (THAYN, English)
• Thanh (TAHNG, Vietnamese)--"pure" or "azure"
• Till (TIL, German)
• Todd (TOD, English)--"fox"
• Tor (TOOR, Norwegian & Swedish; TOHR, Danish)--form of Thor, "thunder". 
• Trent (TRENT, English)
• Troy (TROY, English)
• Truls (TROOLS, Norwegian & Swedish)--another form is Troels (TROHLS, Danish)
• Tyr (TEER, Scandinavian)
• Ulf (ULF, OOLF, Scandinavian)
• Urs (OORS, German)--from Latin, "bear"
• Vance (VANTS, English)
• Vaughn (VAWN, English, Welsh)
• Veit (FITE, German)--form of Vitus/Guy
• Vid (VEED, Slavic)
• Vinh (VEENG, Vietnamese)--"glory"
• Wade (WAYD, English)
• Ward (WAHRD, English)
• Wayne (WAYN, English)
• Wen (WEN, Chinese)--"culture"
• Wolf (WOOLF, English; VOHLF, German)
• Wyn (WIN, Welsh)--"blessed, fair". Also spelled Wynn.
• York (YOHRK, English)
• Yves (EEV, French)
• Zane (ZAYN, English)
• Zayd (ZAYD, Arabic)
• Zayn (ZAYN, Arabic)--"grace"
• Ziv (ZEEV, Hebrew)--"bright"

Iamb What I Am

Confused? That's okay, I had to double-check that I was using the right term, too. If your remembrance of high school poetry is even worse than mine--an 'iamb' is a segment of verse that consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.
English names mostly don't fit, but a few do--Marie, Nicole, Renee, Elaine, Louise, Diane, Christine, Michelle, Yvette, Danielle, Yvonne (note the French origins!). Iambic names often get relegated to the middle name slot--they tend to "flow" better that way, since most English names are stressed on the first or penultimate syllable.
And so, here's a bunch of names that would make good middle names (excluding the ones on the fantastic NameNerds' page on middle names). Unsurprisingly, a few certain languages make up the majority!

• Agathe (ah-GAHT, French)
• Aimée (eh-MAY, French)--form of Amy
• Aline (ah-LEEN, French)--form of Adeline/Adele/Alice
• Andrée (ahn-DRAY, French)--feminine of Andre/Andrew
• Anouk (ah-NOOK, Dutch, French)--form of Anne/Hannah
• Arlette (ahr-LET, French)
• Arline (ar-LEEN, English)
• Aurore (oh-ROHR, French)
• Aviv (ah-VEEV, Hebrew)--"spring" [unisex]
• Axelle (ahk-SEL, French)
• Aylin (eye-LIN, Turkish)--"moon halo"
• Aysel (eye-SEL, Turkish)--"moon stream" [fig. "Milky Way"]
• Aysun (eye-SOON, Turkish)--"beautiful as the moon"
• Azar (ah-ZAHR, Persian)--"fire"
• Belén (beh-LEN, Spanish)
• Benoite (ben-WAWT, French)--feminine of Benoit/Benedict
• Beste (bes-TEH, Turkish)--"melody"
• Cécile (say-SEEL, French)
• Ceren (jeh-RAHN, Turkish)--"young gazelle"
• Chenda (chen-DAH, Khmer)--"intellect"
• Christelle (krees-TEL, French)--form of Christine
• Clémence (klay-MAWNS, French)
• Clotilde (kloh-TEELD, French)
• Colleen (kol-LEEN, English)
• Cosette (koh-ZET, French)
• Danielle (dan-YEL, English, French)
• Delphine (del-FEEN, French)
• Dilan (dih-LAHN, Turkish)--"love"
• Emel (eh-MEL, Turkish)
• Esen (eh-SAHN, Turkish)--"wind"
• Evren (ehv-RAHN, Turkish)--"the cosmos"
• Florette (floh-RET, French)
• Georgette (johr-JET, English; zhohr-ZHET, French)
• Georgine (johr-JEEN, English; zhohr-ZHEEN, French)
• Ghislaine (gee-LEN, zhees-LEN, French)--form of Giselle
• Haydée (eye-DAY, Spanish)
• Hazan (hah-ZAHN, Turkish)--"autumn"
• Helene (heh-LEEN, English)
• Hélène (ay-LEN, French)
• Ilkay (eel-KYE, Turkish)--"new moon"
• Inès, Inés (ee-NES, French, Spanish)--form of Agnes
• Irene (eye-REEN, English)
• Irène (ee-REN, French)
• Isaure (ee-ZOHR, French)
• Iseult (ee-ZOOLT, French)
• Izar (ee-SAHR, Basque)--"star"
• Jacinthe (zhah-SENT, French)--form of Hyacinth
• Janine (jah-NEEN, English)
• Jolie (joh-LEE, English)--from French, "pretty"
• Josée (zhoh-ZAY, French)--feminine of Joseph
• Josette (zhoh-ZET, French)--another feminine of Joseph
• Kiraz (kih-RAHZ, Turkish)
• Laleh (lah-LAY, Persian)--"tulip"
• Lawan (lah-WAHN, Thai)--"beautiful"
• Lenore (len-OHR, English)
• Lilou (lee-LOO, French)
• Lior (lee-OHR, Hebrew)--"my light" [unisex]
• Liron (lee-ROHN, Hebrew)--"my song/joy" [unisex]
• Lore (loh-REH, Basque)--"flower"
• Lucrece (loo-KREES, English)
• Lucrèce (loo-KRES, French)
• Lujayn (loo-ZHAYN, lu-JAYN, Arabic)--"silver"
• Mairéad (mah-RAYD, Irish)--form of Margaret
• Malai (mah-LYE, Thai)--"garland of flowers"
• Marine (mah-REEN, French)
• Marise (mah-REEZ, French)
• Meital (may-TAHL, Hebrew)--"dew drop"
• Méline (may-LEEN, French)
• Merav (meh-RAHV, Hebrew)
• Mercé (mehr-SAY, Catalan)--"mercy"
• Morgane (mor-GAHN, French)
• Mylène (mee-LEN, French)
• Nahid (nah-HEED, Persian)--"pure, immaculate"
• Nasrin (nahs-REEN, Persian)--"wild rose"
• Nimet (nih-MET, Turkish)--from Arabic, "blessings"
• Nuray (noo-RYE, Turkish)--"bright moon"
• Noelle (noh-EL, English)
• Odette (oh-DET, French)--feminine of Otto
• Osanne (oh-ZAHN, French)
• Pari (pah-REE, Persian)--"fairy"
• Parvin (pahr-VEEN, Persian)--"Pleiades"
• Pascale (pas-KAL, French)--from Latin, "Easter"
• Perrine (peh-REEN, French)--feminine of Pierre/Peter
• Pilar (pee-LAHR, Spanish)
• Ravid (rah-VEED, Hebrew)
• Rayen (rah-YEN, Spanish)--from Mapuche, "flower"
• Régine (ray-ZHEEN, French)--from Latin, "queen"
• Remei (reh-MAY, Catalan)
• Reyhan (ray-HAHN, Turkish)
• Romane (roh-MAHN, French)
• Roser (roh-ZAY, Catalan)--"rosary"
• Rosine (roh-ZEEN, French)--form of Rose
• Sabine (sah-BEEN, French)
• Sahar (sah-HAR, Persiah)--"dawn"
• Shirin (shee-REEN, Persian)--"sweet"
• Sibéal (shih-BAYL, Irish)--form of Isabel
• Sivan (see-VAHN, Hebrew)
• Soleil (soh-LAY, French)--"sun"
• Sothy (soh-TEE, Khmer)--"intelligence" [unisex]
• Sylvaine (seel-VEN, French)
• Tamar (tah-MAHR, Hebrew)--original form of Tamara
• Terese (teh-REES, English; teh-RAYS, Swedish)
• Tiphaine (tee-FEN, French)--form of Tiffany
• Vered (veh-RED, Hebrew)--"rose"
• Vérène (vay-REN, French)
• Victoire (veek-TWAWR, French)
• Zareen (zah-REEN, Persian)--"golden"
• Zhaleh (zhah-LAY, Persian)--"dew"
• Zivit (zee-VEET, Hebrew)--"radiant"
• Ziynet (zee-NET, Turkish)

And if you're looking for boys' iambic names, you can find some here.