One Syllable Names for Girls

Ygraine

Literary name

The name of the mother of King Arthur and Morgan le Fay in English legend. The Ygraine spelling was used in the BBC television series Merlin. Other forms of the name include Latin Igerna, French…

Exa

Spelling variation of Achsah, Hebrew

"adorned"

In the 21st century, Exa is best known as the given name of Grimes and Elon Musk's daughter Y, a sibling for X Æ A-XII. The celebrity parents were inspired by the supercomputer terms exaFLOPS, which…

Yza

Yza is a rare feminine name with multiple possible origins. It may be a variant of Isa, which derives from Elisabeth in several European cultures, or possibly a shortened form of Izabella or similar…

Viltė

Viltė is a Lithuanian female name that carries deep cultural significance. Derived from the Lithuanian word 'viltis' meaning 'hope,' this beautiful name embodies optimism and positive expectations…

Joe

Joe as a feminine name is an uncommon usage of what is traditionally a masculine name. Joe is typically a short form of Joseph (from Hebrew, meaning 'God will add') and has long been one of the most…

Eny

Eny is a feminine name with diverse cultural origins. In some contexts, it appears as a diminutive of names containing 'en' elements, such as Eugenia or Magdalena. In Hungarian usage, it may relate…

Thames

Nature name

This name of London's famous river (it's pronounced tehms) might be an evocative if confusing choice for a non-British child. But if you want an unmistakably British girl name , this would be a clear…

Montse

Catalan

"serrated mountain"

This short form is ubiquitous in its native Catalonia, but barely used elsewhere. However, we can see it appealing to parents who want to honor a Montserrat with something shorter and cuter.

Bryant

Variation of Brian

Bryony or Brianne, with an edge. This last name as a first name is far more popular for boys, but returned to the charts for girls in 2020 after the death of basketball legend Kobe Bryant.

Anu

Finnish and Estonian diminutive of Anna, Sanskrit diminutive of Anuradha, Yoruba, Celtic

"grace; causing success; mercy"

A multicultural mini name with roots in three continents. Anu is also Celtic goddess considered the mother of the gods of Ireland. In parts of Britain, the goddess is referred to as "Gentle Annie".

Narges

Persian from the Greek

"Narcissus flower"

This name gets given to a handful of Persian girls each year in both the USA and the UK.

Rouse

English word name

"awaken, excite"

Rouse first appeared on the charts for girls in 2020, possibly as a dynamic alternative to Rose. Rouse rhymes with "vows."

Girl

English

"female child"

Although it has no doubt been used as a name by someone somewhere, Girl likely appears on the US extended baby names list most years as a kind of holding term, where parents have not yet decided on…

Ilo

Finnish

"joy"

Monse

Monse is a feminine name of Spanish origin, commonly used as a nickname for Montserrat, which refers to the 'jagged mountain' in Catalonia, Spain where the famous monastery of Santa Maria de…

Eha

Estonian

"dusk"

An appealing little time-of-day name that's used in Finland as well as its native Estonia, but is unknown to English speakers. The middle "h" sound makes it an unexpected alternative to Emma and Eva.

Ygritte

popular culture

The name of a red-haired warrior-woman in the Song of Ice and Fire fantasy series and its TV adaptation Game of Thrones , in which the character is played by Scottish actress Rose Leslie. Note - the…

Reef

Word name

Reef is a rare gender-neutral word name in the stylish ocean category. There were a handful of baby girls named Reef last years, and 60 baby boys — a not inconsiderable number.

Flag

English, word name

Either a patriotic option, or a nature name referring to the flag iris.

Oma

Oma is a feminine name with Germanic origins, literally meaning 'grandmother' in German and Dutch. The name carries warm associations of maternal wisdom and familial nurturing. While primarily known…