One Syllable Names for Girls

Doss is Doris's cute, spunky, younger cousin. If Doris is wearing tan stockings and curling her hair, Doss is wearing skinny jeans and using a flat iron. 

Doss

Neave

While Hill reads as a nickname for Hillary, adding an S puts it in the same category as plural <a href="https://nameberry.com/list/329/nature-baby-names">nature names</a> like Rivers and Brooks. It also softens the name's image: one hill is an obstacle, but many together form a lovely landscape. Hills are also a recurring image and metaphor in both the New and Old Testament.

Hills

Yet another member of the Gwyn/Gwen/Finn family of names ultimately deriving from a Celtic element meaning "white", Guin gets rare use in England and Wales; a notable bearer is Olympic-medal winning rower Guin Batten. <br/><br/> Guin could also be a nickname or shorter, sharper form of the elaborate Guinevere. There’s also a literary connection, thanks to the hugely influential American fantasy novelist Ursula K. Le Guin.

Guin

Jules may be hot in France, but the Jools spelling is almost as familiar in the UK and US, thanks to celebrity bearers Jools Holland and Jools Oliver.  Jools is a unisex name.

Jools

Originally used as a diminutive of Marguerite, this French term of endearment is super-rare as a given name in France, but could make for a sweet alternative to Mia in English-speaking countries. A variation is Mietta.

Miette

A relative of the very popular (in Ireland) name Róisín ("little rose"), Róise comes from the Gaelic word for "rose". It’s one of the very old <a href="https://nameberry.com/baby-names/804/irish-names-for-girls">Irish names for girls</a>, in use at least since the early 16th century. A cognate is Róis.

Roise

Like the variation Wenna, Wenn is an early Cornish form of Gwen. Confusion with the English word "when" leads us to suggest that the longer form Wenna would be more "name-like".

Wenn

An obscure European girls' name that will recall, to many, the Algerian surname of French soccer star Zinedine Zidane

Zidana

In the US Amber is stuck in the '80s, while Ambre is a fresh choice in France.

Ambre

Wylde

This charming West African mini name fits in with the other similarly short names that are all the rage right now. Ayo is enjoying new visibility thanks to actress Ayo Edebiri, star of TV's <em>The Bear</em>.

Maddee

Quirky mini name given by Nia Long to her daughter in 2011. Could be short for Keziah. 

Anglicized version of a the common German surname Klein. Musician Mike Eli named his daughter Kline Olivia in 2012.

Kline

Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick used Hodge as the middle name of their daughter Tabitha.

Hodge

Morena Baccarin and Ben McKenzie used Laiz as the middle name for their daughter Frances in 2016.

Laiz

Mack, a no-nonsense nickname with roots in Mackenzie, is part of the growing trend of boyish names for girls. Its crisp, modern feel gives it standout appeal alongside similar picks like Max and Drew. Not often heard on girls, although Hillary Scott used it as the middle name for her daughter Betsy in 2018. 

Mack

Not commonly used for girls, but Bruce Willis used it as the middle name for his daughter Evelyn.

Penn

A mini name that could be short for names such as Reverie, Revel, or Revon.