Mini-Names: When You Need Something Short
They’re the miniest of appellations, beloved by novelists and children first learning to write their names. A handful just two letters long, these are names that get right to the point.
Some are short – very short – forms of more elaborate names. Bea from Beatrice, for instance, or Jed from Jedidiah. Others are merely their short and sweet selves: Fay, Tai, Rex.
With a few exceptions, we skipped the obvious short forms: There’s no Jim, Ben, or Pam here. Also skipped some trendy favorites – Ava and Zac, for instance – that get so much play. We tried to be democratic, but to present a collection of names you might actually want to use.
But we’ve been talking long enough. Here, the shortest names in the book:
Two-letter Names
girls
BEA
CAM
DOT
DRU
KAY
SAM (obviously, for boys too)
boys
ART
ASH
CAL
GIG
GUS
HAL
IKE
JEB
JED
JOE
KIT
LOU
MAX
NAT
NED
RAY
TOM
WESThree-letter names
girls
ADA
AMY
ANN
EVE
FAY
FIG
IDA
IVY
JOY
LUZ
MAE or MAY
NOA
PIA
TAI
ZOE
boys