Short Baby Names
- Abe
Origin:
Diminutive of Abraham
- Ace
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"one, unity"
- Ada
Origin:
German or TurkishMeaning:
"noble, nobility, or island"
- Aja
Origin:
Spelling variation of Aya or HindiMeaning:
"goat"
- Al
- Ala
Origin:
Igbo, Polish, diminutive of AlicjaMeaning:
"nobility"
- Ali
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"supreme, exalted"
- Amy
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"beloved"
- Ann
Origin:
English variation of Hebrew HannahMeaning:
"grace"
- Anu
Origin:
Finnish and Estonian diminutive of Anna, Sanskrit diminutive of Anuradha, Yoruba, CelticMeaning:
"grace; causing success; mercy"
- Ara
Origin:
ArmenianMeaning:
"king"
- Ari
Origin:
Diminutive of Ariel, HebrewMeaning:
"lion of God"
- Art
Origin:
Diminutive of ArthurMeaning:
"noble one; bear man"
- Asa
Origin:
Hebrew; JapaneseMeaning:
"healer; born in the morning"
- Ash
Origin:
Diminutive of Asher, EnglishMeaning:
"ash tree"
- Ava
Origin:
Hebrew, Latin or GermanicMeaning:
"life; bird; water, island"
- Avi
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"father"
- Axl
Origin:
Variation of Axel, Scandinavian version of AbsalomMeaning:
"father of peace"
- Aya
Origin:
Japanese, Hebrew, Danish, ArabicMeaning:
"colorful, design; honey buzzard, bird; rock, lull, happiness; sign, verse"
- Ayo
Origin:
Yoruba, NigerianMeaning:
"joy"
- Bas
Origin:
Dutch, diminutive of Bastiaan and SebastianMeaning:
"person from the city of Sebastia"
- Bay
Origin:
English word, Old EnglishMeaning:
"an inlet of the sea where the land curves inward; berry"
- Bea
Origin:
Diminutive of BeatriceMeaning:
"she who brings happiness"
- Bee
Origin:
Animal name or diminutive of BeatriceMeaning:
"she who brings happiness"
- Ben
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"son of"
- Bix
Origin:
Modern nickname
- Bo
Origin:
Norse nicknameMeaning:
"to live"
- Bob
Origin:
English, diminutive of RobertMeaning:
"bright fame"
- Cal
Origin:
Diminutive of names including CalMeaning:
"dog; the whole of; dove; bald; war-strife; beautiful"
- Cam
Origin:
Diminutive of Cameron or Camilla
- Cas
Origin:
Short form of Casper, PersianMeaning:
"Imperial"
- Cat
Origin:
Diminutive of CatherineMeaning:
"pure"
- Cia
Origin:
Diminutive of Cynthia
- Cy
Origin:
Diminutive of Cyrus, PersianMeaning:
"sun"
- Dan
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"God is my judge"
- Dax
Origin:
French place-name
- Deb
Origin:
Short form of Deborah, HebrewMeaning:
"bee"
- Dee
Origin:
Nickname for any girl name that starts with D
- Di
Origin:
Short form of Diana, LatinMeaning:
"divine"
- Doe
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"a female deer"
- Dom
Origin:
Diminutive of Dominic, LatinMeaning:
"belonging to the Lord"
- Dot
Origin:
English, diminutive of Dorothy
- Dov
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"bear"
- Dru
Origin:
Diminutive of Drucilla
- Ed
Origin:
Diminutive of Edward et alMeaning:
"wealthy"
- Eli
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"ascended, uplifted, high"
- Eva
Origin:
Latin form of Eve, HebrewMeaning:
"life"
- Eve
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"life"
- Fay
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"fairy"
- Fee
Origin:
Diminutive of Fiona
- Fia
Origin:
Irish, Portuguese, ItalianMeaning:
"wild, weaver"
- Flo
Origin:
Diminutive of Florence, LatinMeaning:
"flourishing, prosperous"
- Fons
Origin:
DutchMeaning:
"noble, ready"
- Fox
Origin:
Animal name
- Gal
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"wave"
- Gia
Origin:
ItalianMeaning:
"God is gracious"
- Gil
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"happiness"
- Gus
Origin:
Diminutive of Augustus, Angus, Gustave, Augustin, Augusten, Augustine, August
- Guy
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"wood"
- Hal
Origin:
Diminutive of Harold and Henry
- Ham
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"hot, warm"
- Ian
Origin:
Scottish version of JohnMeaning:
"God is gracious"
- Ida
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"industrious one"
- Ike
Origin:
Diminutive of Isaac
- Io
Origin:
Greek mythology name
- Ira
Origin:
Hebrew, SanskritMeaning:
"watchful one; wind"
- Irv
- Isa
Origin:
Germanic, Persian, or diminutive of IsabelMeaning:
"ice; strong-willed; pledged to God"
- Ivo
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"yew wood, archer"
- Ivy
Origin:
Botanical name
- Jad
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"serious"
- Jan
Origin:
Feminine variation of John, HebrewMeaning:
"God is gracious"
- Jas
Origin:
Abbreviation of James or short form of Jasper
- Jax
Origin:
Modern invented name, EnglishMeaning:
"God is Gracious"
- Jay
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"jaybird"
- Jeb
Origin:
Diminutive of Jebediah, HebrewMeaning:
"beloved friend"
- Jed
Origin:
Diminutive of Jedidiah, HebrewMeaning:
"beloved of the Lord"
- Jen
- Jet
Origin:
Mineral and word name
- Jo
Origin:
Diminutive of Joanna or Josephine, HebrewMeaning:
"Jehovah increases"
- Jon
Origin:
Variation of John or JonathanMeaning:
"God is gracious; or gift of Jehovah"
- Joy
Origin:
English word nameMeaning:
"joy"
- Kai
Origin:
Hawaiian, Frisian, ChineseMeaning:
"sea; warrior; triumph"
- Kat
Origin:
Diminutive for Katherine, GreekMeaning:
"pure"
- Kay
Origin:
English, diminutive of Katherine, GreekMeaning:
"pure"
- Ken
Origin:
Diminutive of Kenneth; JapaneseMeaning:
"born of fire or handsome; healthy and strong"
- Kia
Origin:
AfricanMeaning:
"season's beginning"
- Kim
Origin:
English diminutive of Kimberly; Vietnamese; Scandinavian diminutive of Joachima; Soviet name
- Kip
Origin:
American diminution of Christopher, Greek and LatinMeaning:
"bearer of Christ"
- Kit
Origin:
English, diminutive of ChristopherMeaning:
"bearer of Christ"
- Koa
Origin:
HawaiianMeaning:
"warrior; flowing tree native to Hawaii"
- Lee
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"pasture, meadow"
- Leo
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"lion"
- Lev
Origin:
Hebrew, RussianMeaning:
"heart; lion"
- Lex
Origin:
Diminutive of Alexis and AlexandraMeaning:
"man's defender"
- Lia
Origin:
Diminutive of names ending in -lia or Italian, Portuguese and Greek variation of LeahMeaning:
"weary"
- Lib
Origin:
Diminutive of Elizabeth or LibertyMeaning:
"pledged to god; freedom"
- Lin
- Liv
Origin:
Diminutive of Olivia, English, NorseMeaning:
"olive tree; life, protection"
- Liz
Origin:
Diminutive of ElizabethMeaning:
"pledged to God"
- Lou
Origin:
Short form of LouiseMeaning:
"renowned warrior"
- Lua
Origin:
PortugueseMeaning:
"moon"
- Lux
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"light"
- Luz
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"light"
- Mac
Origin:
Scottish or IrishMeaning:
"son of"
- Mae
Origin:
Diminutive of Mary or Margaret, Hebrew, LatinMeaning:
"beloved, bitter, drop of the sea; pearl"
- Max
Origin:
English and German diminutive of Maximilian or MaxwellMeaning:
"greatest"
- May
Origin:
Diminutive of Margaret and Mary; month name
- Meg
Origin:
Diminutive of MargaretMeaning:
"pearl"
- Mel
Origin:
Diminutive of MelanieMeaning:
"black, dark"
- Mia
Origin:
Italian word name or Scandinavian short form of MariaMeaning:
"mine or bitter"
- Mik
Origin:
Dutch, from EnglishMeaning:
"who is like God?"
- Min
Origin:
ChineseMeaning:
"quick"
- Moe
Origin:
English, diminutive of MosesMeaning:
"delivered"
- Nat
Origin:
English, diminutive of Nathan or Nathaniel
- Ned
Origin:
English, diminutive of EdwardMeaning:
"wealthy guardian"
- Neo
Origin:
Latin or TswanaMeaning:
"new or gift"
- Nev
Origin:
Diminutive of Yaniv, Hebrew; Neville, English; or Nevin, IrishMeaning:
"he will prosper; new town; holy"
- Nia
Origin:
Swahili; Welsh form of the Irish NiamhMeaning:
"resolve; brilliance"
- Nik
- Noa
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"motion"
- Noe
Origin:
Greek, Georgian, and Latin variation of Noah, HebrewMeaning:
"rest, repose"
- Nur
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"light"
- Oak
Origin:
English tree nameMeaning:
"tree from the genus Quercus"
- Oma
- Oz
Origin:
Hebrew, English, IrishMeaning:
"strength, powerful, courageous; god's warrior; deer friend"
- Pam
Origin:
Diminutive of Pamela, EnglishMeaning:
"all honey"
- Pat
Origin:
Diminutive of PatrickMeaning:
"noble, patrician"
- Pax
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"peaceful"
- Per
Origin:
Scandinavian variation of Peter
- Pia
Origin:
Latin or diminutive of OlympiaMeaning:
"pious; from Mount Olympus"
- Pim
Origin:
Dutch diminutive of Willem or WilliamMeaning:
"resolute protection"
- Po
Origin:
Italian river name
- Poe
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"peacock"
- Rae
Origin:
English, diminutive of Rachel, HebrewMeaning:
"ewe"
- Ray
Origin:
Diminutive of Raymond, word name, EnglishMeaning:
"wise protector; beam of light"
- Ren
Origin:
Japanese, LatinMeaning:
"water lily, lotus, romantic love, move forward; reborn"
- Rex
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"king"
- Rio
Origin:
Spanish, Portuguese, JapaneseMeaning:
"river or place of the cherry blossoms"
- Rob
Origin:
English, diminutive of RobertMeaning:
"bright fame"
- Roy
Origin:
French or CelticMeaning:
"king or red-haired"
- Rue
Origin:
Botanical names or word nameMeaning:
"herb; regret"
- Rye
Origin:
English, diminutive of Ryder or Riley; word name; British surnameMeaning:
"cavalryman, messenger; rye"
- Sam
Origin:
English, diminutive of SamuelMeaning:
"told by God"
- Sea
Origin:
English word name
- Seb
Origin:
EgyptianMeaning:
"God of the earth"
- Sid
Origin:
Short form of Sidney, FrenchMeaning:
"Saint-Denis"
- Sim
Origin:
Scottish diminutive of SimonMeaning:
"the listener"
- Sky
Origin:
Nature name
- Sol
Origin:
Spanish, Portuguese, NorseMeaning:
"sun"
- Tai
Origin:
ChineseMeaning:
"great extreme"
- Tal
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"rain, dew"
- Tau
Origin:
Indigenous Australian or Tswana, SothoMeaning:
"dusk, twilight; lion"
- Tea
Origin:
Short form of Dorotea or MatteaMeaning:
"gift of God"
- Ted
Origin:
Diminutive of Theodore or EdwardMeaning:
"gift of god; rich guard"
- Teo
Origin:
Diminutive of Teodoro or Mateo, SpanishMeaning:
"gift of God"
- Tim
Origin:
Greek, diminutive of Timothy
- Tor
Origin:
Variation of Thor, also Hebrew for "Turtledove"Meaning:
"Turtledove"
- Ty
Origin:
Diminutive of various Ty-beginning names
- Ula
Origin:
CelticMeaning:
"gem of the sea"
- Uma
Origin:
Sanskrit, HebrewMeaning:
"light, peace, nation"
- Una
Origin:
Latin, Irish, or Old NorseMeaning:
"one; lamb; happy"
- Uzi
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"Jehovah is my strength"
- Van
Origin:
DutchMeaning:
"of"
- Via
Origin:
Nickname name
- Vic
Origin:
Diminutive of Victor, LatinMeaning:
"conqueror"
- Vin
Origin:
Diminutive of Vincent, LatinMeaning:
"conquering"
- Viv
- Wes
Origin:
Short form of Wesley, EnglishMeaning:
"West"
- Wyn
Origin:
WelshMeaning:
"fair, blessed"
- Xen
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"meditation"
- Zak
Origin:
Diminutive of ZacharyMeaning:
"the Lord has remembered"
- Zan
Origin:
Diminutive of Alexander, GreekMeaning:
"defending men"
- Zeb
Origin:
Diminutive of Zebediah or Zebulon
- Zen
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"meditation"
- Zev
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"wolf"
- Zoe
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"life"
- Zvi
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"deer"