One Syllable Names for Girls
- Gull
Origin:
CelticMeaning:
"long-winged swimming birds"Description:
Suggests the salty, windswept air of the seashore.
- Bar
- Raene
- Xiah
Origin:
American invented nameDescription:
X is one of the coolest first initials to bestow upon a baby, and many parents are agreeing — Xyla was among the fastest-rising baby. names of 2022. Xiah is a modern invented name that is beginning to come into use more as well, although at this point it remains very rare.
- Dafne
Origin:
Italian; Spanish; Portuguese from GreekMeaning:
"laurel tree, bay tree"Description:
The Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Daphne.
- Ili
- Mayre
- Marthe
- Saint
Origin:
American word nameMeaning:
"Saint"Description:
Saint went quickly from word to celebrity baby name to accepted baby boy name and now to baby girl name. And there's nothing historically or etymologically gendered about Saint, so why not?
- Nance
- Perl
- Ryah
- Mills
Origin:
EnglishDescription:
Mills was given to about 2 dozen baby boys and 2 dozen baby girls in 2022, following trendy Miller as well as other names ending in -s, such as Brooks and Rhodes.
- Jrue
Origin:
Modern invented, variation of DrewDescription:
This phonetic spelling of Drew is on the rise for boys, but was also given to 50 girls in 2022.
- Nur
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"light"
- Suus
Origin:
Dutch diminutive of Susanna, HebrewMeaning:
"lily"
- Dark
Origin:
English word nameMeaning:
"without light"Description:
The moody and mysterious name Dark could be the perfect name for a couple who embraces the magic of the unknown. Grimes and Elon Musk used it as a middle for their daughter Y, whose given name is Exa Dark Sideræl. Grimes chose it because, "dark matter is the beautiful mystery of our universe."
- Awa
- Liah
Origin:
Variation of LiaMeaning:
"weary"Description:
Lia variant popular in Puerto Rico.
- Nore
Origin:
Dutch variation of Nora, Irish or GreekMeaning:
"light"Description:
The use of the Dutch name Nore may be inspired by Nora, of which it is a variation. As a male name, Nore is related to Nori, the founder of Norway in Norse mythology.