One Syllable Names for Girls

  1. Gull
    • Origin:

      Celtic
    • Meaning:

      "long-winged swimming birds"
    • Description:

      Suggests the salty, windswept air of the seashore.
  2. Bar
    • Raene
      • Xiah
        • Origin:

          American invented name
        • Description:

          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 Greek
        • Meaning:

          "laurel tree, bay tree"
        • Description:

          The Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Daphne.
      • Ili
        • Mayre
          • Marthe
            • Saint
              • Origin:

                American word name
              • Meaning:

                "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:

                      English
                    • Description:

                      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 Drew
                    • Description:

                      This phonetic spelling of Drew is on the rise for boys, but was also given to 50 girls in 2022.
                  • Nur
                    • Origin:

                      Arabic
                    • Meaning:

                      "light"
                  • Suus
                    • Origin:

                      Dutch diminutive of Susanna, Hebrew
                    • Meaning:

                      "lily"
                  • Dark
                    • Origin:

                      English word name
                    • Meaning:

                      "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 Lia
                      • Meaning:

                        "weary"
                      • Description:

                        Lia variant popular in Puerto Rico.
                    • Nore
                      • Origin:

                        Dutch variation of Nora, Irish or Greek
                      • Meaning:

                        "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.