One Syllable Names for Girls

  1. Mayah
    • Plaire
      • Origin:

        French
      • Meaning:

        "to please"
      • Description:

        Please choose another name.
    • Elbe
      • Léo
        • Ming
          • Origin:

            Chinese
          • Meaning:

            "bright, clear"
          • Description:

            A common Chinese, Vietnamese and Korean unisex name, and the name of a culturally rich Chinese dynastic period.
        • Uli
          • Sare
            • Origin:

              Turkish variation of Sarah, Hebrew
            • Meaning:

              "princess"
          • South
            • Origin:

              Word Name
            • Description:

              The only of the four cardinal direction names to not have caught on. But if North can work, why not South?
          • Vail
            • Suze
              • Audre
                • Aeres
                  • Origin:

                    Welsh
                  • Meaning:

                    "heiress"
                  • Description:

                    Putting a Welsh spin on the trend for noble and title names.
                • Živa
                  • Origin:

                    Slavic mythological name
                  • Meaning:

                    "living"
                  • Description:

                    In Slavic mythology, Živa is the goddess of life, fertility, and the Spring season. Viva and Vita are more familiar cognates.
                • Xois
                  • Origin:

                    African place name
                  • Description:

                    This name of the capital of an ancient Egyptian dynasty makes Lois X-rated.
                • Mayte
                  • Origin:

                    Variation of Maite, Basque
                  • Meaning:

                    "beloved"
                • Levke
                  • Fiance
                    • Origin:

                      French
                    • Meaning:

                      "faith, confidence"
                    • Description:

                      This rare virtue name has an appealing meaning, but the potential for confusion with "fiancé" (which comes from the same root) would give most people pause. It can also be short for the more feisty name Defiance.
                  • Ede
                    • Nouf
                      • Origin:

                        Arabic
                      • Meaning:

                        "mountain peak"
                      • Description:

                        A short and simple Arabic girl's name typically used in Muslim families.
                    • Elske
                      • Origin:

                        German and Frisian short form of Elizabeth
                      • Meaning:

                        "pledged to God"
                      • Description:

                        Elizabeth is a name of hundreds of variations, but this German name for girls, redolent of the Olde Country, is unfamiliar in the U.S. and likely to remain so.