One Syllable Names for Girls
- Mayah
- Plaire
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"to please"Description:
Please choose another name.
- Elbe
- Léo
- Ming
Origin:
ChineseMeaning:
"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, HebrewMeaning:
"princess"
- South
Origin:
Word NameDescription:
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:
WelshMeaning:
"heiress"Description:
Putting a Welsh spin on the trend for noble and title names.
- Živa
Origin:
Slavic mythological nameMeaning:
"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 nameDescription:
This name of the capital of an ancient Egyptian dynasty makes Lois X-rated.
- Mayte
Origin:
Variation of Maite, BasqueMeaning:
"beloved"
- Levke
- Fiance
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"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:
ArabicMeaning:
"mountain peak"Description:
A short and simple Arabic girl's name typically used in Muslim families.
- Elske
Origin:
German and Frisian short form of ElizabethMeaning:
"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.