One Syllable Names for Girls

Hebrew place name Zion — which refers to the city of Jerusalem in the Old Testament — has risen to prominence. It's spawned a number of variations, Zyon among them.

Kerr, a simple, unusual unisex middle-name choice, can be pronounced either car or kehr.

Debbie is decidedly out, the original Deborah lovely, and other short forms -- Deb, Debs -- for occasional use only.

Old-fashioned unisex nickname for Constance.

Flip is a down-to-earth, attitude nickname for the very proper Philippa. If you want to downshift even further from Pippa, Flip may be your gender-neutral choice.

A sweet and simple Welsh word name, popular in its native land, especially in the middle spot.

Too fiscal.

Keats is both poetic and easier to pronounce (it's keets) than Yeats (which is yates).

Actress Gates McFadden proves this surname can work just as well for girls as boys. It joins an impressive lineup of celebrity babies with similar names, including Hillary Duff's Banks and Emma Roberts' Rhodes. Gates is also famously the surname of Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft.