One Syllable Names for Girls

A rarely seen member of the Beatrice clan, with its own distinctive charm.

A popular Estonian name connected to the word ülev, meaning "noble."

Wave is used as a name in its own right, but on girls, it's most often seen as a nickname for Waverly. It lends a beachy, bohemian air to the classy English surname.

A unisex French name that ranks in the Top 200 for boys and the Top 500 for girls there, inspired by a character with the surname Swann in Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time. As a given name, it was popularized by the 1984 film Un amour de Swann ("Swann in Love"), directed by Volker Schlöndorff.

Australian olympic champion Giann Rooney brought this modern take on the traditional Italian name Gianna or Giovanna into many households.

Looking for a musical name beyond the increasingly popular Aria? Why not consider the similar sounding Riya, which brings a bit more mystery?

Les is strictly a nickname in our book--for the male Lester or the female Leslie. For example, famed guitarist Les Paul was born Lester. So though sometimes more is less, in this case Les is less.