Three Letter Girl Names
- Yue
- Dea
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"goddess"Description:
The Latin word for "goddess" makes for a rarer, but equally stylish, spin on Thea. It may also be a short form of names such as Medea, Amadea, Dorotea or Andrea.
- Val
Origin:
Diminutive of Valentina, Valerie, etcDescription:
Occasionally used as an independent name, but why.
- Mía
- Lil
Origin:
Diminutive of Lillian and Lily, flower nameMeaning:
"lily"Description:
Spunky old vaudeville era nickname name suddenly sounds new again.
- Hea
Origin:
KoreanMeaning:
"grace"Description:
For Americans, a little too he for a she.
- Win
Origin:
Diminutive of Winifred or WinsletDescription:
Win might be an upbeat short form for a girl named Winifred or the new-fangled Winslet, or can stand on its own. The Welsh name Wynn feels more complete and sounds the same.
- Lya
- Jan
Origin:
Feminine variation of JohnDescription:
Very Brady Bunch.
- Coy
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"shy, taciturn"Description:
Though rarely heard now, Coy has been around for a century and was not an uncommon name for boys a hundred years ago. There have been a couple of NFL players named Coy, Coy Bowles is in the Zac Brown band, and of course there was Coy Duke in The Dukes of Hazzard. Due to the flirty connotations of the word "coy", McCoy is a more popular and recommended choice today.
- Pru
Origin:
Diminutive of Prudence, virtue nameDescription:
With the return of the less obvious virtue names such as Verity and Prudence, vintage nickname names like Pru may follow in their wake.
- Shy
Origin:
English word nameMeaning:
"reserved, timid"Description:
Not the most aspirational word names you could give to a child, although it does work as a nickname. Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's daughter Chicago is often called Chi, pronounced "shy." Model Adwoa Aboah has a daughter named Shy.
- Ola
Origin:
Polish diminutive of AleksandraMeaning:
"defending men"
- Imo
Origin:
Nigerian place nameDescription:
The rural Imo State in southeast Nigeria is named after the Imo River, which runs through it. An obscure but intriguing possibility as a first name.
- Wyn
- Ave
- Ewa
- Jyn
Origin:
Variation of Jin, Japanese or ChineseMeaning:
"tenderness, gentleness; gold"Description:
The 2016 film Rogue One introduced the name Jyn, which debuted on the American charts the following year. Jyn Erso, played by Felicity Jones, is the central character of the Star Wars prequel.
- Kyr
- Gem