Three Letter Girl Names

Simple ancient name of a Celtic goddess, but her friends might sound like they were asking for more.

A lively, though obsolete, short form of Elizabeth. Bep is perhaps best known as the name of Elisabeth "Bep" Voskuijl, the Dutch woman who sheltered Anne Frank and her family in Amsterdam during World War II.

Angliziced form of the Cornish name Ia. According to legend, the Cornish saint Ia was an Irish princess who sailed across the sea to Cornwall on a leaf. She was martyred and buried at the spot where the church of St Ives (called Porth Ia - "St Ia’s cove" - in Cornish) now stands. Ive may be an anglicized form of her name or a variant of the masculine Ivo or Yves, "yew".

Though she's left the large and small screens, Zsa Zsa (born Sári) Gabor is not forgotten, and this name will forever be associated with her.

Kin was a popular girl name in Japan during the 18th and 19th centuries, after which it fell out of use.

Although the origins of Ene aren't entirely certain, it is likely to have ultimately derived from Anne, meaning "grace."

Modern spelling variation of Urðr, one of the three Norns, or Norse goddesses of fate. Urd is the goddess of the past.

Although more common as a boy name — it is also a Catalan form of Paul — Pau has some use as a girl name, thanks to its peaceful meaning.

Kew is an offbeat name of a saint from Cornwall with boyish appeal.