Three Letter Girl Names

An interesting mini name that could work in this age of Lou and Rue.

Bobbsey Twins-era nickname name that could find new life via Nan, heroine of The Nanny Diaries. Nan was also the nickname of Annabel St George, the protagonist of Edith Wharton's novel "The Buccaneers".

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

Ice officially joined the baby name pool when rapper Gucci Mane chose it for his son, born in December 2020. But Ice- names for girls had been trending before then — Icelynn, Icelyn, and Iceland have been climbing up the charts over the past few years. Could we see more icy names in the future? We actually may want to look to the past — nickname-y Icie ranked in the Top 1000 from 1881 to 1913.

A unisex Hebrew name often found in combination with others, as in Tal-El and Tal-Or.

Olivia and Olive are popular, but this mini-name cuts them down to their essence. It is unisex, and debuted for girls in the US charts in 2020.

More common for girls in Japan, thanks to the prevalence of the related name Keiko.

With River and Ocean becoming mainstream, why not consider Sea?

Tao (rhymes with cow) is the Chinese concept of the harmony that governs the universe. The religion stemming from this notion is called Taoism, putting Tao in the category of spiritual baby names, fitting in with Bodhi and Zen.

A mini name that could be short for names such as Reverie, Revel, or Revon.

Cay is a rare respelling of the retro nickname Kay but one that may gain ground as a name that's both simple and unique. Like Kay, it can be a diminutive for any of the hundreds of Catherine variations that start with a C or of more modern names such as Caylee or Cadence. Or it can stand on its own as a sleek contemporary nickname-name.

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.