240+ Best One Syllable Girl Names
- Dru
Origin:
Diminutive of DrucillaDescription:
Flimsier than Drew spelling.
- Mame
Origin:
Diminutive of Mary or MargaretDescription:
Has a dotty, antic feel via dotty, antic Auntie Mame.
- Pine
Origin:
Nature nameDescription:
Likable addition to the list of unisex tree names.
- Trish
Origin:
Diminutive of PatriciaMeaning:
"noble, patrician"Description:
Trish was a cool -- in every sense of the word -- nickname back when Patricia was one of the most popular names in the US, primarily in the 1960s and 1970s. Trish is actually kind of a nickname of a nickname, Tricia, best known as Tricia Nixon, the daughter of President Richard who named after her mother, who was called Pat. Trish, along with almost every other name related to Patricia including Pat, Patti, Patsy, and Tricia, is seriously out of fashion today.
- Rea
Origin:
Variation of RheaDescription:
Short but substantial.
- Quest
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"seek; mission"Description:
Cool new Q-starting possibility which suggests a sense of curiosity and purpose.
- Tish
Origin:
Diminutive of Patricia or LetitiaDescription:
Traditionally a short form for Patricia — or in the Addam's family, Morticia.
- Phil
Origin:
Short form of Philippa, GreekMeaning:
"lover of horses"Description:
Phil is one of those Old Man names that, like Sid and Max, can be pretty cute on a girl. And if your Philippa objects, you can always pivot to Pippa.
- Brave
Origin:
English word nameMeaning:
"showing courage"Description:
A striking word name for either gender. It's a safer choice when used as a middle name.
- Peace
Origin:
Word nameMeaning:
"peace"Description:
Spaniards use Pax and Paz, Hebrew speakers Shalom, for Greeks it's Irene, so why can't we make the English word Peace a name? Peace Adzo Medie is the author of the novel His Only Wife.
- Nan
Origin:
English, diminutive of NancyDescription:
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".
- Glow
Origin:
English word nameMeaning:
"shine softly"
- Deb
Origin:
Short form of Deborah, HebrewMeaning:
"bee"Description:
During the heyday of Deborah, Debra, and Debra -- the late 1950s and early 60s -- there were enough baby girls named Deb, just Deb, for it to make the Top 1000.
- Di
Origin:
Short form of Diana, LatinMeaning:
"divine"Description:
Fans of the late Princess Diana might remember an early nickname, Shy Di. Di was more commonly heard in the middle of the last century, when Diane and sisters were in top vogue. Today, people may take Di as a very dark word name.
- Gert
Origin:
Short form of Gertrude, GermanMeaning:
"strength of a spear"Description:
Gert is an old school nickname for one of the oldest school names, Gertrude. Only the most adventurous, so-far-out-it's-in baby namers will choose Gertrude or Gert today, but it's definitely geek chic.
- Moll
Origin:
Short form of Molly, diminutive of Mary, Hebrew or Egyptian"drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved"Meaning:
"drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved"Description:
Moll is one of those names that is used all the time as a nickname for a nickname, but rarely put on the birth certificate. Moll Flanders is an eponymous 18th century novel by Daniel Defoe, the author of Robinson Crusoe,
- Kerr
Origin:
ScottishMeaning:
"living near wet ground"Description:
Kerr, a simple, unusual unisex middle-name choice, can be pronounced either car or kehr.
- West
Origin:
Word nameDescription:
Straightforward yet romantic, this is one newly minted name with long-term appeal, especially as a middle name. It was used as such for Tea Leoni and David Duchovny's Madelaine, whom they call West. Definitely ambigender, it was chosen by Marley Shelton for her daughter.
- Gill
Origin:
Short form of Gillian, feminization of Julian, LatinMeaning:
"youthful"Description:
Gill and Jill are both medieval short forms of Gillian or Jillian, a feminine form of Julian. The problem with the G spelling is that some people will pronounce it with a hard G, like Gil, the short form of Gilbert. It's easy to see why the J spelling is more popular.
- Pace
Origin:
Word nameDescription:
Unisex word and surname with an upbeat feel and a possible future as a more distinctive substitute for Grace or Page.