240+ Best One Syllable Girl Names

  1. Mame
    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Mary or Margaret
    • Description:

      Has a dotty, antic feel via dotty, antic Auntie Mame.
  2. Pine
    • Origin:

      Nature name
    • Description:

      Likable addition to the list of unisex tree names.
  3. Park
    • Origin:

      Word name
    • Description:

      Green-hued name that evokes images of fields, trees, and summertime picnics.
  4. Dru
    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Drucilla
    • Description:

      Flimsier than Drew spelling.
  5. Quest
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "seek; mission"
    • Description:

      Cool new Q-starting possibility which suggests a sense of curiosity and purpose.
  6. Tish
    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Patricia or Letitia
    • Description:

      Traditionally a short form for Patricia — or in the Addam's family, Morticia.
  7. Rea
    • Origin:

      Variation of Rhea
    • Description:

      Short but substantial.
  8. Phil
    • Origin:

      Short form of Philippa, Greek
    • Meaning:

      "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.
  9. Nan
    • Origin:

      English, diminutive of Nancy
    • Description:

      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".
  10. Brave
    • Origin:

      English word name
    • Meaning:

      "showing courage"
    • Description:

      A striking word name for either gender. It's a safer choice when used as a middle name.
  11. Peace
    • Origin:

      Word name
    • Meaning:

      "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.
  12. Glow
    • Origin:

      English word name
    • Meaning:

      "shine softly"
  13. Di
    • Origin:

      Short form of Diana, Latin
    • Meaning:

      "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.
  14. Gert
    • Origin:

      Short form of Gertrude, German
    • Meaning:

      "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.
  15. Deb
    • Origin:

      Short form of Deborah, Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "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.
  16. 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,
  17. Kerr
    • Origin:

      Scottish
    • Meaning:

      "living near wet ground"
    • Description:

      Kerr, a simple, unusual unisex middle-name choice, can be pronounced either car or kehr.
  18. Brenn
    • Gill
      • Origin:

        Short form of Gillian, feminization of Julian, Latin
      • Meaning:

        "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.
    • West
      • Origin:

        Word name
      • Description:

        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.