One Syllable Names for Girls

Hel, sometimes called Hela, is the Norse goddess of death and the underworld.

An obscure European girls' name that will recall, to many, the Algerian surname of French soccer star Zinedine Zidane

Plausible music hero choice with undertones of Joan Baez's social activist folkie persona.

Minta would be easier to wear as an English-speaker.

One of the moons of Jupiter, named for a nymph that Zeus seduced. Aitne was the daughter of Oceanus. It is from her name, sometimes also spelled Aetna, that the Sicilian volcano Mt Etna derives its name.

A French diminutive form of Anne or Hannah, currently ranking just outside the Top 100 there. Sometimes spelled Anae or Anaë.

A tuya is a type of distinctive, flat-topped, steep-sided volcano formed when lava erupts through a thick glacier or ice sheet. The generic name comes from Tuya Butte in British Columbia, Canada, possibly derived from an indigenous Tahltan word.

Even though it's had a celebrity endorsement, Fire seems like a bit of a dangerous name for a baby.

Spruce is a very rare tree name, given to only six baby boys last year....and no girls. But there's nothing traditionally gendered about this name, which can work just as well for baby girls.