One Syllable Names for Girls

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.

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

Strong, but cold and soap opera-ish.

If Cameron's first name could start a girl's name craze, why not her second.

This phonetic spelling of Drew is on the rise for boys, but was also given to 50 girls in 2022.

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".

One of the evocative new nature names with a simple, stylish feel.

A striking word name for either gender. It's a safer choice when used as a middle name.

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.

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.