One Syllable Names for Girls
- Breann
- Nonn
Origin:
WelshMeaning:
"nun"Description:
The spelling makes the tradition Non even more of a non-name.
- Sine
- Mayu
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"genuine excellence; cocoon"Description:
Common Japanese name with a pleasant meaning, no matter how you write it.
- Gift
Origin:
English word nameDescription:
Surprisingly, one of the fastest-rising names for girls.
- Rhianne
- Ferne
- Lil
Origin:
Diminutive of Lillian and Lily, flower nameMeaning:
"lily"Description:
Spunky old vaudeville era nickname name suddenly sounds new again.
- Mckay
Origin:
English variation of Mckayla, GaelicMeaning:
"who is like God; son of Aodh"Description:
McKay is the Anglicized form of Mac Aodha, meaning "son of Aodh" in Gaelic. Aodh is the origin of names such as Aidan and Hugh, making McKay a subtle way to honor people with those names.
Alternatively, the name might be a variation of Mckayla, Michaela, and similar, making it a form of Michael, or, it could be translated as "song of Kay".
- Kaatje
- Fionn
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"fair or white"Description:
Fionn is the Irish form of the name modernized as Finn, but popular in this form in Ireland, where it's in the boys' Top 20. A couple dozen baby boys in the US were named Fionn last year and no baby girls, though there were girls named Finn, Fionna, and Fionnuala, so Fionn may be thought of as a variation or short form of those names.
- Quinne
- Gish
Origin:
Chinese, meaning unknownDescription:
This name was brought to the fore by acclaimed Chinese-American novelist and short story writer Gish Jen, whose birth name was Lillian.
- Roche
- Klio
- Cymbre
- Ysolde
- Fee
Origin:
Diminutive of FionaDescription:
Too fiscal.
- Haf
Origin:
WelshMeaning:
"summer"Description:
A sweet and simple Welsh word name, popular in its native land, especially in the middle spot.
- Gwin