One Syllable Names for Girls

  1. Kerr
    • Origin:

      Scottish
    • Meaning:

      "living near wet ground"
    • Description:

      Kerr, a simple, unusual unisex middle-name choice, can be pronounced either car or kehr.
  2. Vic
    • Aba
      • Origin:

        Akan, Fante, Ghanaian
      • Meaning:

        "born on Thursday"
      • Description:

        The traditional West African name for a daughter born on a Thursday.
    • Leese
      • Dine
        • Viltė
          • Aimeé
            • Brione
              • Eire
                • Eha
                  • Origin:

                    Estonian
                  • Meaning:

                    "dusk"
                  • Description:

                    An appealing little time-of-day name that's used in Finland as well as its native Estonia, but is unknown to English speakers. The middle "h" sound makes it an unexpected alternative to Emma and Eva.
                • Jone
                  • Zyon
                    • Origin:

                      Variation of Zion, Hebrew
                    • Meaning:

                      "highest point"
                    • Description:

                      Hebrew place name Zion — which refers to the city of Jerusalem in the Old Testament — has risen to prominence. It's spawned a number of variations, Zyon among them.
                  • Aişə
                    • Nor
                      • Ryen
                        • Layke
                          • Origin:

                            Spelling variation of Lake, nature name
                          • Description:

                            The Layke spelling of this refreshing nature name was introduced for one of the Waldrop sextuplets, Layke Bryars, who is male, but the name is gender neutral.
                        • Abt
                          • Origin:

                            German, variation of Abbott
                          • Description:

                            A German surname you do not want to use as a first.
                        • Stine
                          • Xun
                          • 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,