One Syllable Names for Girls

Offred is not technically a name but the "slave name" of a woman given to a man — literally Of Fred — in Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel The Handmaid’s Tale. Offred, who was stripped of her own name, is the main protagonist of the book and now the hit TV series, starring Elisabeth Moss. The novel is set in a patriarchal society in which fertile women like Offred are kept by men for the purposes of reproduction. Offred is definitely not a name you'd want to give to your baby girl.

Les is strictly a nickname in our book--for the male Lester or the female Leslie. For example, famed guitarist Les Paul was born Lester. So though sometimes more is less, in this case Les is less.

Phrike (rhymes with Nike) is the Greek goddess of horror. Her name is derived from the Greek phrittō, meaning "to tremble."

Australian olympic champion Giann Rooney brought this modern take on the traditional Italian name Gianna or Giovanna into many households.