One Syllable Names for Girls

The name of the mother of King Arthur and Morgan le Fay in English legend. The Ygraine spelling was used in the BBC television series Merlin. Other forms of the name include Latin Igerna, French Igerne, and Welsh Eigyr.

Briar is a rising unique unisex name and Bryars is a spin introduced as the middle name of one of the Waldrop sextuplets, Layke Bryars, who happens to be a boy. But the name works just as well for girls.

The Turkish term for the Nile River, popular as a girls' name.

Yet another member of the Gwyn/Gwen/Finn family of names ultimately deriving from a Celtic element meaning "white", Guin gets rare use in England and Wales; a notable bearer is Olympic-medal winning rower Guin Batten.

Kayce is a unisex name that was the fastest-rising boy name of 2022 — thanks to a male character on the hit show Yellowstone. This particular Kayce pronounces the name like Casey, which feels particularly approachable for a girl as well.