It seems that the latest trend for Baby names seems to go with old-fashioned names. The frillier and longer, the more appealing. We’ve seen a lot of girls with names like Felicity, Penelope, and Isabella. These names, once obscure, are now common. You could have more than four Sophia’s or Olivia’s in the same class!
One option to defy fashion is to pick the shortest and sweet name for the little girl. Names that are one syllable are easy and gorgeous. Your child will be different from the rest of the girls.
Another benefit of using simple names is that they are less likely to be misspelled or assigned a nickname you may not like. Your baby girl won’t need to correct a teacher her first day in school, unlike the case of a Katherine who likes Kate and a Margaret who is known as Maggie.
Below you’ll find our list of the best one-syllable girl names in alphabetical order with their origin and meanings:
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After you finally decided on the baby’s name, many parents order a wooden sign with all of its letters and make it into something special for their nurseries.
If you haven’t decided yet, here are a few more related articles with all kinds of unique baby names to help you decide:
100+ Popular one syllable girl names (pretty & vintage)
A
Anne (Hebrew) “gracious or full of graceâ€
Ash (English) “of the ash treeâ€
B
Bee (English) “bringer of joyâ€
Belle (French) “beautifulâ€
Bess (English) “God is my oathâ€
Beth (English) “pledged to Godâ€
Blaire (Scottish) “plain; fieldâ€
Blake (English) “fair-haired; darkâ€
Blanch (French, German) “white; pureâ€
Bliss (English) “cheerful or joyâ€
Blythe (English) “happy or carefreeâ€
Brie (French, Latin) “marshlandâ€
Britt (Scandinavian) “exalted; loftyâ€
Brooke (German) “water; small streamâ€
Brynn (Welsh) “hillâ€
C
Cate (Latin, French, English, Welsh) “pure or innocentâ€
Claire (French) “clear or brightâ€
D
Dawn (English) “the first appearance of light or daybreakâ€
Dee (English, Scottish) “swarthyâ€
Dell (English) “small valley or glenâ€
Dew (Gaelic) “dewâ€
Dot (Greek) “gift of Godâ€
Dove (English) “dove; a birdâ€
Drew (English, Scottish) “manlyâ€
E
Elle (French) “sheâ€
Eve (Hebrew) “life or livingâ€
F
Faith (English) “to trustâ€
Fate (French) “faithâ€
Fawn (English) “young deerâ€
Faye (English) “fairyâ€
Flo (Latin) “flowerâ€
Fran (Latin) “from France or free oneâ€
G
Gail (Hebrew) “my father rejoicesâ€
Gem (Latin) “gem; jewelâ€
Grace (Latin) “God’s favorâ€
Gray (English, Scottish) “welcome; pleasingâ€
Gwen (Welsh) “white; holyâ€
H
Harp (Scottish) “player on the harpâ€
Hope (English) “virtue of hopeâ€
J
Jade (Spanish) “stone of the sideâ€
Jan (Hebrew) “gift from Godâ€
Jane (English) “God is graciousâ€
Jean (English) “God is graciousâ€
Jess (Hebrew) “rich; God beholdsâ€
Jett (English) “jet blackâ€
Jewel (English) “precious stoneâ€
Jill (English) “child of the godsâ€
Joan (English) “God is graciousâ€
Joss (English) “the merry oneâ€
Joy (Latin) “happinessâ€
Joyce (Latin) “lordâ€
Jules (French) “youthful; downyâ€
June (Latin) “youngâ€
K
Kate (English) “pureâ€
Kay (Greek) “rejoiceâ€
Kim (English) “bold familyâ€
L
Lace (French) “fine open-woven fabricâ€
Lark (American) “songbirdâ€
Layne (English) “dweller by the roadâ€
Leigh (English) “meadow; delicateâ€
Lise (German) “God is my oathâ€
Liv (Norse) “shelter; protection; lifeâ€
Liz (English) “God is my oathâ€
Love (English) “full of love; female wolfâ€
Lynn (Welsh) “lakeâ€
M
Mae (English) “bitter or pearlâ€
Maeve (Irish) “she who rules; the intoxicating oneâ€
May (English) “Goddess Maia or family of Matthewâ€
Meg (English, Greek) “pearlâ€
N
Nell (English) “bright or shining one”
Neve (Irish) “bright; snowyâ€
Noor (Arabic) “light; illuminationâ€
P
Paige (French) “young servantâ€
Pam (English) “all honeyâ€
Pearl (English) “smooth, round bead formed by a molluskâ€
Prim (French) “first; delicateâ€
Q
Quinn (Irish) “descendant of Conn; wise; counselâ€
R
Rae (Hebrew, English) “ewe or female sheep”
Rain (American) “abundant blessings from aboveâ€
Reese (Welsh) “enthusiastic or ardent”
Rose (Latin) “rose; a flowerâ€
Rue (English) “herb or diminutive form of Ruthâ€
Ruth (Hebrew) “companion; friend; vision of beautyâ€
S
Sage (Latin) “wiseâ€
Shaye (Irish) “hawkâ€
Shore (English) “dweller at the shoreâ€
Skye (Norse) “cloudâ€
Sloane (Irish) “raiderâ€
Snow (English) “someone with very white hair or an exceptionally pale complexionâ€
Spring (English) “To burst forth; to leapâ€
Star (American) “a starâ€
Sue (English) “lilyâ€
T
Tess (English) “to harvestâ€
Trish (English) “nobleâ€
Triss (Latin) “happy or blessedâ€
True (English) “real or genuineâ€
V
Val (Latin) “strong; valiantâ€
Viv (Latin) “aliveâ€
W
Wren (English) “small birdâ€
Wynn (English) “friendâ€
Y
Yaa (African) “born on a Thursdayâ€
Z
Zoi (Greek) “lifeâ€
Zein (Latvian) “fragrant or beautifulâ€