Short Girl Names
1237 short girl names with meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.
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There is a particular kind of relief in a name that fits on a name tag, a lunchbox and a birth announcement without wrapping to a second line. That is the quiet appeal of short girl names — they land, they stick, and a four-year-old can write her own in crayon without a single tear. The crisp, confident end of this list is where most parents start looking: Quinn has the clean snap of a surname turned first name, Blake carries a cool, unfussy edge that never tips into trendy, Sage borrows the calm of the herb it shares its spelling with, and Elle is about as streamlined as a name can get before it disappears altogether.
Then there is the softer half of the short list, the names built from open vowels that sound like something being sung rather than announced. Nina and Lina are near-twins with completely different accents behind them, Mara has a low, grounded warmth that ages beautifully, and Kora feels vintage and brand-new in the same breath. If you want something a little more playful, Emmy and Allie keep the nickname energy on purpose, while Noa, Gia and Mya prove that three or four letters can still feel completely distinctive on a class roster.
Every name below opens to its full page — a sourced meaning, its U.S. popularity, and a clear audio pronunciation so you can hear it before you fall for it.
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Arah#13598 in the U.S.Most often a modern h-spelling of Ara or a short form of Aria/Sarah. A biblical Arah (a man of ▶Aren#13603 in the U.S.Read variously as an Armenian man's name, as a form of Scandinavian Arne ('eagle'), or as a mod▶Ariat#13608 in the U.S.A modern invented name with no documented meaning; it reads as Aria extended, and is also known▶Aryss#13619 in the U.S.A modern invented spelling with no documented meaning; it sits near Aria, Arys and Iris. Routes▶Asai#13620 in the U.S.A modern given name with no single documented route. It echoes acai (the Amazonian berry, from ▶Ashna#13625 in the U.S.Used in India and Pakistan and usually glossed 'friend, beloved companion' — a sense that runs ▶Asley#13626 in the U.S.A Spanish-language spelling of Ashley, from the Old English place name meaning 'ash tree cleari▶Aspin#13627 in the U.S.A modern spelling of Aspen, the tree whose leaves tremble in the lightest wind (Old English aes▶Aubre#13631 in the U.S.A trimmed spelling of Aubrey, the Norman French form of Germanic Alberic — alb ('elf') plus ric▶Ajee#13639 in the U.S.Ajee is a modern American coinage whose origin is not securely documented; it may derive from s▶Aveen#13642 in the U.S.An anglicized spelling of Irish Aoibheann (also Aoibhinn), from aoibh, 'beauty, radiance, pleas▶Avely#13644 in the U.S.A modern American coinage sitting between Avery and Everly, and echoing Ava. No documented deri▶Avyah#13648 in the U.S.A modern spelling that sits between Ava and the Hebrew Aviya/Abijah ('my father is the Lord'). ▶Aydee#13651 in the U.S.A modern spelling most often read as a form of Haydee (Spanish, from Greek Haidee, 'modest, wel▶Ayssa#13656 in the U.S.Ayssa is most often read as a trimmed, modern spelling of Alyssa (itself linked to the alyssum ▶Ayzlee#13659 in the U.S.Ayzlee is a modern American coinage built on the popular -lee ending, sitting near Aizlee, Aisl▶Azlee#13668 in the U.S.Azlee is a modern American coinage built on the popular -lee ending; some families read it as a▶Azley#13669 in the U.S.Azley is a modern American coinage on the -ley pattern that gave us Ashley, Kinsley and Presley▶Avey#13675 in the U.S.A modern coinage that echoes Ava ('life; bird') and Avery ('ruler of elves'); as spelled here i▶Bebe#13683 in the U.S.Bebe began as an affectionate word name and pet form — from the French bebe, 'baby' — and as a ▶Bell#13685 in the U.S.Bell is a word name — the ringing bell — and doubles as a short form of Isabel, Belle and Annab▶Berry#13693 in the U.S.Berry is a nature word name — the small sweet fruit, from the Old English berie. It also exists▶Brenn#13718 in the U.S.Brenn is a clipped modern form of Brenna or Brennan — Irish names from the Gaelic Braonan, ofte▶Brina#13726 in the U.S.Brina serves as a short form of Sabrina (the legendary river name of the Severn) and stands alo▶Brette#13730 in the U.S.A feminine -e spelling of Brett, from a surname meaning 'a Breton' - a person from Brittany in ▶Britt#13730 in the U.S.A Scandinavian short form of Birgitta (Swedish and Danish), itself from the Irish Brighid/Bridg▶Bryah#13733 in the U.S.A modern American coinage, most likely a trimmed Bryanna or a feminine spin on the Bry- family ▶Cade#13739 in the U.S.From the English surname Cade, variously explained as a nickname from a word for a cask or barr▶Caiah#13741 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Kaia/Caia, a short vowel-soft name read variously as Hawaiian kai ('the ▶Camie#13750 in the U.S.A pet form of Camille or Camilla, from the Latin camillus/camilla — a young attendant at a reli▶Tish#13750 in the U.S.Tish is an affectionate short form of Letitia, and sometimes of Patricia. Letitia comes from th▶Cammy#13753 in the U.S.A pet form of Camille, Camilla or Cameron. The Latin camilla names a young attendant at a relig▶Caya#13773 in the U.S.A short modern name, read either as a spelling of Kaia/Caia — feminine of the Roman Caius, a na▶Celi#13779 in the U.S.A short form of Celia, Celeste or Celina, names from the Latin caelum/caelestis, 'sky; heavenly▶Dwan#13780 in the U.S.Dwan is a short modern name of uncertain origin, plausibly a respelling of Dawn (Old English fo▶Aryaa#13784 in the U.S.From Sanskrit arya, 'noble, honourable, worthy.' It is a long-established element in Indian nam▶Cher#13792 in the U.S.From the French cher/chere, 'dear; beloved; precious' — also a short form of Cherie or Cheryl. ▶Cici#13796 in the U.S.A doubled-syllable pet name, most often for Cecilia (from the Roman Caecilius) or for any name ▶Ciri#13798 in the U.S.Best known as the short form of Cirilla, a character in Andrzej Sapkowski's Witcher novels and ▶Clove#13803 in the U.S.The English word for the aromatic spice, from the French clou and Latin clavus, 'nail' — named ▶Cris#13810 in the U.S.A short form of Cristina, Cristal or Cristian, from the Latin Christianus — 'a Christian,' behi▶Cylee#13813 in the U.S.A modern American coinage, most naturally a C- restyling of Kylee/Kylie — names themselves of u▶Cyleigh#13814 in the U.S.A modern American coinage, a C- restyling of Kyleigh/Kylee with the fashionable -leigh ending. ▶Cylie#13815 in the U.S.A modern American coinage, a C- restyling of Kylie — a name with competing Australian and Gaeli▶Dai#13823 in the U.S.Dai has several routes: a Welsh pet form of David ('beloved'); a Japanese element meaning 'grea▶Darly#13848 in the U.S.Darly reads as a short modern name clipped from Darlene, Darla or Darlyn, ultimately touching t▶Dava#13850 in the U.S.Dava is generally read as a short feminine tied to Hebrew David, 'beloved'. It is also found in▶Dayle#13853 in the U.S.Dayle is a variant spelling of Dale, from Old English dael, 'valley' — first a place descriptio▶Dee#13855 in the U.S.An initial-letter name, used as a short form for names beginning with D (Dorothy, Deborah, Delo▶Bess#13858 in the U.S.A traditional short form of Elizabeth, from the Hebrew for 'God is my oath.' Long linked to Que▶Deni#13873 in the U.S.Deni is a short form of Denise or Denice, the French feminine of Denis, which descends from Lat▶Dessi#13877 in the U.S.Dessi is best known as the Bulgarian short form of Desislava, a Slavic compound usually read 's▶Deyna#13886 in the U.S.Deyna is a Spanish-influenced spelling of Dayna or Dana. Dana itself has several roots — an Eng▶Eddy#13907 in the U.S.A pet form of names beginning Ed- (Edith, Edwina, Eden; for boys Edward, Edwin), spelled Eddy r▶Alle#13908 in the U.S.Alle is best read as a spelling of Allie or Ally, the pet form of names like Alice and Alexandr▶Eislee#13911 in the U.S.A modern coinage, read as a trimmed Aisley or Ainsley, or as an -lee name built on the Eis-/Ice▶Elie#13922 in the U.S.For girls, a slim spelling of Ellie — a pet form of Elizabeth, Eleanor or Ella. Separately, Eli▶Elky#13927 in the U.S.Most likely a spelling of the Yiddish name Elke/Elka, a pet form usually traced to Adelheid ('n▶Elvy#13937 in the U.S.Most likely a survival or revival of the Old English elf-names — Aelfgifu ('elf gift'), Aelfwig▶Elzie#13940 in the U.S.A variant spelling of Elsie, originally a Scottish pet form of Elspeth — itself a Scots form of▶Eriss#13949 in the U.S.A short modern name echoing Iris (the flower and rainbow) and the Greek Eris (goddess of discor▶Elee#13952 in the U.S.A short spelling of Ellie, itself a pet form of Eleanor or Ella, 'light; bright.' As spelled it▶Enas#13953 in the U.S.From Arabic inas, 'friendliness; sociability; the putting of others at ease'. It belongs to a f▶Esley#13960 in the U.S.A modern coinage on the -sley pattern of Ainsley, Presley and Kinsley, all of which come from E▶Eza#13969 in the U.S.A short modern name with no single settled source. It may be read as a feminine trim of Ezra (H▶Ezmie#13971 in the U.S.A modern spelling of Esme, from Old French esme, 'esteemed; beloved' (past participle of esmer,▶Farha#13976 in the U.S.From Arabic farha, 'joy; gladness' — a noun from the root f-r-h, which carries the sense of rej▶Fey#13988 in the U.S.From the English word fey, 'otherworldly, enchanted, fairy-touched', and closely tied to Fay/Fa▶Free#14000 in the U.S.The English word free used straight as a given name, from Old English freo, 'not in bondage; no▶Gayle#14005 in the U.S.A spelling of Gail, itself a short form of Abigail, from Hebrew Avigayil — 'my father rejoices'▶Gem#14007 in the U.S.The English word gem, 'precious stone', from Latin gemma — used directly as a name and also as ▶Erna#14012 in the U.S.A short feminine form of Ernest/Ernestine (Germanic ernst, 'serious, resolute'); it also matche▶Ghala#14012 in the U.S.Ghala is an Arabic girls' name commonly linked to the root gh-l-w, which carries the sense 'to ▶Dami#14019 in the U.S.A short name read two ways: a modern coinage, and a Yoruba short form of names like Damilola ('▶Greys#14019 in the U.S.A modern respelling built on Grey — the color word and the English surname originally given to ▶Gwynne#14028 in the U.S.From the Welsh gwyn/gwynn, 'white; fair; blessed; holy' - a crisp, one-beat name from a beloved▶Hadi#14030 in the U.S.From Arabic hadi, 'guide, one who guides rightly'. Al-Hadi is one of the names of God in Islam,▶Hany#14037 in the U.S.From Arabic hani, 'happy, content, free of trouble' — the root of the greeting hana'an, 'may it▶Hema#14057 in the U.S.From Sanskrit hema, 'gold, golden'. A long-used Indian girls' name, also an epithet in Sanskrit▶Avin#14058 in the U.S.As spelled here Avin reads as a modern coinage echoing Ava/Avery; separately it is a Kurdish na▶Hessa#14065 in the U.S.From Arabic hissa, 'share, portion, lot' — by extension 'destiny, one's appointed portion'. Hes▶Heva#14066 in the U.S.Most naturally read as a form of Eve — Hebrew Chavah/Hava, generally understood as 'life, livin▶Hind#14072 in the U.S.A classical Arabic girls' name of great antiquity, borne by women of the early Islamic period. ▶Ia#14079 in the U.S.In Georgian, Ia is the word for the violet flower and a long-used girl's name. Separately, St I▶Ibeth#14080 in the U.S.Ibeth is used in Spanish-speaking families as a clipped, modern form linked to Isabel or Elizab▶Gold#14085 in the U.S.The English word gold, the precious metal and its warm colour, from the Old English gold. A sho▶Ifra#14086 in the U.S.Ifra is used in Arabic- and Urdu-speaking families and is generally read as a short form of Ifr▶Ileen#14089 in the U.S.Ileen is a simplified spelling of Eileen (Irish Eibhlin), itself an Irish form of the Norman Av▶Iley#14090 in the U.S.Iley is a modern American coinage built on the popular -iley sound shared by Riley, Kiley and M▶Ilma#14094 in the U.S.Ilma is the Finnish and Estonian word for 'air' and a long-used girl's name in both countries. ▶Ima#14101 in the U.S.Ima is the ordinary Hebrew word for 'mother' (imma), used affectionately in Israel. Separately ▶Isbel#14107 in the U.S.A trimmed form of Isabel, itself a Spanish form of Elizabeth, 'pledged to God; my God is an oat▶Islie#14113 in the U.S.Islie is a recent coinage riding the popularity of Isla (the Scottish island name), finished wi▶Ivis#14120 in the U.S.Ivis is uncommon and hard to source. It is usually read as an Ivy-adjacent form, or as a cousin▶Ivvy#14121 in the U.S.Ivvy is a modern respelling of Ivy, the English name of the evergreen climbing plant — a plant ▶Jalai#14131 in the U.S.A short modern coinage echoing Jalayah and the -ai sound of Malai/Sinai. No single fixed meanin▶Jemya#14131 in the U.S.Jemya reads as a modern coinage pairing the Je- opening with the -mya ending of Mya and Amya. N▶Jaelie#14133 in the U.S.Jaelie is a recent American coinage pairing the fashionable Jae- opening with the soft -lie end▶Jahna#14136 in the U.S.Jahna respells Jana, the feminine of Jan — the Czech, Dutch and German form of John, from Hebre▶Jyl#14155 in the U.S.Jyl is a stylized respelling of Jill, the medieval English short form of Gillian, from Juliana ▶Irsa#14160 in the U.S.A short name found in Arabic and Turkish naming; it is sometimes linked to a rainbow or to Ursa▶Janni#14162 in the U.S.Janni is a short pet form of Jane, Janet or Janice — all from John, Hebrew Yochanan, 'God is gr▶Jany#14163 in the U.S.Jany is a slim spelling of Janie, a pet form of Jane — the English feminine of John, from Hebre▶Jera#14175 in the U.S.Jera is a short American name with more than one plausible route. It can read as a feminine of ▶Jem#14182 in the U.S.Jem is a one-syllable English name used for both girls and boys. For girls it usually shortens ▶Jema#14183 in the U.S.Jema is a spelling of Gemma, an Italian name from Latin gemma, 'gem, precious stone'. The J spe▶Jenai#14184 in the U.S.Jenai is a modern American name, a spelling of Jenae/Janae — the Jen-/Jan- opening (from Jennif▶Jessly#14197 in the U.S.Jessly is a modern coinage — a trimmed form of Jesslyn or Jessica, and a name seen in Latina na▶Jettie#14198 in the U.S.Jettie is a vintage American pet name, used in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries as ▶Jeyda#14199 in the U.S.Jeyda is a spelling of the Turkish name Ceyda, given in Turkey and often glossed as 'beautiful'▶Hawi#14200 in the U.S.An Oromo name from Ethiopia, generally glossed as 'the one who comes first' or 'beloved, dear o▶Jhana#14201 in the U.S.Jhana is the Pali term for meditative absorption — the deep, settled states of concentration de▶Jhia#14203 in the U.S.Jhia is a modern spelling of Jia or Gia. Gia is an Italian short form of Gianna ('God is gracio▶Carie#14205 in the U.S.A variant spelling of Carrie, a pet form of Caroline or Carolyn, feminine forms tied to Charles▶Jinny#14208 in the U.S.Jinny is a spelling of Ginny, the pet form of Virginia (from the Roman name Verginius, later ti▶Jnai#14209 in the U.S.Jnai is a tightly compressed modern American spelling of Janae or Jenai — a coined name built f▶Joslin#14226 in the U.S.Joslin is a compressed spelling of Jocelyn and also an English surname drawn from the same Norm▶Joss#14227 in the U.S.Joss is a one-syllable short form of Jocelyn or Joslyn, from the Germanic Gautzelin brought to ▶Jossy#14228 in the U.S.Jossy is an affectionate pet form of Jocelyn (from the Germanic Gautzelin, via Norman French) a▶Juhi#14234 in the U.S.From the Hindi juhi, the fragrant jasmine flower (Jasminum auriculatum), a bloom celebrated in ▶Julan#14235 in the U.S.Most often read as a trimmed, modern member of the Julia/Julian family (from the Roman Julius, ▶Julez#14236 in the U.S.A z-spelling of Jules — long a nickname for Julia, Julie and Julian, and a standalone French gi▶Juli#14237 in the U.S.A trimmed spelling of Julie (and so of Julia), from the Roman family name Julius — whose sense ▶Jyn#14241 in the U.S.A modern one-syllable coinage — a y-spelling of Jin — best known as the name of Jyn Erso, the l▶Kadi#14242 in the U.S.A short name arrived at by several routes: an English pet form of Katherine or Cadence, an Esto▶Destine#14252 in the U.S.Destine is a trimmed form of Destiny, the English word name from Latin destinare, 'to determine▶Kaire#14253 in the U.S.A modern spelling most often read as Kaira or Kyra — names variously tied to Greek kyria ('lady▶Kaiza#14256 in the U.S.A short modern coinage on the Kai- pattern, with a z that gives it bite. Similar forms appear a▶Kalla#14264 in the U.S.Most often a spelling of Calla, the elegant lily whose name comes from the Greek kallos, 'beaut▶Kally#14265 in the U.S.A spelling of Callie, long used as a pet form of Callista, Calliope, Caroline and Catherine. Th▶Kaly#14267 in the U.S.A trimmed modern spelling read most often as Kaylee or as a short form of Kayla. Because it can▶Kamie#14274 in the U.S.A short, affectionate spelling used as a pet form of Kamila, Camille, Kamryn and similar Kam- n▶Kammie#14277 in the U.S.A K-spelled pet form of Cammie, itself a nickname for Camilla, Camille, Cameron and Camryn. The▶Kania#14283 in the U.S.A short, flowing name reached by more than one path: a Ka- coinage on the -ania pattern, a shor▶Keimy#14284 in the U.S.A modern American respelling near Kaimi or a feminine form of Jaime, with a bright -y ending. N▶Kashia#14293 in the U.S.Read most often as a spelling of Kasia, the Polish pet form of Katarzyna (Katherine); it can al▶Kati#14298 in the U.S.A short form of Katherine, standard in Hungarian (from Katalin) and Finnish (from Katariina) as▶Kessa#14300 in the U.S.Kessa reads as a short, modern name, either a reworking of Tessa, itself from Theresa, or a fre▶Kayle#14303 in the U.S.Most often a trimmed spelling in the Kayla/Kaylee family. It is also a Yiddish girls' name, Kay▶Jase#14317 in the U.S.A short form of Jason (Greek, 'healer') or of Jace, used as a crisp one-beat name. More often a▶Keili#14320 in the U.S.A trim modern spelling read as Kaylee, or as a short form of Keilani. Families say it both 'KAY▶Kember#14329 in the U.S.Kember is a modern American coinage that sits between Kimber (an English surname, from a place ▶Kency#14332 in the U.S.Kency is a modern coinage, most naturally read as a trimmed cousin of Kenzie or Kensley, or as ▶Kinze#14333 in the U.S.Kinze is a short modern coinage lifted from the Kenzie sound of Mackenzie, a Scottish surname m▶Kenlei#14334 in the U.S.Kenlei is a modern American coinage in the very large -lei / -leigh family (Kinley, Kenley, Ben▶Kennya#14337 in the U.S.Kennya is a modern spelling of Kenya, taken from the East African country, whose name comes fro▶Ta#14337 in the U.S.Ta is a very short girl's name with more than one honest route: it matches the common Vietnames▶Kensi#14338 in the U.S.Kensi is a modern short form and respelling of Kenzie, itself clipped from Mackenzie — from the▶Keny#14339 in the U.S.Keny is a short modern name, used mainly in the U.S. and Latin America. It reads as a trimmed f▶Krisa#14340 in the U.S.Krisa reads most naturally as a short form of Krista or Christa, feminine names from Christian ▶Kenzee#14341 in the U.S.Kenzee is a modern American respelling of Kenzie, clipped from Mackenzie — Scottish Gaelic MacC▶Kesha#14348 in the U.S.Kesha is chiefly a modern American name, a shorter spelling of Keisha (itself often linked to L▶Khalie#14358 in the U.S.Khalie is a modern coinage, most often read as a Kh- respelling of Kaylee/Kayleigh. It may also▶Kiely#14366 in the U.S.Kiely is an Anglicized form of the Irish surname O Cadhla, 'descendant of Cadhla' — a byname us▶Kiylah#14375 in the U.S.Kiylah is a modern coinage, a respelling of Kyla — usually read as a feminine of Kyle (Scottish▶Knoa#14379 in the U.S.Knoa is a modern coinage, read as a K- spelling of Noa — the Hebrew girl's name borne by one of▶Knori#14380 in the U.S.Knori is a modern coinage with a silent K, most naturally read as a respelling of Nori (a short▶Lavie#14385 in the U.S.A short modern name that echoes the Hebrew lavi ('lion') and the French la vie ('life; the life▶Korynn#14386 in the U.S.Korynn is a modern respelling of Corinne or Corin, from the Greek Korinna — a diminutive of kor▶Kovie#14390 in the U.S.Kovie is a modern short name. In American use it reads as a coinage or a K- respelling of Covie▶Kada#14393 in the U.S.A short name found in Hungarian use (also a place and surname there), and elsewhere a modern co▶Kueen#14394 in the U.S.Kueen is a modern K- spelling of the English word queen, used as a given name. Queen comes from▶Becka#14403 in the U.S.Becka is a k-spelled short form of Rebecca, from the Hebrew Rivka. The name is traditionally re▶Laira#14409 in the U.S.A rare name without a settled etymology. It may be a respelling shaped by Laura ('laurel'), by ▶Landy#14418 in the U.S.Used as a pet form of longer names ending in -landa or -land (Yolanda, Rolanda, Landon), and al▶Lilan#14420 in the U.S.A short modern coinage in the Lila/Lilah family, its ending brushing the flower word lilac. A s▶Lannie#14422 in the U.S.A diminutive used for Alana, Lana, Melanie, Leanne and similar names, with the friendly -ie end▶Kodah#14428 in the U.S.Kodah is a respelling of Koda/Kota, names that echo Dakota and Lakota (Siouan, 'friend, ally').▶Launa#14428 in the U.S.Usually read as a spelling variant of Lana or Lauana in the Laura family, from Latin laurus, 'l▶Keah#14435 in the U.S.Keah is a short modern American name most readily read as a variant of Kia - itself a short for▶Leisa#14446 in the U.S.A variant spelling of Lisa, itself a short form of Elizabeth (Hebrew Elisheva, 'my God is an oa▶Lemi#14447 in the U.S.A brief name with no settled etymology in U.S. use. Lemi occurs as a given name and surname in ▶Luah#14450 in the U.S.A short modern coinage echoing Lua (Portuguese/Spanish, 'moon') and Luana (Hawaiian, 'content; ▶Lera#14454 in the U.S.In Russian, Lera is the everyday short form of Valeriya (Valeria), from Latin valere, 'to be st▶Lety#14456 in the U.S.The everyday Spanish short form of Leticia (Laetitia), from Latin laetitia, 'joy, gladness, del▶Liha#14462 in the U.S.A very rare name with no documented etymology in U.S. use. It may be a respelling in the Lia/Le▶Kang#14469 in the U.S.Kang is chiefly a family name in Korea and China, given here as a first name from its romanized▶Lilu#14469 in the U.S.In modern U.S. use, most plausibly a playful short name in the Lily/Lulu family, or borrowed fr▶Lin#14471 in the U.S.In romanized Chinese, Lin is a very common surname and a given-name element; the meaning depend▶Lincy#14472 in the U.S.Most plausibly a spelling of Linsey or a pet form of Linda (from Germanic elements, often read ▶Litza#14479 in the U.S.Litza is a diminutive — in Greek a familiar ending (-itsa/-itza) clipped off longer names such ▶Liyu#14481 in the U.S.From Amharic, the language of Ethiopia, where liyu means 'special, unique, set apart'. It is us▶Llewyn#14483 in the U.S.A trimmed, modern spelling within the Welsh Llywelyn/Llewellyn family, which is linked to llyw ▶Luv#14501 in the U.S.As a girls' name in the U.S., Luv is a respelling of the plain English word Love — a word-name,▶Luxx#14502 in the U.S.Luxx doubles the x on Lux, the Latin word for 'light', and also reads as the fashion word luxe ▶Lynne#14507 in the U.S.From the Welsh llyn, 'lake; pool' — the same word behind place names across Wales. Lynne is the▶Malli#14508 in the U.S.Malli reads as a modern short form or coinage; separately, malli means 'jasmine' in Tamil and s▶Mahva#14531 in the U.S.Mahva is rare and hard to pin down. It appears in Ethiopian and Habesha naming alongside names ▶Mayka#14549 in the U.S.Mayka is a spelling of Maika, a European short form linked to Maria or Michaela, or a modern co▶Kersti#14555 in the U.S.Kersti is a short form of Kirsten or Christina used in Estonia and across Scandinavia. The pare▶Marney#14583 in the U.S.A spelling of Marnie, usually explained as a Scottish pet form of Marina ('of the sea'), and so▶Marra#14584 in the U.S.Usually read as a doubled spelling of Mara — a short form in the Mary/Maria family, with the He▶Maru#14585 in the U.S.A Spanish nickname made by clipping a compound Maria name — Maria Luisa, Maria Eugenia, Maria R▶Maud#14595 in the U.S.A medieval English contraction of Matilda, from Germanic maht ('might, strength') and hild ('ba▶Mauve#14598 in the U.S.A color word used as a name: mauve, a pale purple, from French mauve, 'mallow flower', from Lat▶Mawa#14600 in the U.S.Mawa is used in several African and diaspora communities, but we have not found a single secure▶Mayze#14611 in the U.S.A modern one-syllable coinage, read variously as a respelling of Maze, as a clipped Mazie/Maisi▶Mazlee#14613 in the U.S.A modern American coinage joining a Maz- opening — heard in Mazie and Maisie — to the fashionab▶Lys#14618 in the U.S.The French word lys ('lily'), of the fleur-de-lys, and separately a short form of Lisa/Elizabet▶Meika#14618 in the U.S.A modern spelling read in several ways: as the Dutch Meike (a pet form of Maria), as a variant ▶
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Some of the most-used short girl names in recent U.S. data include Quinn, Sage, Nina and Blake. Each name page shows exactly where it sits in the national rankings and whether it is climbing or cooling off.
What is a pretty short name for a girl?
If you want short and soft rather than short and sharp, look at Elle, Kora, Mara and Lina. They keep the brevity but land on gentler, more open sounds.
Do short girl names work with long last names?
They tend to work extremely well. A one- or two-syllable first name gives a long or multi-syllable surname room to breathe, which is why picks like Noa and Gia sound balanced with almost anything. Say the full name out loud a few times before you commit.