Ias, Inas, & Itas

As much as I love the elaborate, austere appellations, I have a thing for the short & catchy--names that are compact and to the point.
I was browsing the other day, and started to think about -ina names--Nina, of course, Tina, Rina..which leads to Rita, oh, and Riya and Priya and Pia....I wonder just how many there are?
(and unless stated, these are all feminine)

• Bia (Portuguese)
• Diya (Arabic) [masculine]
• Fia (Scandinavian)
• Fria (Scandinavian)
• Gia (English)
• Kia (Scandinavian)
• Lia (Italian, Portuguese)
• Mia (English, German, Scandinavian)
• Nia (Welsh)
• Pia (German, Latin, Polish, Scandinavian, Spanish....)
• Priya (Hindi)
• Rhea (English)
• Ria (German, Scandinavian)
• Riya (Hindi)
• Sia (Scandinavian)
• Thea (English)
• Tia (English)
• Ziya (Arabic) [masculine]

• Bina (German, Scandinavian)
• Crina (Romanian)
• Dina (Italian, Scandinavian)
• Fina (Italian, Scandinavian)
• Gina (English, Italian, Scandinavian)
• Hina (Japanese)
• Ina (everywhere with Latinate/Latinized names)
• Kina (Swedish)
• Lina (everywhere!) [multiple derivations]
• Mina Dutch, English, French, German)
• Nina (almost everywhere) [multiple derivations]
• Rina (Dutch, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese) [multiple derivations]
• Sina (Scandinavian)
• Stina (Scandinavian)
• Tina (Dutch, English, Italian)
• Trina (English, Scandinavian)
• Vina (Hindi)
• Zina (Russian)

• Brita (Scandinavian)
• Chita (Spanish)
• Dita (Albanian, Czech, Dutch, English, German, Scandinavian) [multiple derivations]
• Gita (Croatian, Hindi, Scandinavian) [multiple derivations]
• Lita (English)
• Nita (English, Scandinavian)
• Rita (everywhere with Latinate/Latinized names)
• Sita (Hindi, Scandinavian) [multple derivations]
• Vita (Croatian, Italian, Dutch, Scandinavian)
• Zita (Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese)

No Alternates Allowed!--Boys (2012)

Oh, my goodness! So many more boys' names from the Top 1000 than girls'! A lot of the boys' names past about 750 or so seem rather "out there" since historically, parents are more conservative with boys' names, thus girls have much wider 'naming pool'. 

I was considering cutting this list short and only using names with only one spelling from about the Top 500 - 750, but I decided "screw it". Good for the goose, good for the gander; and all that.
Plus, along with the more odd names near the bottom of this list, there are still some really nice ones. ;)

• Robert
• Charles
• Thomas
• Jose
• Parker
• Juan
• Jesus
• Diego
• Richard
• Sawyer
• Alejandro
• Jude
• Grant
• Harrison
• Tucker
• Jorge
• Paul
• Abraham
• Omar
• Peter
• Seth
• Travis
• Fernando
• Manuel
• Mario
• Edgar
• Roberto 
• Pedro
• Frank
• Joaquin
• Grady
• August
• Keith
• Dexter
• Pablo
• Ronald
• Trent
• Julio
• Gideon
• Donald
• Raul
• Archer
• Walker
• Randy
• Saul
• Davis
• Bruce
• Larry
• Porter
• Rodrigo
• Hugo
• Alberto
• Moises
• Arturo
• Orlando
• Mauricio
• Warren
• Jonas
• Arjun
• Sullivan
• Alfredo
• Royce
• Ahmed
• Maurice
• Channing
• Yahir
• Sam
• Nash
• Aldo
• Ernesto
• Moshe
• Terry
• Salvador
• Nelson
• Chad
• Rodney
• Harper
• Joey
• Santino
• Ellis
• Guillermo
• Rex
• Reginald
• Tomas
• Zechariah
• Urijah
• Felipe
• Hank
• Flynn
• Jerome
• Vicente
• Harry
• Brent
• Eugene
• Rene
• Ben
• Vincenzo
• Steve
• Wayne
• Otto
• Bruno
• Fletcher
• Theo
• Tyrone
• Harvey
• Rudy
• Amos
• Valentino
• Arlo
• Ramiro
• Legend
• Duncan
• Harold
• Vance
• Abdiel
• Gibson
• Heath
• Kingsley
• Yael
• Rolando
• Anders
• Alvaro
• Gilberto
• Salvatore
• Maximo
• Dario
• Rodolfo
• Truman
• Hugh
• Bridger
• Alfred
• Ignacio
• Santos
• Ross
• Briggs
• Turner
• Howard
• Foster
• Gilbert
• Gordon
• Clarence
• Jean
• Pierre
• Rocky
• Elvis
• Bishop
• Mariano
• Thatcher
• Jeremias
• Leif
• Ralph
• Judson
• Avi
• Humberto
• Ford
• Keller
• Milton
• Josh
• Alton
• Stetson

No Alternates Allowed!--Girls (2012)

It seemz lyke everywhere u turn--kreatyv spellings! Obviously, they're not for everyone, but those who prefer the usual spellings have definitely felt their impact. Even parents using the most traditional or common names/spellings find themselves spelling their child's name out constantly.
But, for some reason, a few names from the Top 1000 (NameNerds' variant-adjusted Top 1000, that is) have defied the trend, and remain variant-free.
Here they are, in order of popularity.
(and stylistically, one of the most random lists ever)

• Harper
• Valentina
• Rose
• Amanda
• Parker
• Ruth
• Olive
• Fernanda
• Elle
• Guadalupe
• Alejandra
• June
• Gloria
• Brenda
• Sawyer
• Eve
• Dulce
• Paola
• Marie
• Virginia
• Irene
• Beatrice
• Willa
• Paula
• Martha
• Abril
• Salma
• Paloma
• Nola
• Heather
• Giada
• Sharon
• Paolina
• Alma
• Luz
• Juniper
• Judith
• Barbara
• Ingrid
• Charity
• Belen
• Monroe
• Estelle
• Meadow
• Tess
• Astrid
• Princess
• Liv
• Belinda
• Azul
• Bonnie
• Louisa
• Magnolia
• Vienna
• Magdalena
• Hunter
• Clementine
• Milagros
• Gretchen

Single Syllable Roundup--Girls

• Ann (AN, English)--form of Hannah. Also spelled Anne.
• Ash (ASH, English)
• Aude (OHD, French)
• Bast (BAHST [reconstructed] Egyptian)
• Belle (BEL, English)
• Berthe (BEHRT, French)
• Bình (BEENG, Vietnamese)
• Bjørg (BYOHRK, Scandinavian)--from Old Norse, "salvation, help". Also spelled Björg.
• Blair (BLAYR, English)
• Blake (BLAYK, English)
• Blanche (BLANCH, English; BLAWNSH, French)
• Blythe (BLITHE, English)--"cheery"
• Brígh (BREE, Irish)--Anglicized as Bree.
• Brighid (BREED, Irish)--form of Bridget
• Brooke (BROOK, English)--also spelled Brook.
• Brynn (BRIN, English)
• Chen (CHEN, Chinese)--"orange" or "morning, dawn"
• Claire (KLEHR, English, French)--also spelled Clare.
• Claude (KLOHD, French)
• Cruz (KROOS, Portuguese, Spanish)
• Dale (DAYL, English)
• Dar (DAHR, Hebrew)--"mother of pearl"
• Dawn (DAWN, English)
• Dell (DEL, English)
• Eir (EHR, Scandinavian)--from Old Norse, "mercy, help"
• Eun (OON, Korean)
• Eve (EEV, English; EV, French)
• Faith (FAYTH, English)
• Fawn (FAWN, English)
• Faye (FAY, English)--from Old English, "fairy"
• Fen (FEN, Chinese)--"fragrance"
• Fern (FURN, English)
• Fflur (FLEER, Welsh)--"flower"
• Fleur (FLEUR, French; FLUR, English)--from French, "flower"
• Gal (GAHL, Hebrew)--"wave"
• Gale (GAYL, English)
• Gerd (YEHRD, Scandinavian)
• Grace (GRAYS, English)
• Greer (GREER, English)--form of Gregory
• Gry (GREE, Scandinavian)--from Norse, "dawn"
• Gwen (GWEN, English, Welsh)--from Welsh, "blessed"
• Haf (HAHV, Welsh)--"summer"
• Hope (HOHP, English)
• Hye (HYAY, Korean)--"wisdom"
• Jade (JAYD, English; ZHAHD, French)
• Jane (JAYN, English)--feminine of John. Other forms include Jan (English), Jean (English), Jeanne (ZHAHN, French), Joan (English), and Siân (SHAHN, Welsh).
• Jewel (JOOL, English)
• Jin (JIN, Korean)--"precious"
• Joy (JOY, English)
• Joyce (JOYS, English)
• June (JOON, English)
• Kai (KYE, Hawaiian, Scandinavian)
• Lan (LAHN, Chinese, Vietnamese)--"orchid"
• Lark (LAHRK, English)
• Laure (LOHR, French)--form of Laura
• Leigh (LEE, English)--also spelled Lee.
• Lin (LEEN, Chinese)--"forest" or "jade"
• Linh (LEENG, Vietnamese)--"spirit"
• Liv (LEEV, Scandinavian)--from Old Norse, "protection" or "life"
• Love (LUV, English)
• Luce (LOOS, French)--form of Lucy/Lucia. Another form is Luus (LOOS, Dutch)
• Lux (LUKS, English; LEWKS, Latin)--from Latin, "light". Spanish is Luz (LOOZ)
• Lynn (LIN, English)--from Welsh, "lake"
• Maeve (MAYV, Irish)
• Mair (MIRE, Welsh)--form of Mary
• Marthe (MAHRT, French)--form of Martha
• Maude (MAWD, English)--form of Matilda. Also spelled Maud.
• May (MAY, English)
• Merle (MURL, English)--from French, "blackbird"
• Min (MEEN, Chinese)--"clever"
• Mór (MOHR, Irish)--"great"
• Mor (MOHR, Hebrew)--"myrrh"
• Naomh (NAYV, Irish)--"holy, saint"
• Niamh (NEEV, Irish)--"bright"
• Noor (NOOR, Arabic, Persian, Turkish)--from Arabic, "light". Also spelled Nur.
• Noy (NOY, Hebrew)--"beauty"
• Paige (PAYJ, English)
• Paz (PAHS, Spanish)--from Latin Pax, "peace"
• Pearl (PURL, English)
• Quinn (KWIN, English)
• Rain (RAYN, English)--also spelled Raine.
• Reese (REES, English)
• Ren (REN, Japanese)--"love" or "lotus"
• Ron (ROHN, Hebrew)
• Rose (ROHZ, English)--other form include Roís (ROHSH, Irish) & Roos (ROHS, Dutch)
• Rue (ROO, English)
• Ruth (ROOTH, English; ROOT, German, Scandinavian)--from Hebrew, "friend"
• Sadhbh (SIVE, Irish)--"sweet". Also spelled Sadb.
• Sage (SAYJ, English)
• Scout (SKOUT, English)
• Shea (SHAY, English)--also spelled Shae or Shay.
• Shir (SHEER, Hebrew)--"song"
• Shun (SHOON)--Chinese, "agreeable"; Japanese, "talented" or "fast"
• Siv (SEEV, Scandinavian)
• Sky (SKYE, English)--also spelled Skye.
• Sloane (SLOHN, English)--also spelled Sloan.
• Sol (SOHL, Spanish, Portuguese)--"sun"
• Spring (SPRING, English)
• Star (STAHR, English)--also spelled Starr.
• Stav (STAHV, Hebrew)--"autumn"
• Tal (TAHL, Hebrew)--"dew"
• Thùy (TWEE, Vietnamese)--"gentle"
• Wren (REN, English)
• Wynne  (WIN, English)
• Zan (ZAHN, Chinese)--"favor"
• Ziv (ZEEV, Hebrew)