- 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)
Saturday, August 3, 2013
Single Syllable Roundup--Girls
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