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Saturday, August 3, 2013

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)

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