Simple meaningful girl names that are four letters or less, or have just one syllable. If you are expecting to give birth to a beautiful and lovely baby girl and you are looking for a name that is classic, unique or trendy, you will find plenty of inspiration on this list of 200 short girl names.
Make your selection from these unique A-Z List of three to six letters word Girl Names.
Short Names And Meanings For Girls Starting With A
Ava — Means “birdlike, lively” and has a Latin origin.
Anna — The name comes from a Hebrew origin and means “grace.” (Grace would make a nice middle name for the name Anna!)
Aria — Has many different origins and means “melody” or “song.”
Amy — Means “beloved” and has Latin and French origins.
Abby — Has an English origin and means “father’s joy.”
Anne — It’s a form of the name Anna and means “favor” or “grace.”
Alex — A feminine form of the name Alexander which means “defender of men.”
Ash — A tree name that is short for Ashley and has an English origin.
Short Names And Meanings For Girls Starting With B
Blake — A name for either boys or girls and is shared by actress Blake Lively. The name has an English origin and, surprisingly, means both “fair — haired” and “dark.”
Brooke — Of English and German origins and means “small stream.”
Brynn — Welsh origin meaning “hill.”
Bree — Means “noble, power” and has an Irish origin.
Britt — Swedish origin meaning “high goddess.”
Blythe — Means “cheerful, joyful, pleasant” and has an English origin.
Bea — American origin meaning “bringer of happiness.”
Bria — Italian origin meaning “vigor, liveliness.”
Beth — Hebrew roots and means “house.”
Short Names And Meanings For Girls Starting With C
Chloe — Greek origin meaning “blooming” or “fertility.”
Claire — French origin meaning “bright, clear.”
Cara — Irish name meaning “friend.”
Char — A French feminine name that is a variation of Chardonnay, Charlene and Charlotte and means “free man”.
Cora — Greek origin meaning “maiden” or “daughter.”
Cheryl — English origin meaning “dear, beloved, friend, love.”
Chris — Latin origin meaning “follower of Christ.”
Short Girl Names D
Examples of short girl names starting with D
Demi — French origin meaning “half” or “small.”
Dory — French origin meaning “gift of God.”
Deb — Short for the Hebrew name Deborah and means “bee.”
Dawn — English origin meaning “sunrise.”
Dani — Of English origin and means “God is my judge.”
Drew — Best known from actress Drew Barrymore, this name means “wise” and is of Welsh origins.
Dana — English origin meaning “gift” or “wise.”
Dara — Irish origin meaning “pearl of wisdom.”
Dia — Spanish origin meaning “divine.”
Didi — Means “older sister” and is of Indian origin.
Dina — Arabic origin meaning “sweet, precious, darling, gift from God.”
Dee — Welsh origin meaning “swarthy, dark.”
Short Names And Meanings For Girls Starting With E
Emma — English name meaning “universal” or “whole.”
Evie — Hebrew origin meaning “life.”
Ella — This name has many origins and meanings. In Hebrew, it means “goddess.”
Eden — Hebrew origin meaning “place of pleasure.”
Eva — Hebrew origin meaning “life.”
Elle — Means “she” and is of French origin.
Eve — Hebrew origin meaning “life.”
Erin — Means “from the island to the west” and is of Irish origin.
Emmy — Means “work, universal” and has a German origin.
Elsa — German origin meaning “my God is bountiful.”
Elin — Means “sunbeam” and has Dutch and Scandinavian roots.
Short Names And Meanings For Girls Starting With F
Faith — Latin origin meaning “trust, faith.”
Faye — English origin meaning “fairy.”
Fern — Botanical name of English origin.
Flynn — Irish origin meaning “descendant of the red — haired man.”
Fara — Means “lovely, pleasant” and is of English/Arabic origin.
Short Names For Girls Starting With G
Examples of short girl names starting with G
Grace — Of Latin origin and means “goodness” and “generosity.”
Gwen — Welsh origin meaning “white, holy.”
Gail — Hebrew origin that is derived from Abigail and means “my father rejoices.”
Gina — Greek and Italian origins and means “queen.”
Gabi — Means “woman of God” and has a Hebrew origin.
Short Names And Meanings For Girls Starting With H
Hope — English origin meaning “desire of fulfillment.”
Halo — Means “divine light” and has a Greek origin.
Hayes — English origin meaning “hedged area.”
Hana — Spanish origins meaning “happiness” or “flower.”
Heart — English origin meaning “love” or “passion.”
Short Names And Meanings For Girls Starting With I
Ivy — British origin and signifies “faithfulness.”
Iris — Greek origin meaning “rainbow.”
Izzy — Means “God’s promise” and has a Hebrew origin.
Ira — Hebrew origins meaning “watchful.”
Ida — German origin meaning “industrious one.”
Ilsa — Has German, Spanish and Dutch origins and means “pledged to God.”
Short Names And Meanings For Girls Starting With J
Jess — Hebrew origin meaning “gift of God.”
Jill — Comes from the name Gillian and means “child of the gods.”
Jen — English origin meaning “fair phantom.”
Jo — Hebrew origin meaning “God is gracious.”
Jan — Means “God is gracious” and is of Hebrew origin.
Jane — English origin meaning “God is gracious.”
Jazz — Nickname for Jasmine and means “gift from God.”
Judy — Hebrew origin meaning “He will be praised.”
Short Girl Names K
Examples of short girl names starting with K
Kari — Norway origin meaning “pure.”
Kat — English origin meaning “pure.”
Kaci — American origin meaning “alert” or “watchful.”
Kim — Short for Kimberly and means “of the clearing of the royal fortress.”