Short, one-syllable baby names

Short, one syllable baby names have many advantages. They are easy to pronounce, easy to spell and are easy to remember, as well! You won’t have to worry about your child (or other people!) struggling to spell it -- and a weird or annoying nickname is not a possibility! Think short names are boring? Think again! These hip names can pack quite a punch, much like our favorite diva Cher.

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These short, one syllable baby girl names are sweet and sassy. They would go great with a longer last name, and many can be combined with a second name  for a southern double name, such as Ella Ann. Grab a piece of paper and jot down your favorites and fine the one that blends effortlessly with your last name.

Ann
Belle, Bette, Blair, Blythe, Bray, Brie, Britt, Brook,
Cate, Claire
Dawn, Dee
Eve, Elle
Faith, Fern
Gail, Grace, Gwen
Hope
Jade, Joan, Jules, June
Kate, Kim
Lynn
Madge, May
Quinn
Paige, Pearl
Rain, Rose, Reece, Rose, Ruth
Sue, Shay, Sky, Sloan, Starr
Trish, Tess
Val

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One syllable boy names are edgy and cool. They have a great masculine sound to them, yet are unique as well. These shorter names are great because you won’t to worry that their name will be turned into a weird nickname that will follow them into adulthood (unless the nickname is from their last name and we can’t help you there). Check out these great ideas below:

Art
Blake, Blaine, Beau, Brock, Bruce
Cale, Cade, Chad, Chase, Chet, Cole, Clark, Craig
Dane, Drake, Dax
Finn
Gage, George, Glenn, Grant, Grey, Guy
Heath
Jack, Jake, Jax, James, Jay, Jayce, Jude
Kai, Kent, Kurt
Lance, Luke, Lloyd
Max, Mark
Neil
Paul, Pax
Rhett, Ross, Ron
Scott, Saul, Shane, Slade
Tate, Tim, Trent, Todd, Troy
Vance, Van, Vaughn, Vince
Wayne, Wade
Zach, Zane

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