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Your favourite single syllable names

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IWantDogger · 28/06/2014 17:23

I would love suggestions of single syllable names (or nick names) for girls or boys.
Expecting dc3, have 2 DDs with quite classic 2 & 3 syllable names ending in -y/-ie , think Rosie and Emily. Names ending with -a or -er don't work v well with our surname and I feel that dc3 would work best with a single syllable name to give some contrast with the others.
So far I thought of

Beth
Eve

Sam (Samuel)
James

Any other ideas?

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Castlelough · 29/06/2014 16:06

Oh dear sorry about the multiple repeat post!!!

sausageandorangepickle · 29/06/2014 14:37

My DH and all 3 DS's have single syllable names, and we considered girls ones too before DS's were born. Many will have been mentioned already, but here goes....

Ash (Asher/Ashton)
Ben
Bill
Blake
Brad
Charles (Charlie)
Clarke
Dan
Drew
Des
Evan (not quite one syllable, but short)
Fred
George
Greg
Hal (Harry/Henry)
Ian
James
Jem (Jeremy)
Jed
Kier
Lee
Leo
Lex
Matt
Mark
Max
Nick
Nate
Owen
Osh (Osian)
Paul
Quinn
Rex
Red
Sam
Tom
Theo
Ted
Will
Zac

The girls list is shorter, as we re-considered the same ones with subsequent DC's

Ruth
Kate
Tess
Jane
Anne
Zoe
Charlotte
Erika (I know these 2 are not one syllable, but we kept considering them, despite DH wanting a one syllable name, so they fit somehow)

DiamondsAndRust · 29/06/2014 13:52

Most of these have probably been mentioned but my favourites are:

Kate
Blythe
Wren
Tess
Pearl
June (this one's growing on me!)
Maeve

Kit
Flynn
John
Jude
Seth
Rafe
Gus

squoosh · 29/06/2014 12:21

TessOfTheFurbyvilles Your parents have great taste!

squoosh · 29/06/2014 12:20

Soz Alis!

Castlelough · 29/06/2014 04:41

Paul
Hugh
Luke
Mark

Castlelough · 29/06/2014 04:40

Paul
Hugh
Luke
Mark

Castlelough · 29/06/2014 04:39

Paul
Hugh
Luke
Mark

WolfMoon · 29/06/2014 02:37

Kate
Alex
Jade
Ruth

Jack
Guy
Ben
Tom

pancakesfortea · 28/06/2014 22:13

I have a Joe (John Joseph) and a Ted (Edward).

gamescompendium · 28/06/2014 22:10

Anne.

TessOfTheFurbyvilles · 28/06/2014 22:08

squoosh has listed mine, my sister's and my brother's name in her lists.

The single syllable name were my parents' names of choice!

RabbitSaysWoof · 28/06/2014 20:05

Kip
Nate

Maeve
Elle
Rae

OutragedFromLeeds · 28/06/2014 19:12

and Niamh is really lovely too.

OutragedFromLeeds · 28/06/2014 19:08

For a boy my favourites are;

Jake (Jacob)
Seb (Sebastian)
Jude
Josh (Joshua)
Ben (Benjamin)
James

but also;

Paul
Pete
Rich
Max
Will
Dave
Sam
Rod
Craig
Jim
Lee
Al
Sid
Cass
Mark
John
Luke
Bill
Tim
Tom
Ned
Ted
Ed
Nick
Jay

For a girl I like;

Nell
Beth (Elizabeth or Bethan)
Grace
Liv (Olivia)
Kate

but also;

Clare
Leigh
Jade
Sam
Bess
Tess
Hope
Brooke
Paige
Dawn
Jen (Jennifer)
Kat
Meg
Lou
Kay
May
Faye
Sue
Anne

Castlelough · 28/06/2014 19:02

I love Anne and John.
Both so classic and underused.
They can always be Annie or Johnny (think Johnny Cash!) if you want to call them something more familiar.

BikeRunSki · 28/06/2014 18:51

Ned

littlemissblue · 28/06/2014 18:42

My baby is called Faith :)

badtime · 28/06/2014 18:40

Joy
Fern

Leigh

Paul
John

RobinSparkles · 28/06/2014 18:27

James and Rose

Nereida · 28/06/2014 18:26

Jane
Mae
Ruth
Elle
Skye
Clare

Kit
Luke
Max
Paul
Tom
Zac/Zack/Zach
John

Ninetysixpercent · 28/06/2014 18:02

Jack
Ben
Josh

Eve
Meg
Pearl

Alisvolatpropiis · 28/06/2014 17:58

Dammit squoosh!

I was just coming back to post Jude, Pearl and Liv!

Rafe is my other suggestion.

squoosh · 28/06/2014 17:55

Jude
Rex
Seth
Saul
Lyle

Wren
Tess
Liv
Pearl
Nell

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IWantDogger · 28/06/2014 17:54

Thanks for all of the suggestions, some great ideas. Some are a little out there for me and think we should go fairly classic to fit with the girls. Love Meg/Megan in particular.

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