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Short girls names like Gwen...

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Sctfthcbtlny · 31/10/2020 20:47

Nell, Maude etc?

One syllable please

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ProudAuntie76 · 31/10/2020 20:50

Tess
Maeve
Niamh
June
May
Kate/Cate
Jane
Jess
Sage
Anne
Meg
Beth
Eve
Ruth
Fran
Jade
Dawn
Rae
Nyx
Lo
Flo
Hope
Claude
Wyn
Rose
Wren

TigerBrite · 31/10/2020 20:52

Your examples aren’t short names, they’re nicknames for long names. If that’s what you want, you could go for any nickname like Liz, Beth, Kate, etc.

gretagreengrapes · 31/10/2020 20:52

Grace
Rose
Eve
Belle
Kate
Pearl
May

HarryLimeFoxtrot · 31/10/2020 20:53

Faye

ProudAuntie76 · 31/10/2020 20:55

@TigerBrite

Your examples aren’t short names, they’re nicknames for long names. If that’s what you want, you could go for any nickname like Liz, Beth, Kate, etc.
Sometimes people are legitimately called those names legally. I grew up with Jess, Cate, Beth and Fran who were all just that on their birth certificates - never Jessica, Catherine, Elizabeth or Frances/Francesca and teacher who called them anything other than their real given name were swiftly corrected by parents/the child.
Scarby9 · 31/10/2020 20:55

@ProudAuntie76 has given you a brilliant list. My favourites of hers are Tess and Fran.
I would add
Bess
Bea
Belle
Cass
Cath
Kaye
Lill
Meg
Nan
Pam
Quinn
Skye

bearlyactive · 31/10/2020 20:56

Sky(e)

TartanDMs · 31/10/2020 20:57

Leigh
Jane
Grace
Niamh
Sian
Dawn
Joan
Paige
Tess
Maeve

missyB1 · 31/10/2020 20:59

Fern
Faith
Jane
Anne
Elle
Jean

Jasper39 · 31/10/2020 21:01

Boux

bearlyactive · 31/10/2020 21:06

Oops, didn't mean to x-post!

BikeRunSki · 31/10/2020 21:06

Lois
Tara
Nina
Wendy
Zoe

ProudAuntie76 · 31/10/2020 21:08

@BikeRunSki

Lois Tara Nina Wendy Zoe
From the OP

One syllable please

Happenchance · 31/10/2020 21:22

Blythe
Raine
Aude
Star
Teal

Krazynights34 · 31/10/2020 21:30

Bo
Joy
Flo
Mar
Jan
Blue
Pat
Pam
Cath
...but these are all a bit erm

EugeniaGrace · 31/10/2020 21:41

Rose
Jane
Jean
Joan
May
Faith
Sian
Lux

FedUpAtHomeTroels · 31/10/2020 21:41

Jane
Lynn
May
June
Gail
Kim
Rin

ZombieAttack · 31/10/2020 22:14

Dave.

Oh..wait.

Happenchance · 31/10/2020 22:45

Bree
Fleur
Mags
Shay

frenchand · 31/10/2020 22:52

Pearl
Rose
Grace
Fern
Viv
Jo
Joan

caringcarer · 01/11/2020 00:18

Joy
Dawn
Eve
Elle
Ann
Kim

TheFairyGarden · 01/11/2020 00:21

It’s Nel from me 😊

DramaAlpaca · 01/11/2020 03:02

A couple of people have suggested Niamh. It's not a one syllable name, it's correctly pronounced NEE-uv.

Tweetypietwo · 01/11/2020 08:47

Quinn
Reese
Bryn
Layne
Shaye
Neve

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 01/11/2020 09:23

Jane
Lynn
Belle
Jo
Tess
Clare
Eve

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