When you choose a name for the baby who is “on the way” you open up such a wide panorama that can inspire confusion or disagreements. In some cases it is not disputed whether both pay homage to a grandfather, a custom from times gone by, but which today only appears from time to time in the second name.
There is classic names which are generally long and musical in the case of girls and louder in the case of boys. But this is not the trend. Today short names prevail, which have other virtues: they are simple, with few consonants and strength in the vowels. I am short, but powerful.
Another thing to keep in mind is the harmony with the surname. If your last name is long or complicated, nothing better than Ana or Juan. But it must also sound similar to the surname: a Nahuel Benedetti seems not to combine, however Latinos in the United States usually resort to Brian García without problems.
What is a short name? WELL, two syllables maximum. Here is a list of 41 short and original names (21 for women and 20 for men), with guidance from the sites Parenting and Me and My Baby.
SHORT FEMALE NAMES
Short female names. Of all origins and with different meanings. Photo: Shutterstock.April 1st. Of Latin origin. The Romans named their children after the month they were born.
2) Bet. It comes from Hebrew and means “house”
3) Face. Italian name, means “dear, beloved”
4) Chloe. From Greek “green grass”
5) Clio. Of Greek origin, it means “to sing”. Clío was the muse of poetry
6) Dana. From Hebrew “she who judges”
7) Elsa. From the Hebrew root means “God has sworn”
8) Emma. Germanic name, “universal woman”
9) Gala. From Russian Galina means “calm”
10) Iris. In Greek mythology, goddess of the rainbow, messenger of the gods
11) Lia. From the Hebrew “melancholy”
Short female names. Harmony with the surname is important. Photo: Shutterstock.12) Lilac. From Hebrew means “night”
13) March. Of Latin origin, it refers to the sea
14) Maya. From Sanskrit “illusion”. It is the name of Buddha’s mother
15) Mine. variant of Mary, “the beloved of God”
16) Mine. Of Italian origin, diminutive of Guillermina
17) Noah. From Hebrew it means “delight”
18) Rome. From Latin it refers to the city of Rome
19) Route. Catalan name, means “beauty”
20) True. From Latin verus, “true”
21) Zoe. From Greek “full of life”
SHORT MALE NAMES
Short male names. With two syllables at most. Photo: Shutterstock.1) Abel. Of Hebrew origin, it means “breath”
2) Blas. Of Latin origin, it means “to stammer, to babble”
3) Bruno. Of Germanic root, “shell”
4) Cyrus. From the Hebrew “shepherd”
5) Dario. Persian name, “mighty”
6) Diego. Of Greek origin, it means “wise”
7) Esau. From Hebrew “sheepskin”
8) Faithful. Of Latin origin, “faithful”
9) I drive. Germanicus, “vast forest”
10) Ivan. From the Hebrew “compassion of God”
Short male names. Of Jewish, Greek, Latin and many other origins. Photo: Shutterstock.11) James. From Jewish roots, “God will reward”
12) Joel. From Hebrew “Yahweh is God”
13) Leo. Of Greek origin, it means lion
14) Luke. From Latin roots “light, bright”
15) Noah. From the Hebrew Noah means “long life”.
16) Brass. Germanic, means “wealth, treasure”
17) Saul. Of Hebrew origin, it means “awaited by God”
18) Uriel. Hebrew name, means “my light is God”
19) Vito. Of Latin origin, “eternal life”
20) Zach. Hebrew name “God remembers”.
Source: Clarin
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