Compact Girls' Names

Names come in all lengths and degrees of formality. Some are long and formal names. Others are the exact opposite: short and casual. 

Compact names have no more than five (ideally four) letters along with feeling mostly informal. None of these are nicknames, though, so they should suit all ages equally. A name that has diminutive roots but feels independent today is still compact.

Here are some cute girls' names that will wear well across a lifetime:

Ada

Alva

Amy

Aria

Ava

Avis

Ayla

Belle

Bree

Cara

Cleo

Cora

Cove

Demi

Dora

Eden

Elin

Ella

Elle

Elsa

Emma

Esme

Etta

Eva

Eve

Faye

Fia

Gaia

Gemma

Halo

Hebe

Hera

Holly

Ida

Ily

Iona

Ione

Iris

Isla

Iva

Ivy

June

Juno

Kara

Kira

Leah

Lena

Lila

Lily

Liv

Lola

Lucy

Lumi

Luna

Lyla

Lyra

Mae

Mara

May

Mia

Mila

Mina

Mira

Nala

Navy

Neva

Neve

Nia

Noa

Nola

Nora

Nova

Nyla

Oona

Orla

Orly

Peta

Pia

Pippa

Poppy

Reba

Remi

Rena

Reva

Rhea

Rita

Romy

Ruby

Rue

Rumi

Shea

Suvi

Tessa

Thea

True

Vada

Vega

Viva

Willa

Zoe

Zola

Zora

Zuri

What names would you add to this list?

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