These are short names we keep coming back to. If you want something that travels, start here.
They fit on a lunchbox, across a park, and in every language you might need in the UAE.
Leo
Latin
Lion. Three letters, a whole mane.
Max
Latin
Greatest. Works in English, German, Spanish, and on a football shirt.
Kai
Hawaiian / Frisian / Japanese
Sea, or willow, depending on the map. Soft and international.
Beau
French
Handsome. A Southern breeze in a short coat.
Ash
English
The tree. Pale wood, quiet strength.
Jude
Hebrew
Praised. A Beatles song and a saint. Tender, not tiny.
Finn
Irish
Fair. A river name that never needs a nickname.
Kit
English
From Christopher. A satchel, a bicycle, a good dog.
Eve
Hebrew
Life. The first garden, in one syllable.
Mae
English
The month of blossom. Vintage, sunny, unfussy.
Ivy
English
The climbing plant. Green, loyal, a little wild on the walls.
Nell
English
From Eleanor or Helen. Firelight and a wool coat.
Cleo
Greek
Glory. Short for Cleopatra, complete on its own.
Willa
Germanic
Resolute protector. A prairie, a porch, a poem.
Tess
Greek via English
Harvester. Hardy’s heroine, and a name that needs no extras.
Pia
Latin
Devout, kind. Italian, tiny, and impossible to forget.