Advice for short last name

DSMLove

A lot of you ladies have a knack for finding the right rhythm to make a name sound right, so I thought I'd just ask about some general characteristics that I should look for.

My last name is only one syllable and it begins with a Z. "Zip" is a pretty good example of how it sounds.

DD is Bianca, and I really think it works well. I'm hoping to find something that works nicely with our last name but isn't so similar to Bianca that the sibset is sing-songy.

Guidance on a number of syllables? I know a one syllable FN will sound choppy. Is two ok?

Any other advice? I think our last name is just a challenging one, so I'll take any help I can get. Feel free to suggest names too!

satuttle1014

I think you can do as many syllables as you would like. Some 1 syllable names may work, just have to find the right one. My sister has a 1 syllable name and both her girls have 2 syllable names, that's just how it worked out. 

Just suggestion of names that go with Bianca. 

Girl: Alicia, Camryn, Emma, Gianna, Hazel, Kara, Michelle, Nadia, Olivia, Renee, Sabrina, Sophia, Samantha
Boy: Andrew, Brandon, Christian, David, Frank, Gabriel, Joseph, Matthew, Michael, Nicholas, Nico

Boonhilde

Choppy can sometimes work! Bruce Wayne. John Smith. Jane Jones. Quinn Price. Pete Hale. The great thing, I think, about having a one-syllable last name is almost any first name sounds cool with it. Indiana Jones. James Jones. Both sound great!

yellowbean15

I think 2 syllables would work nicely. But I agree that the right 1 syllable first name could sound really great! So I don't think you need to avoid them.

klirwin82

I like the sound of 3 syllables. Or more, like January Jones, although January is not such a great name.

What first popped in my head is Sabine, pronounced the Dutch/German/Belgian way, sah-BEE-nah like Sabine Lisicki.

breezycat

I have a short one syllable last name and I didn't rule out any names based on it. These are just names that I think go well with Bianca.

Camille
Carmen
Naomi
Daphne
Juliet
Vivienne
Genevieve
Celine
Lorelei
Simone
Alexandra
Colette

Marcus
Christopher
William
Quentin
Victor
Vincent
Theodore
Malcolm

g8trkim

I think it just depends on the name, not necessarily the number of syllables. Bianca sounds good but I think plenty of shorter names would work just as well. I would create a list of names your like and feel them out with your last name.

MamaWren919

I never like 2 one syllable names together. I think 2 or 3 syllables will work.

JNGettinMarried

Personally, I like a name with more than 1 syllable, but I don't think there's anything wrong with a short-short first-last name combo.

For a girl, I love Felicity with Bianca! Also suggesting Violet, Lorelei, Camille, and Megan.

For a boy, I think Oliver, Patrick, Sebastian, and Felix pair nicely.