By Pamela Redmond Satran

　　Baby girl names have been trending toward the long and elaborate for some time now, with selections like Isabella and Elizabeth, Olivia and Sophia winning out over the kind of brisk no-nonsense names — Anne, Gail, Lynn — that dominated a couple of generations ago.

　　But there are some popular names that are short and sweet.  I’m thinking of Emma, Ava, Mia, Ella.  And some parents are starting to feel this simple style carries a more modern brand of femininity.

　　You might want a short, sweet name for your daughter’s middle.  Or maybe you want a short and sweet first name to balance a longer or more complicated last name.

　　How short is short?  We’re going to cap it at four letters.

　　Our ideas for fresh baby girl names that are both short and sweet include:

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　　Ada

　　Alma

　　Bay

　　Bea

　　Bess

　　Cara

　　Cleo

　　Coco

　　Dara

　　Edie

　　Elle

　　Esme

　　Eve

　　Fay

　　Gia

　　Gwen

　　Hope

　　Ida

　　Iris

　　Ivy

　　Joy

　　June

　　Juno

　　Lark

　　Lea

　　Lila[/column1]

　　[column2]Liv

　　Lou

　　Lulu

　　Luna

　　Mae

　　Mame

　　Maud

　　Nell

　　Neve

　　Oona

　　Page

　　Peri

　　Plum

　　Poet

　　Posy

　　Rose

　　Ruby

　　Rue

　　Sera

　　Snow

　　Tess

　　Thea

　　Vera

　　Vita

　　Wren

　　Yara

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　　Do you prefer short, sweet girls’ names or more elaborate ones?  Which of the names here would you use for your daughter?