One Syllable Names for Boys

Groves has yet to secure a place on the baby name charts, but we could see that changing very soon. Groves combines surname style with a nature meaning and a hotter-than-hot S ending. It's a recipe for success — just ask Banks, Brooks, and Wells.

Sune was derived from the Old Norse word sunr, meaning "son".

In Bosnian mythology, Tur is a bull that holds the world on his back. According to legend, whenever he moves his horns, an earthquake happens. It is said that should Tur one day move his whole body, this would cause the end of the world.

A relatively popular Arabic name which made the Top 500 in France between the early 1970s and late 1980s.

A German surname you do NOT want to use as a first.

As an Indian name, Haim is an epithet of Lord Shiva. In the US, it was once more common as a variation of the Jewish name Chaim.

Orm was a common name in the Viking Age, when children were often given names of animals. Animal names were thought to provide protection to those who had them.

Gruff is a name that gets used on a handful of boys each year, in both the US and the UK.