One Syllable Names for Boys

The late Swedish novelist Stieg Larsson, author of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, introduced his Swedish name to the wider world -- not that too many people outside Scandinavia have adopted it.

This Russian name was created by Communist parents looking to reject traditional names (it is believed to derive from the French surname Jaures). One notable bearer is Nobel prize winner and physicist, Zhores Alferov.