One Syllable Names for Boys

Ing is an Ancient Norse fertility god whose name derives from Ingwaz, most likely meaning "ancestor." Ing himself was considered to be the ancestor of the Ingvaeone tribe. Ing is said to be the original name of the Norse god Freyr.

Streamlined form eases pronunciation and spelling, but somehow adds a weighty element to this British favorite. It became familiar in the U.S. via musician Gram Parsons.

A preppy surname of hidden German origin that would fit right in with currently trendy s-ending boy names like Brooks.

An old saint's name that, even with the post-Aidan wave of Irish names, is a bit too close to crone.

In the biblical parable of the rich man and the beggar Lazarus, the rich man was sometimes given the name Dives (literally "rich" or "the rich one" in Latin). He turns up in literature and folk song from the middle ages onwards, and very occasionally on birth certificates.

Christian Igbo people use Chi as the name for their god.

In Danish and Swedish, Nisse is a diminutive of Nils, a relative of Nicholas meaning "victory of the people". In Frisian, it's a diminutive of Dionysus, meaning "of Zeus". And Nisse also happens to mean "elf" in Danish.

A nickname style name, Neely could derive from the strong, elegant Cornelius, as an elaboration of Neal or Neil, or as a variation of the Scottish surname McNeilly, with the cool meaning "son of the poet".

The final s turns a nature name into a Waspy surname.

The most popular short form of Lucas in the Netherlands, the other being Loek.