One Syllable Names for Boys

In Greek mythology, Perses was a Titan and the father of Hecate, goddess of magic and the Underworld. His name derives from Ancient Greek pertho ("to destroy").

Naz is occasionally used as-is on the birth certificate, but you're more likely to encounter it as a nickname for Nazir or Nazareth.

An Irish mythology name belonging to a semi-legendary high king of Ireland, often equated with English David though not etymologically related.

A unisex French name that ranks in the Top 200 for boys and the Top 500 for girls there, inspired by a character with the surname Swann in Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time. As a given name, it was popularized by the 1984 film Un amour de Swann ("Swann in Love"), directed by Volker Schlöndorff.

More common than steamlined Tahj, thanks to actor Tahj Mowry, brother of Tia of Tamara.

One Irish surname that will never make it as a first.

See REED.

Ambitious geographical name.

A new name with the potential for spanning across a far-reaching future. Bridges and Bridger are other possiblities.