One Syllable Names for Boys

In Cherokee culture, elk symbolize strength, agility, and masculinity.

Max, with something X-tra.

A common choice for baby boys in Slovenia. Bine is identical in sound to the Yiddish feminine name Bina.

This striking mini-name comes with a fierce animal edge — vuk is the Serbian word for "wolf".

Like Stian, a more manageable short form of the unwieldy Srigandr, but with a less euphonic sound. Stig Larsson is a successful Swedish novelist, not to be confused with the even more successful late Swedish novelist Stieg Larsson (born Karl Stig-Erland LArsson), author of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo</>..

The surname Benz derived from the personal name Berthold and was used as a short form of Bernhard and Benedict as well. A small number of American boys are given Benz as a first name each year, likely in homage to the luxury car brand Mercedes-Benz. The company was named after Karl Benz, inventor of the world's first practical automobile.

Not only did rocker John Mellencamp name his son Speck, but he appended the middle name Wildhorse to it.