One-Syllable Baby Names

Highly unusual water name -- and actor Colin surname -- with a Scottish burr. Firth derives from the Old Norse word fjord.

We once dismissed Bird as "too flighty", but with the rise of avian names from Lark to Robin to, well, Birdie, we don't see why Bird can't be a fine choice, especially as a middle name.

Tay is occasionally used on its own, or as a nickname for the now fading Taylor.

Frost is a name parents are beginning to warm to, appreciating its icy simplicity and connection with the venerable poet Robert. Frost, along with Winter, Snow, and January, are also perfect names for winter babies.

Thad is a tad too slight to stand alone as a name, though as a short form of the imposing Thaddeus it's as serviceable as Ted or Ed.

Kerr, a simple, unusual unisex middle-name choice, can be pronounced either car or kehr.

This one syllable name has a soft sound but powerful imagery. Derived from Old Norse, it is the Icelandic and Norwegian word for waterfall.