One Syllable Word Names Part 1

We've seen Beatrice and Beatrix climb in popularity, along with traditional nickname Bea. And now there's Bee, giving it a buzzy nature world spin, plus a tie to popular late night TV''s Samantha Bee, not to mention Aunt Bee on the old The Andy Griffith Show TV show. Bee can theoretically be short for any girl names starting with B.

If you prefer the woods to the ocean, you'll want to name your son (or daughter) Beech instead of Beach.

Bland, and better for a girl besides.

These days, it's more likely you'd call your daughter the popular Belle or Bella.

The quintessential midcentury nickname, famously found in Arthur Miller's play "Death of a Salesman."

Most Bills today are dads...or grandpas. The younger Williams are usually nicknamed Will, or called by their full names.

A name that's unusual in that changing the i to a y -- as in Byrd -- makes it more masculine.

Unlike Rose and Blue, this color name is Not Ready for Prime Time.

One of the new crop of boys' names that manage to be unconventional and macho at the same time — though Blade verges on the threatening.

Originally a form of the saint's name Blaise, though now more likely to be a hot word name used for both sexes, though heavily weighted toward the boys. It has been in the boys' Top 1000 since the year 2000.
br>On the pop culture side of things, Blaze Bayley is a singer and musician who has been connected to the bands Wolfsbane and Iron Maiden.

If you use this for a boy, it had better be a family name, hidden away in the middle.

Among the coolest of the cool color names, particularly popular with celebs as a unisex middle name.

While Ivy Blue has made the color a more popular choice for girls, Blues — as in the musical style — could feel more masculine. While some may find it a sad and gloomy choice, thanks to the phrase "having the blues", the musical connection gives it greater potential. It could make for a laid-back name that oozes cool and works as an alternative for those wanting to avoid more obvious choices like Indigo or Hendrix.

For 007 fans, a great middle name choice -- or even a first.

Boo as a first name first achieved notoriety as the name of the child-man in Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird. Arthur "Boo" Radley was meant to be frightening, but only in a simple, non-threatening way. More recently, Boo has been used as the middle name of one of chef Jamie Oliver's children and the nickname in the middle of television's Honey Boo Boo. Boo is also the name of the world's cutest dog and of the adorable little girl in Monsters Inc. In a more basic way, Boo is a term of endearment.

Short but not particularly sweet surname.