One Syllable Names for Boys

  1. Burns
    • Origin:

      Scottish and English
    • Meaning:

      "from the burnt house"
    • Description:

      The final s turns this name into a manservant.
  2. Tobe
    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Tobias, Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "God is good"
    • Description:

      Simple short form of Tobias that feels more distinctly masculine than Toby.
  3. Brixx
    • Origin:

      American invented name
    • Description:

      The word "bricks," name-ified. Rapper Pusha T used this as the middle name for his son, Nigel.
  4. Byrnes
    • Britt
      • Roads
        • Origin:

          Variation of Rhodes, Greek
        • Meaning:

          "where roses grow"
        • Description:

          Variation of Rhodes.
      • Àlex
        • Origin:

          Catalan short form of Alexander
        • Meaning:

          "defending men"
      • Sip
        • Origin:

          Scottish and Chinese surname, meaning unknown"
        • Description:

          Sip was recorded on the US Top 1000 a single year, 1885, when it was given to five baby boys. This may have been a clerical error from its use as a Chinese surname, which is traditionally written before given names.
      • Bil
        • Wit
          • Gruff
            • Origin:

              Word name
            • Description:

              Gruff is a name that gets used on a handful of boys each year, in both the US and the UK.
          • Vian
            • Orm
              • Origin:

                Old Danish and Old Swedish
              • Meaning:

                "serpent, snake"
              • Description:

                Orm was a common name in the Viking Age, when children were often given names of animals. Animal names were thought to provide protection to those who had them.
            • Edw
              • Oded
                • Origin:

                  Hebrew
                • Meaning:

                  "to restore; encouragement"
                • Description:

                  A male Hebrew name with two upbeat meanings — "to encourage or lift up" or "to restore".
              • Yorke
                • Abt
                  • Origin:

                    German, variation of Abbott
                  • Description:

                    A German surname you do NOT want to use as a first.
                • Jorn
                  • Klove
                    • Haim
                      • Origin:

                        Sanskrit or variation of Chaim, Hebrew
                      • Meaning:

                        "gold; life"
                      • Description:

                        As an Indian name, Haim is an epithet of Lord Shiva. In the US, it was once more common as a variation of the Jewish name Chaim.