One Syllable Names for Boys
- Burns
Origin:
Scottish and EnglishMeaning:
"from the burnt house"Description:
The final s turns this name into a manservant.
- Tobe
Origin:
Diminutive of Tobias, HebrewMeaning:
"God is good"Description:
Simple short form of Tobias that feels more distinctly masculine than Toby.
- Brixx
Origin:
American invented nameDescription:
The word "bricks," name-ified. Rapper Pusha T used this as the middle name for his son, Nigel.
- Byrnes
- Britt
- Roads
Origin:
Variation of Rhodes, GreekMeaning:
"where roses grow"Description:
Variation of Rhodes.
- Àlex
Origin:
Catalan short form of AlexanderMeaning:
"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 nameDescription:
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 SwedishMeaning:
"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:
HebrewMeaning:
"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 AbbottDescription:
A German surname you do NOT want to use as a first.
- Jorn
- Klove
- Haim
Origin:
Sanskrit or variation of Chaim, HebrewMeaning:
"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.