One Syllable Names for Boys

If default nickname Eli is too common for your tastes, you may consider resuscitating the antique nickname Lige for your little Elijah.

Not an adverb baby name, but an international nickname for Hans and Heinrich.

Groves has yet to secure a place on the baby name charts, but we could see that changing very soon. Groves combines surname style with a nature meaning and a hotter-than-hot S ending. It's a recipe for success — just ask Banks, Brooks, and Wells.

In Bosnian mythology, Tur is a bull that holds the world on his back. According to legend, whenever he moves his horns, an earthquake happens. It is said that should Tur one day move his whole body, this would cause the end of the world.

A relatively popular Arabic name which made the Top 500 in France between the early 1970s and late 1980s.

Sune was derived from the Old Norse word sunr, meaning "son".

An is a gender-neutral Chinese name, originally a surname, that can be used for girls or boys and means peace or quiet. It is also a Vietnamese name meaning safe and secure. In the English-speaking world, it may feel slight due to its equivalence to the article an.

Žiga is a former Top 10 name in Slovenia, where it peaked at Number 3 in 2010.

Pronounced GHEED, this surname of Nobel Prizewinning novelist Andre could make a smooth, sleek middle name choice.

Hebrew spelling of Zion.