One Syllable Names for Boys

  1. Maayan
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "spring of water"
    • Description:

      Maayan (also stylized as Ma'ayan) may sound like the girls' name Maya, but it is a popular unisex name in Israel.
  2. Zhorz
    • Science
      • Origin:

        English word name
      • Meaning:

        "knowledge"
      • Description:

        Actress Shannyn Sossamon used this as the middle name for her son Audio; one of the most do-not-try-this-at-home combos we've heard.
    • Tull
      • Taym
        • Reaves
          • Riaz
            • Origin:

              Arabic
            • Meaning:

              "meadows, gardens"
            • Description:

              Variant of Riad.
          • Pelé
            • Origin:

              Athlete name
            • Description:

              The name of the Brazilian-born soccer great (whose name at birth was Edson) is popular in France and could make it here too.
          • Ryen
            • Prence
              • Irv
                • Stieg
                  • Origin:

                    Variation of Stig
                  • Description:

                    The late Swedish novelist Stieg Larsson, author of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, introduced his Swedish name to the wider world -- not that too many people outside Scandinavia have adopted it.
                • Noar
                  • Tadd
                    • Tuf
                      • Origin:

                        English word name
                      • Description:

                        Modern virtue name, playing on the word "tough".
                    • Thos
                      • Gare
                        • Laike
                          • Rolph
                            • Brisk