One Syllable Names for Boys
- Maayan
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"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.
- Zhorz
- Science
Origin:
English word nameMeaning:
"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:
ArabicMeaning:
"meadows, gardens"Description:
Variant of Riad.
- Pelé
Origin:
Athlete nameDescription:
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 StigDescription:
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 nameDescription:
Modern virtue name, playing on the word "tough".
- Thos
- Gare
- Laike
- Rolph
- Brisk