One Syllable Names for Boys

Modern French spelling of the Arabic name Qays or Qais.

Leul is not a traditional Ethiopian name, but rather, a 20th-century Ethiopian title from the Ge'ez language. Leul, or Leoul, was used for sons and grandsons of the Emperor from 1916 until the monarchy was abolished in 1974. It's also associated with Guenete Leul Palace — literally, "Paradise of the Princes" — the royal residence built by Emperor Haile Selassie.

Marks is a surname that independently arose in several languages, most all of them as a patronymic form of Mark. Among Jewish families, Marks is typically a variation of Marx. Marx was a given name derived from Marcus that Ashkenazi Jews used as a Germanized form of Mordechai.

Riff is the name of the leader of the Jets in West Side Story, drawn from the musical word for a repeated phrase in a song. Riff is a jaunty sounding name but a tragic character.

A short form that covers multiple names including Cristian, Cristóbal, and Crispin.