One Syllable Names for Boys

Kyan is a quintessential twenty-first-century name, a twist on the twentieth-century standard Ryan. Kyan is used by the grooming guru on Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, Kyan Douglas (born Eddie), and increasing numbers of parents.

A common family name in Scotland, occasionally used as a first.

Yu the Great founded China's first dynasty, but in this country "Hey, you!" would make this name utterly confusing, in an Abbott and Costello way.

Ovidio Crespo is a Cuban musician known mononymously as Ovi. His name is related to Ovid, the English name of Ancient Roman poet Publius Ovidius Naso, who wrote the Metamorphoses.

Derivation of Hutchinson.

From an Arabic word meaning "owner of", and often found as the first part of compound names.

More commonly seen as a girl name, where it has roots in both Arabic and Dutch. The masculine variation of Noor is Arabic and used in Islamic communities.

One of the most familiar, and assertive, names found throughout the Middle East and India, with a macho soap opera aura in this country.

More of an abbreviation than a short form that can stand on its own.

A friendly nickname for Joachim, also used independently in Finland and Sweden.

Has a slight aura of danger, from its being two types of weapons and a looming character in the Star Wars films. Best left as a nickname for Mason.

Shyam is one of the alternate names of Hindu God Krishna.