One Syllable Names for Boys
- Brandt
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"dweller on burnt land"Description:
Less commercial-sounding than Brand.
- Zeév
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"wolf"Description:
Sharp and sleek, it refers to Benjamin being compared to a wolf in Genesis.
- Con
Origin:
Diminutive of Cornelius, Conrad, Latin, GermanMeaning:
"horn; brave counsel"Description:
Back in the day, Con was a nickname for Cornelius and Conrad. Today it feels like a pet form of Connor.
- Jurre
Origin:
Dutch and Frisian short form of GerardDescription:
Gerard, Gerry, and Jerry may be so far out they may never come back in the U.S., but Jerry-equivalent Jurre is a Top 100 name in The Netherlands.
- Ties
Origin:
DutchMeaning:
"gift of God"Description:
Diminutive of Matthijs, the Dutch form of Matthew.
- Rad
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"advisor"Description:
What child wouldn't like a name that was a synonym for cool?
- Thain
- Leifr
Origin:
Old NorseMeaning:
"heir, descendant"Description:
Before Leif, there was Leifr.
- Daine
- Rayaan
- Syd
- Serg
- Sime
- Chen
Origin:
ChineseMeaning:
"great, tremendous"Description:
Asian name with positive meaning.
- Oan
Origin:
BretonMeaning:
"lamb"Description:
A too-literal spin on Owen.
- Han
- Rigs
- Krys
- Payne
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"villager, country-dweller"Description:
The y helps a bit, but still a painful image.
- Graves