One Syllable Names for Boys

Krown broke through the charts in 2020 as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Corona means "crown").

A Scottish word name and a short form of Brayden, Brae has a gentle but solid feel to it. However, a 'bray' is also the sound a donkey makes.

A preppy surname of hidden German origin that would fit right in with currently trendy s-ending boy names like Brooks.

An old saint's name that, even with the post-Aidan wave of Irish names, is a bit too close to crone.

In the biblical parable of the rich man and the beggar Lazarus, the rich man was sometimes given the name Dives (literally "rich" or "the rich one" in Latin). He turns up in literature and folk song from the middle ages onwards, and very occasionally on birth certificates.

The most popular short form of Lucas in the Netherlands, the other being Loek.

Yet another member of the Gwyn/Gwen/Finn family of names ultimately deriving from a Celtic element meaning "white", Guin gets rare use in England and Wales; a notable bearer is Olympic- medal winning (female) rower Guin Batten.

A strong, powerful choice, ancestor of the modern Superboy Names. Knut is the name of the patron saint of Denmark; Knute Rockne was a legendary Notre Dame football coach. Knute is the middle name of Jessica Simpson's son Ace, in honor of his paternal great-grandfather.

The kind of nickname name you wouldn't want your own child to get stuck with.

This name of a character in Faulkner's As I Lay Dying is short, sweet and Southern-sounding.