One Syllable Names for Boys

A Welsh saint who is the namesake of the village of St Breock in Cornwall, and is also venerated in Brittany. The name is a diminutive of Briafael ("mighty prince"). Variants include: Breock, Bryok, Breok, Briec, Brieuc, Briog.

Ambitious geographical name.

Strictly for a Vegas baby.

Iku is an easily assimilated Japanese name.

This unisex Hebrew name has held rather steady for boys while falling for girls in Israel.

Baze is a nouveau nickname that originated on the TV show "Life Unexpected," as the short form consistently used for the character Nathaniel (Nate) Bazile. Its similarity to the name Blaise lends it a feeling of authenticity, as does the fact it could work as a nickname to Basil or even Sebastian.

Lauge is unheard of in most English-speaking countries, but is in the Top 50 in many Nordic countries. Despite is lovely meaning, Lauge's pronunciation and spelling issues are unlikely to make it popular outside of Scandinavia.

A new name with the potential for spanning across a far-reaching future. Bridges and Bridger are other possiblities.

This snappy nickname may remind some of the 1985 Chevy Chase movie of the same name.

In Danish and Swedish, Nisse is a diminutive of Nils, a relative of Nicholas meaning "victory of the people". In Frisian, it's a diminutive of Dionysus, meaning "of Zeus". And Nisse also happens to mean "elf" in Danish.

Christian Igbo people use Chi as the name for their god.

A legitimate Estonian name, but virtually unusable in the English-speaking world.

This variation on Moses got a boost from Moises Alou, a Dominican-American baseball player who spent 17 seasons in the National League.

Highly unusual water name -- and actor Colin surname -- with a Scottish burr. Firth derives from the Old Norse word fjord.

Diminutive of Tomás in Portuguese, in which Tomás is the common transcription of Thomas.