One Syllable Names for Boys

  1. Ura
    • Czar
      • Origin:

        Balkan variation of Tsar, meaning "Caesar or ruler"
      • Meaning:

        "Caesar or ruler"
      • Description:

        One way to set up a superiority complex in your child is to call your child Czar as American actor Rockmond Dunbar did in 2016.
    • Ysmael
      • Raines
        • Origin:

          English
        • Meaning:

          "from Rayne or Rennes"
        • Description:

          The final s turns a nature name into a Waspy surname.
      • Józef
        • Hayate
          • Origin:

            Japanese
          • Meaning:

            "smooth; sound of the wind; hurricane"
          • Description:

            Hayate is most common among Zillennial men in Japan, where it's also the name of a train service.
        • Zyir
          • Payce
            • Jc
              • Joash
                • Origin:

                  Hebrew
                • Meaning:

                  "fire of god"
                • Description:

                  An unusual Biblical name with modern appeal, borne by the father of Gideon, a king of Judah, and a son of King Ahab of Israel.
              • Gaines
                • Origin:

                  English
                • Meaning:

                  "trickery"
                • Description:

                  A fairly common surname, with little appeal but a profit motive as a first name.
              • Race
                • Kayne
                  • Mart
                    • Origin:

                      Diminutive of Martin, Latin
                    • Meaning:

                      "warlike"
                    • Description:

                      Much more modern than Marty and rhyming with the stylish short name Hart, could Mart show success as an independent baby name? Perhaps that’s too much to ask, but we do like it as a nickname for Martin.
                  • Vinn
                    • Ah
                      • Naz
                        • Origin:

                          Variation of Nazir, Arabic
                        • Meaning:

                          "similar"
                        • Description:

                          Naz is occasionally used as-is on the birth certificate, but you're more likely to encounter it as a nickname for Nazir or Nazareth.
                      • Beech
                        • Origin:

                          English
                        • Meaning:

                          "beech tree"
                        • Description:

                          If you prefer the woods to the ocean, you'll want to name your son (or daughter) Beech instead of Beach.
                      • Glynn
                        • Deke