One Syllable Names for Boys

 As a surname, it's most familiar as Hearst -- publishing magnate William Randolph and kidnapped granddaughter Patty. Few would use it if it wasn't their own family name.

The Dutch answer to Gus. Pronounce it like the English word and you have a name that means air.

Rosh is not Ross, not Rush, but an improvement on both of those more familiar names. The Biblical Rosh was a son of Benjamin, so you might consider it to honor a father or otherwise ancestral Benjamin. Very much associated with the Jewish New Year holiday, Rosh Hashanah.

Yee is related to the surname Yu, a romanization of several Chinese characters. Yu is an ancient Chinese family name, one borne by the legendary Emperor Shun.

A video-game name ("Final Fantasy VII") with an unappealing sound and meaning.

Distinguished actor Hume Cronyn (who shared his father's name) put this unusual choice in the lexicon.

In Cherokee culture, elk symbolize strength, agility, and masculinity.

Too tightly associated with the real-life villainous Captain Bligh of The Mutiny on the Bounty.

Uroš was derived from the Hungarian root úr, meaning "lord." It is primarily used in Serbia, but ranks in the Slovenian Top 100 as well.