230+ One Syllable Boy Names

Fleet

English word name

"a group operated under unified control"

Fleet is one of the uncountable number of new word name possibilities, and a particularly cool choice at that. Connoting speed, Fleet beats Rush any day. Might be short for Fleetwood, but we prefer…

Linc

Linc is a concise, strong masculine name most commonly used as a shortened form of Lincoln. The name carries the distinguished presidential associations of Abraham Lincoln while offering a more…

Lief

Lief is a masculine name with Norse and Germanic origins, typically considered a variant spelling of Leif, which means 'heir' or 'descendant.' The most famous bearer was Leif Erikson, the Norse…

Trout

Word name

Yes, nature lovers are starting to name their children after all forms of life, including fish, but consider carefully before you cast your line into these tease-infested waters.

Spruce

Tree name

A handsome, spruced-up post-Bruce tree name.

Fletch

Diminutive of Fletcher, English

"arrow maker"

This snappy nickname may remind some of the 1985 Chevy Chase movie of the same name. Writer and actress Jill Kargman has a son called Fletch.

Twain

English

"divided in two"

Twain can be thought of as a modernization (and possible namesake) of the dated Wayne, seasoned with the humor of Mark Twain, who adopted it from a river term.

Spence

Short form of Spencer

Spence is occasionally used as a name all on its own and it has more of a sense of completeness than many nickname-names.

Flip

Nickname for Philip, Phillip, or Felipe

"lover of horses"

Flip is a cute, attitude-filled nickname for the very proper Philip and variations. A perfect choice if you're looking for a buttoned-up proper name with an informal short form.

Vic

Diminutive of Victor, Latin

"conqueror"

This short form of classic Victor is popular in its own right in Belgium and the Netherlands.

Leaf

Nature name

The nature boy version of the Scandinavian Leif, which actually means "heir". In the creative-naming Phoenix family, Leaf is the former name of the actor we know as Joaquin.

Bing

German

"kettle-shaped hollow"

When Kate Hudson named her second son Bingham and announced that she would be calling him Bing, it put this zingy nickname name out on the table. Before that, there was only one, further nicknamed…

Laird

Scottish

"lord of the land"

Laird is a Scottish title for the landed gentry – it ranks just below a Baron – with a pleasantly distinctive Scottish burr that must have appealed to Sharon Stone, who chose it for her son. Laird…

Puck

Literary name

Puck was Shakespeare's mischievous pixie who'a had a few television incarnations in more recent years. A popular name in The Netherlands but nowhere else, from what we can tell. We love Puck for its…

Quay

French word name

"wharf"

A name that looks intriguing and masculine on paper, but is, unfortunately, a homonym for a girl's name.

Klee

German and Jewish surname

"clover"

The whimsical quality of the work of Swiss artist Paul Klee is somehow reflected in his name, although many would mispronounce it to rhyme with key. Say it like clay.

Wim

Diminutive of Willem, contracted form of Wilhelm, Dutch, German

"resolute protector"

With a sound that brings to mind at once "whim," "vim," and "win," this is one Dutch boys' name with serious potential for use in the English-speaking world. Film director Wim Wenders brought this to…

Keats

English literary name

"kite"

Poetic and easy to pronounce (it's keets), this is one of many poets' names to consider, such as Auden, Eliot, Frost, Byron, Lorca, Marlowe, Blake, Emerson and Tennyson. Likely meaning "kite", in…

Daan

Scandinavian & Dutch variation of Daniel

"God is my judge"

Dan with a little something extra.

Yale

Welsh

"fertile upland"

An appellation that couldn't be more Ivy League or sound less Welsh. The name of the University is taken from the surname of college benefactor Elihu Yale. In the movie Manhattan , Yale Pollack is…