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Kent

English surname and place-name

"edge"

Kent is a no-nonsense, brief, brisk one-syllable name, almost as curt as Kurt.

Mont

Diminutive of Montgomery or French

"mountain"

Monty Burns, on The Simpsons , smashed to pieces any goodwill for his first name leftover from Monty Python . But if you drop the "y," you're left with a distinctly Gallic sounding nickname name. If…

Prent

Prent is an uncommon masculine name with multiple possible origins. It may be a shortened form of Prentice or Prentiss, which derived from the Middle English word "prentiz," meaning apprentice or…

Quant

Quant is an unusual masculine name that likely derives from the surname Quant, which has various possible origins. It may come from Middle English 'quaint' meaning 'clever' or 'skillful,' or from the…

Quent

Quent is a masculine name that likely originated as a shortened form of Quentin, which derives from the Latin name Quintinus, meaning 'fifth.' This concise, single-syllable variation has a strong,…

Quint

English from Quintus; diminutive of Quinton

Clint with a glint; used for flinty characters in old TV westerns and soap operas.

Sargent

Spelling variation of Sergeant, Latin

"to serve"

One of the few military ranks used as a name, as in Kennedy in-law and Peace Corps creator Sargent (born Robert Sargent) Shriver. There's also a more creative, artistic association with painter John…

Trent

English

"the flooder"

This strong single-syllable boys’ name has been finding favor with parents since the fifties, though it's been slipping in recent years; it fell out of the Top 500 for the first time since 1959 in…