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One Syllable Names: Part 1
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Boyd
Scottish
"blond"
Has a bit of a hayseed image, and that oy sound is tough to work with.
Boyn
Boyn is an uncommon masculine name with obscure origins, possibly derived from Irish or Scottish Gaelic traditions. This short, distinctive name may be a variant of Boyd, which comes from the Gaelic…
Boyne
Irish
"white cow"
The famous Battle of the Boyne, in Ireland, vanquished the Catholic king.
Brá
Braam
Brace
Brad
Diminutive of Bradley
Pitt is the prototypical blond Brad.
Brade
Brahms
German surname from Abraham, Hebrew
"father of multitudes"
A melodic choice for lullaby-lovers. Brahms might also make a trendy s-ending nickname for Abraham.
Brais
Braith
Bram
Dutch variation of Abraham, Hebrew
"father of multitudes"
Bram has an unusual measure of character and charm for a one-syllable name; it started as a hipper-than-Abe diminutive of the biblical Abraham, but is also an independent Irish and Dutch name, made…
Bran
Diminutive of Brandon
"broom-covered hill"
A little heavy on the fiber content; we prefer Bram. But Bran is also the Celtic god of the underworld, whose symbol is the raven. It's probably not a coincidence that George R.R. Martin chose this…
Branch
Word name
Branch is an attractive name with associations both with trees and with branching out into brave new worlds. Baseball's Branch (born Wesley, with Branch as his middle name) Rickey broke the color…
Brand
English
"firebrand, sword"
Rugged and straightforward brand-new name, though you might not like the idea of branding your son.
Brant
German
"sword"
Brant, a no-nonsense one-syllable name, had some popularity in the early 1970s, but has been off the lists for a decade. Now, with similarly brisk names like Chase, Jace, Bryce, and Grant finding…
Bras
Brass
Brave
Bray
Irish place-name, from French
"marsh"
Can't help thinking of a donkey.