One-Syllable Baby Names
2823 baby names with one syllable — boys and girls, each with meaning and audio pronunciation.
Baby names that have one syllable, most-popular first — useful when you want the rhythm to fit a longer or shorter surname.
Girl Names
RoaneA Scottish/Irish name linked to the roan — the seal-folk or selkie of Celtic folklore — and als▶SanjhA short, one-syllable name sometimes linked to the Hindi/Punjabi sanjh, 'evening; dusk; twiligh▶SkuldFrom the Old Norse Skuld, 'debt; obligation; that which shall be; the future' (from skulu, 'sha▶UrdFrom the Old Norse Urdr, 'fate; that which has become; the past' (the source of 'wyrd'); the el▶VaiFrom Polynesian languages (Samoan, Tahitian, Tongan), vai means 'water' — a simple, elemental w▶WreignA respelling of Reign — 'royal rule; sovereignty' — with a silent W. The regal word-name meanin▶Xoccount; shark — also the name of a revered Classic Maya queen▶YusrFrom the Arabic yusr, 'ease; prosperity; relief' — a Quranic term (as in 'with hardship comes e▶ZaelA modern single-beat coinage in the style of Hebrew names ending in -el ('God'), echoing angel-▶
Boy Names
ReignsReads as the English word 'reigns' ('rules; holds sway') and recalls the wrestler Roman Reigns;▶RhoeA one-syllable name, reading as a respelling of the surname Roe (from Old English for 'roe deer▶RuhnA modern coinage with no documented etymology. It echoes the word rune (an old Germanic letter,▶SainSain is a short one-syllable name, most likely a modern coinage or respelling in the Zane/Shane▶TezA short modern name and nickname, sometimes drawn from longer names (such as Tesfaye or Montez)▶ThothFrom the Greek rendering of the Egyptian Djehuty, of uncertain meaning (variously 'he who is li▶TrumpA surname used here as a given name. Trump comes from the English/German word for a trumpet ('t▶TzarFrom the Russian tsar (also spelled tzar), 'emperor; monarch' — a title derived from the Latin ▶WindThe English word wind, 'moving air; a current of air.' Used as a nature word-name with an airy,▶XairA modern one-syllable coinage echoing Xavier and the place-name Zaire, read with a 'Z-' opening▶XynA modern one-syllable coinage, styled with a bold X- and echoing Zyn and Zayn. No documented me▶YeikA short modern coinage or respelling with no documented etymology; possibly a phonetic spelling▶ZadA modern one-syllable coinage or short form; no documented meaning. It may function as a short ▶ZejdA Bosnian spelling of the Arabic Zayd, 'growth; increase; abundance' — where the -jd renders th▶