Names with 1 Syllable

Svend m Danish
Danish form of Sven.

Syd m & f English
Short form of Sydney.

Tad m English
Short form of Thaddeus.

Tadhg m Irish, Irish Mythology
From Old Irish Tadg meaning "poet". This was the name of an 11th-century king of Connacht, as well as several other kings and chieftains of medieval Ireland. According to Irish mythology it was the name of the grandfather of Fionn mac Cumhaill.

Tai m & f Chinese
From Chinese 太 (tài) meaning "very, extreme" or other characters pronounced in a similar way.

Taj m Arabic
Means "crown" in Arabic.

Tal m & f Hebrew
Derived from Hebrew טַל (ṭal) meaning "dew".

Tao m Chinese
From Chinese 涛 (tāo) meaning "large waves", as well as other characters with a similar pronunciation.

Tate m English
From an English surname that was derived from the Old English given name Tata.

Teague m Irish
Anglicized form of Tadhg. This name is also used as a slang term for an Irish Catholic.

Teal f English (Rare)
From the English word for the type of duck or the greenish-blue colour.

Teale f English (Rare)
Variant of Teal.

Ted m English
Short form of Edward or Theodore. A famous bearer was the American baseball player Ted Williams (1918-2002), who was born as Theodore.

Tel m English (British)
Short form of Terence or Terry 1.

Tess f English, Dutch
Short form of Theresa. This is the name of the main character in Thomas Hardy's novel Tess of the d'Urbervilles (1891).

Teun m Dutch
Dutch short form of Antonius.

Tex m English
From a nickname denoting a person who came from the state of Texas. A famous bearer was the American animator Tex Avery (1908-1980), real name Frederick, who was born in Texas.

Thad m English
Short form of Thaddeus.

Thais f Ancient Greek, Spanish
Alternate transcription of Ancient Greek Θαΐς (see Thaïs), as well as the usual Spanish form.

Thane m English (Rare)
From the Scottish and English noble title, which was originally from Old English thegn.

Thanh f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 青 (thanh) meaning "blue, green, young" or 聲 (thanh) meaning "sound, voice, tone".

Thảo f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 草 (thảo) meaning "grass, herbs".

Theun m Dutch
Dutch short form of Antonius.

Thi f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 詩 (thi) meaning "poetry, poem, verse".

Thị f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 氏 (thị) meaning "clan, family, maiden name". This is a very common middle name for Vietnamese girls.

Thijs m Dutch
Short form of Matthijs.

Thom m English
Short form of Thomas.

Thor m Norse Mythology, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish
From the Old Norse Þórr meaning "thunder", ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Þunraz. In Norse mythology Thor is a god of storms, thunder, war and strength, a son of Odin. He is portrayed as red-bearded, short-tempered, armed with a powerful hammer called Mjölnir, and wearing an enchanted belt called Megingjörð that doubles his strength. During Ragnarök, the final battle at the end of the world, it is foretold that Thor will slay the monstrous sea serpent Jörmungandr but be fatally poisoned by its venom.

Thu f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 秋 (thu) meaning "autumn".

Thuần m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 純 (thuần) meaning "pure, clean, simple".

Thùy f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 垂 (thùy) meaning "let down, suspend, hang".

Tiên f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 仙 (tiên) meaning "immortal, transcendent, celestial being, fairy".

Ties m Dutch
Diminutive of Matthijs, as well as Diederik and other names beginning with Old High German diota or Old Frankish þeoda meaning "people".

Tiit m Estonian
Originally a short form of Tiidrik, now used independently.

Tiiu f Estonian
Estonian variant of Tiia, possibly in part from an archaic dialectal form of the word tihane "titmouse".

Tijn m Dutch
Short form of Martijn or Augustijn.

Tijs m Dutch
Variant of Thijs.

Til f Dutch
Dutch short form of Mathilde.

Till m German
From Tielo, a medieval Low German diminutive of Dietrich and other names beginning with Old High German diota or Old Frankish þeoda meaning "people". Till Eulenspiegel is a trickster in German folklore.

Tim m English, German, Dutch, Slovene, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Short form of Timothy or (in Germany) Dietmar. It is borne by the fictional character Tiny Tim, the ill son of Bob Cratchit in Charles Dickens' novel A Christmas Carol (1843).

Tin m Croatian
Croatian short form of Martin, Valentin and other names ending in tin.

Ting f Chinese
From Chinese 婷 (tíng) meaning "pretty, graceful", as well as other characters with a similar pronunciation.

Tit m Slovene, Russian (Rare)
Slovene and Russian form of Titus.

Tjeerd m Frisian, Dutch
Frisian form of Theodoard or Theodard.

Tod m English
Variant of Todd.

Todd m English
From an English surname meaning "fox", derived from Middle English todde. As a given name it was rare before 1930. It peaked in popularity in most parts of the English-speaking world in the 1960s or 70s, but it has since declined.

Tom 1 m English, Dutch, German, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish
Short form of Thomas. Tom Sawyer is the main character in several of Mark Twain's novels, first appearing in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876). Other famous bearers include American actors Tom Hanks (1956-) and Tom Cruise (1962-), as well as American football player Tom Brady (1977-).

Ton m Dutch
Dutch short form of Anton.

Toon m Dutch
Dutch short form of Antoon.

Tor m Norwegian, Swedish
Modern Scandinavian form of Þórr (see Thor). It was not used as a personal name until the 18th century. It is sometimes used as a short form of names of Old Norse origin that begin with the element Tor, which is also a derivative of Þórr.

Tord m Swedish, Norwegian
From Old Norse Þórðr, a short form of Þórfreðr.

Trace m English
Short form of Tracy.

Trai m Vietnamese
Means "oyster" in Vietnamese.

Trang f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 妝 (trang) meaning "adornment, makeup".

Trees f Dutch
Dutch short form of Theresia.

Trent m English
From an English surname that originally denoted someone who lived by the River Trent. A famous bearer is the American musician Trent Reznor (1965-).... [more]

Trev m Welsh, English
Short form of Trevor.

Trey m English
From an English nickname meaning "three".

Tri m & f Indonesian
Means "three, third" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit त्रि (tri).

Trí m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 智 (trí) meaning "wisdom, intellect".

Trinh f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 貞 (trinh) meaning "virtuous, chaste, loyal".

Tripp m English (Modern)
From a surname derived from Middle English trippen "to dance". It could also be inspired by the English word trip "journey, stumble".

Trish f English
Short form of Patricia.

Trix f English
Short form of Beatrix.

Troy m English
Originally from a surname that denoted a person from the city of Troyes in France. It is now more likely used in reference to the ancient city of Troy that was besieged by the Greeks in Homer's Iliad. The city's name, from Greek Τροία (Troia), is said to derive from its mythical founder Τρώς (Tros), but is more likely of Luwian or Hittite origin. This name was popularized in the 1960s by the actor Troy Donahue (1936-2001), who took his stage name from that of the ancient city.

Trúc m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 竹 (trúc) meaning "bamboo".

Truus f Dutch
Diminutive of Geertruida.

Tu m & f Chinese
From Chinese 图 (tú) meaning "chart, map" or other characters with similar pronunciations.

Tú m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 秀 (tú) meaning "luxuriant, beautiful, elegant, outstanding".

Tuân m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 遵 (tuân) meaning "obey, follow, honour".

Tunç m Turkish
Means "bronze" in Turkish.

Tuur m Dutch
Dutch short form of Arthur.

Tuyến f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 線 (tuyến) meaning "thread, line, ray".

Tuyết f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 雪 (tuyết) meaning "snow".

Twm m Welsh
Welsh short form of Tomos.

Txell f Catalan
Short form of Meritxell.

Ty m English
Short form of Tyler, Tyson, Tyrone and other names beginning with Ty.

Tye m English
From a surname meaning "pasture" in Middle English.

Týr m Norse Mythology
Old Norse form of Tyr.

Uğur m Turkish, Azerbaijani
Means "luck, fortune" in Turkish and Azerbaijani.

Umm f Arabic
Means "mother" in Arabic. This is often used in a kunya, a type of Arabic nickname (see the masculine counterpart Abu).

Urs m German (Swiss)
German form of the Latin name Ursus, which meant "bear". Saint Ursus was a 3rd-century soldier in the Theban Legion who was martyred with Saint Victor. He is the patron saint of Solothurn in Switzerland.

Utz m German
Diminutive of Ulrich.

Val m & f English
Short form of Valentine 1, Valerie and other names beginning with Val.

Vale f English (Rare)
From the English word meaning "wide river valley".

Vân f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 雲 (vân) meaning "cloud".

Văn m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 文 (văn) meaning "literature, culture, writing". This is a common middle name for Vietnamese boys.

Van m English
Short form of names containing van, such as Vance or Ivan.

Vance m English
From an English surname that was derived from Old English fenn meaning "marsh, fen".

Varg m Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Means "wolf" in Old Norse.

Vaughan m Welsh, English
From a Welsh surname that was derived from bychan (mutated to fychan) meaning "little".

Vaughn m English
From a Welsh surname, a variant of Vaughan.

Veer f Limburgish
Limburgish short form of Vera 1.

Veit m German
German form of Vitus.

Vern m English
Short form of Vernon.

Vi f English
Short form of Violet.

Vic m & f English
Short form of Victor or Victoria.

Vid m Slovene, Croatian, Hungarian
Slovene, Croatian and Hungarian form of Vitus.

Viên m Vietnamese
Means "round, full, complete" in Vietnamese.

Viện m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 院 (viện) meaning "courtyard, institution".

Vienne f Various (Rare)
From the French name for Vienna, the capital city of Austria.

Vin m English
Short form of Vincent.

Vince m English, Hungarian
English short form and Hungarian normal form of Vincent.

Vinh m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 榮 (vinh) meaning "glory".

Vít m Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of Vitus.

Vlad m Romanian, Russian, Ukrainian
Old short form of Vladislav and other names beginning with the Slavic element volděti (Church Slavic vladati) meaning "to rule, to control". This name was borne by several princes of Wallachia (in Romania) including the 15th-century Vlad III Dracula, who was Bram Stoker's inspiration for the name of his vampire Count Dracula.

Vlas m Russian
Russian form of Blaise.

Vuk m Serbian
Means "wolf" in Serbian.

Wade m English
From an English surname, either Wade 1 or Wade 2.

Walt m English
Short form of Walter. A famous bearer was the American animator and filmmaker Walt Disney (1901-1966).

Ward 1 m English
From an occupational surname for a watchman, derived from Old English weard "guard".

Ward 2 m Dutch
Short form of Eduard.

Wat m English
Medieval short form of Walter.

Wayne m English
From an occupational surname meaning "wagon maker", derived from Old English wægn "wagon". Use of it as a given name can be partly attributed to the popularity of the actor John Wayne (1907-1979). Another famous bearer is Canadian hockey player Wayne Gretzky (1961-), generally considered the greatest player in the history of the sport.

Wei m & f Chinese
From Chinese 威 (wēi) meaning "power, pomp", 巍 (wēi) meaning "high, lofty, towering" or 伟 (wěi) meaning "great, robust, extraordinary". As a feminine name it can come from 微 (wēi) meaning "small" or 薇 (wēi) meaning "fern". This name can be formed by other Chinese characters besides those shown here.

Wells m English
From an English surname that originally denoted a person who lived near a well or spring, from Middle English wille.

Wen m & f Chinese
From Chinese 文 (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing", as well as other characters with a similar pronunciation. A famous bearer was the 2nd-century BC Emperor Wen of Han (posthumous name).

Wes m English
Short form of Wesley.

Wil m & f English, Dutch
Short form of William and other names beginning with Wil.

Wilf m English
Short form of Wilfred.

Will m English
Short form of William and other names beginning with Will. A famous bearer is American actor Will Smith (1968-), whose full name is Willard.

Wilt m English
Short form of Wilton. This name was borne by basketball player Wilt Chamberlain (1936-1999).

Wim m Dutch
Dutch short form of Willem.

Win m & f Burmese
Means "bright, radiant, brilliant" in Burmese.

Wit m Polish
Polish form of Vitus.

Wolf m German, Jewish, English (Rare), Germanic
Short form of Wolfgang, Wolfram and other names containing the Old German element wolf meaning "wolf" (Proto-Germanic *wulfaz). It can also be simply from the German or English word. As a Jewish name it can be considered a vernacular form of Zeev.

Wolfe m English (Rare)
Variant of Wolf, influenced by the spelling of the surname (which is also derived from the animal).

Wout m Dutch
Short form of Wouter.

Wren f English (Modern)
From the English word for the small songbird. It is ultimately derived from Old English wrenna.

Wright m English
From an occupational surname meaning "craftsman", ultimately from Old English wyrhta. Famous bearers of the surname were the Wright brothers (Wilbur 1867-1912 and Orville 1871-1948), the inventors of the first successful airplane, and Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959), an American architect.

Wu m & f Chinese
From Chinese 武 (wǔ) meaning "military, martial" (which is generally only masculine) or 务 (wù) meaning "affairs, business", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly. This was the name of several Chinese rulers, including the 2nd-century BC emperor Wu of Han (a posthumous name, spelled 武) who expanded the empire and made Confucianism the state philosophy.

Wulf m German
Variant of Wolf.

Wum m Limburgish
Short form of Wullem.

Wyn m Welsh
Derived from Welsh gwyn meaning "white, blessed".

Wynn m Welsh
Variant of Wyn.

Wynne 1 m & f Welsh
Variant of Wyn, sometimes used as a feminine form.

Wynne 2 m & f English (Rare)
From an English surname that was derived from the given name Wine.

Xia m & f Chinese
From Chinese 夏 (xià) meaning "summer, great, grand", 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds", or other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Xiang m & f Chinese
From Chinese 翔 (xiáng) meaning "soar, glide", 祥 (xiáng) meaning "good luck, good omen", 香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant" (which is usually only feminine) or 湘 (xiāng), which refers to the Xiang River in southern China. This name can also be formed from other characters.

Xin m & f Chinese
From Chinese 鑫 (xīn) meaning "wealthy, prosperous" or 新 (xīn) meaning "fresh, new", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Xiu f Chinese
From Chinese 秀 (xiù) meaning "luxuriant, beautiful, elegant, outstanding" or other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Xoán m Galician
Galician form of John.

Xuân m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 春 (xuân) meaning "spring (season)".

Xue f & m Chinese
From Chinese 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow" or 学 (xué) meaning "study, learning, school", besides other characters pronounced similarly.

Xun m & f Chinese
From Chinese 勋 (xūn) meaning "meritorious deed, rank" or 迅 (xùn) meaning "fast, sudden", as well as other characters with a similar pronunciation.

Ya f Chinese
From Chinese 雅 (yǎ) meaning "elegant, graceful, refined" or other characters with a similar pronunciation.

Yair m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew, Spanish (Latin American)
Hebrew form of Jair, as well as a Spanish variant.

Yale m English (Rare)
From a Welsh surname, which was itself derived from a place name meaning "fertile upland" (from Welsh ial).

Yan 2 f & m Chinese
From Chinese 艳 (yàn) meaning "beautiful, gorgeous" (which is usually only feminine) or 岩 (yán) meaning "cliff, rocks", as well as other Chinese characters pronounced in a similar fashion.

Yang m & f Chinese
From Chinese 洋 (yáng) meaning "ocean" or 阳 (yáng) meaning "light, sun, male" (which is typically only masculine), as well as other Chinese characters pronounced similarly.

Yann m Breton, French
Breton form of John.

Yên f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 安 (yên) meaning "calm, peaceful".

Yeong f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 英 (yeong) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero", as well as other hanja characters that are pronounced similarly. It usually occurs in combination with another character, though it is sometimes used as a stand-alone name. This name was borne by Jang Yeong-sil (where Jang is the surname), a 15th-century Korean scientist and inventor.

Yi f & m Chinese
From Chinese 宜 (yí) meaning "suitable, proper", 毅 (yì) meaning "resolute, decisive, firm", 义 (yì) meaning "justice, righteousness", 益 (yì) meaning "profit, benefit", 怡 (yí) meaning "joy, harmony" (which is usually only feminine) or 仪 (yí) meaning "ceremony, rites" (also usually feminine). Other characters can also form this name.

Yin f & m Chinese
From Chinese 银 (yín) meaning "silver, money", 音 (yīn) meaning "sound, tone" or 荫 (yīn) meaning "shade, shelter, protect", as well as other Chinese characters pronounced similarly.

Ying f & m Chinese
From Chinese 英 (yīng) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero", 颖 (yǐng) meaning "clever", or 影 (yǐng) meaning "image, shadow", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Yong m & f Chinese, Korean
From Chinese 勇 (yǒng) meaning "brave" or 永 (yǒng) meaning "perpetual, eternal". This can also be a single-character Korean name, for example from the hanja 勇 meaning "brave". It can be formed by other characters besides those listed here.

York m English
From an English surname that was derived from York, the name of a city in northern England. The city name was originally Eburacon, Latinized as Eboracum, meaning "yew" in Brythonic. In the Anglo-Saxon period it was corrupted to Eoforwic, as if from Old English eofor "boar" and wic "village". This was rendered as Jórvík by the Vikings and eventually reduced to York.

Young f & m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 영 (see Yeong).

Yu f & m Chinese
From Chinese 玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone, gem", 愉 (yú) meaning "pleasant, delightful" or 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain". Other characters can form this name as well.

Yū m & f Japanese
From Japanese 優 (yū) meaning "excellence, superiority, gentleness", 悠 (yū) meaning "permanence", 勇 (yū) meaning "brave", or other kanji that are pronounced the same way.

Yuan m & f Chinese
From Chinese 元 (yuán) meaning "first, origin", 原 (yuán) meaning "source, origin", or 媛 (yuàn) meaning "beautiful woman" (which is usually only feminine). Other characters are also possible.

Yue f & m Chinese
From Chinese 越 (yuè) meaning "cross, surpass", also referring to the Yue people, or 月 (yuè) meaning "moon". Other characters can form this name as well.

Yun f & m Chinese
From Chinese 云 (yún) meaning "cloud" or 允 (yǔn) meaning "allow, consent", as well as other Chinese characters that are pronounced in a similar way.

Yuu m & f Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 優 or 悠 or 勇 (see Yū).

Yves m French
Medieval French form of Ivo 1. This was the name of two French saints: an 11th-century bishop of Chartres and a 13th-century parish priest and lawyer, also known as Ivo of Kermartin, the patron saint of Brittany.

Zac m English
Short form of Zachary.

Zach m English
Short form of Zachary.

Zack m English
Short form of Zachary.

Zaid m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic زيد (see Zayd).

Zain m Arabic, Urdu, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic زين (see Zayn), as well as the usual Urdu and Malay form.

Zak m English
Short form of Zachary.

Zan f & m Chinese
From Chinese 赞 (zàn) meaning "help, support", as well as other characters with a similar pronunciation.

Zane 1 m English
From an English surname of unknown meaning. It was introduced as a given name by American author Zane Grey (1872-1939). Zane was in fact his middle name — it had been his mother's maiden name.

Zayd m Arabic
Means "growth" in Arabic, derived from زاد (zāda) meaning "to grow, to increase". This was the name of a slave who became the adopted son of the Prophet Muhammad.

Zayn m Arabic
Means "beauty, grace" in Arabic. This was the name of a son of Husayn ibn Ali. Shia Muslims consider him to be the fourth imam.... [more]

Zayne m English (Modern)
Variant of Zane 1.

Zé m Portuguese
Portuguese diminutive of José.

Zeb m English
Short form of Zebulun or Zebedee.

Zed m English
Short form of Zedekiah.

Zef m Albanian
Short form of Jozef.

Zeke m English
Short form of Ezekiel.

Zeph m English
Short form of Zephaniah.

Zeus m Greek Mythology
The name of a Greek god, related to the old Indo-European god *Dyēws, from the root *dyew- meaning "sky" or "shine". In Greek mythology he was the highest of the gods. After he and his siblings defeated the Titans, Zeus ruled over the earth and humankind from atop Mount Olympus. He had control over the weather and his weapon was a thunderbolt.... [more]

Zhen f & m Chinese
From Chinese 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, rare", 真 (zhēn) meaning "real, genuine", 贞 (zhēn) meaning "virtuous, chaste, loyal", or other Chinese characters that are pronounced similarly.

Zheng m & f Chinese
From Chinese 正 (zhèng) meaning "right, proper, correct" or 政 (zhèng) meaning "government", as well as other hanja characters with a similar pronunciation.

Zhi m & f Chinese
From Chinese 志 (zhì) meaning "will, purpose, ambition" or 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, intellect", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Zhong m & f Chinese
From Chinese 中 (zhōng) meaning "middle" or 忠 (zhōng) meaning "loyalty, devotion". Other characters can form this name as well.

Zhou m & f Chinese
From Chinese 舟 (zhōu) meaning "boat, ship", in addition to other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Zia m Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Arabic ضياء (see Ziya), as well as the usual Urdu and Bengali transcription.

Zsolt m Hungarian
Old variant of Zoltán.