One Syllable Name Generator

Single-beat first names from Jack to Maeve

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Browse 1,000 real first names of exactly one syllable, from Jack, Claire and Sloane to short forms like Liz and Gus and names such as Rhys, Lars, Wei and Minh.

About one syllable names

A one syllable name is said in a single beat: Jack, Claire, Finn, Maeve. English has a deep stock of them, from old standbys such as John, James, Anne and Ruth to word and nature names such as Grace, Rose, Lark and Reed. Surnames used as first names add Hayes, Rhodes, Banks and Wells. Spelling is no guide to length: George, Sloane, Blythe and Jacques are long on paper and a single beat aloud.

Entries without a note are names from English usage; the rest carry a label in parentheses. A short form names the full name behind it, as in Liz (short for Elizabeth). A name from elsewhere names its language or region, counted the way its own speakers say it: Welsh and Irish names such as Rhys and Sean, Scandinavian, Dutch and German names such as Lars, Koen and Franz, French names such as Luc and Yves, and single given-name syllables from Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese such as Wei, Seok and Minh. Where the spelling hides the sound, the label says how the name is said.

Names whose count depends on the speaker are left out. That covers Joel, Noel, Neil, Gail, Kyle and Dale, one beat to some speakers and two to others, and names that only look short, such as Mia, Leo and Zoe.

How to choose one syllable names

  • Pair a one-beat first name with a longer surname. Rose Abernathy and Finn Callahan have a rhythm that Finn Shaw lacks, unless blunt and fast is the effect you want.
  • Try the middle slot. A single beat bridges two longer names, as in Olivia Wren Bennett or Sebastian Reed Carter, and it keeps a long full name from dragging.
  • The label in parentheses is a guide, not part of the name. Copy Liz, Koen or Seok without it, and check the note on how a name is said before you read it aloud: Sean is shawn, Jacques is zhahk and Tadhg is tyg.
  • For fiction, the labels help place a character. Bryn and Huw read as Welsh, Sven and Britt as Swedish, Thijs and Koen as Dutch, and Seok and Hyeon as Korean.
  • The Chinese entries are pinyin without tone marks, where q is close to ch and x to sh, which is why Qing is said ching and Xin is said shin. One spelling can stand for several characters, so ask the family which one they use.

Frequently asked questions

What counts as a one syllable name?

A name said in one beat in ordinary speech, however long it looks. George, Claire, Sloane and Blythe have six letters and one beat each, while Mia, Leo and Zoe have three letters and two beats. Names from other languages are counted the way their own speakers say them, and each of those carries a label.

Why are Neil, Gail, Kyle and Joel not in the list?

Speakers disagree about them. A long vowel before a final l often picks up a second beat, so many people say Neil, Gail, Kyle and Dale in two. Joel, Noel and Graham run the other way: two beats in careful speech (jo-el, no-el, gray-um) that many speakers press into one. A few borderline names stay in because dictionaries list one syllable first: Charles, Pearl, Earl, Cole and Jules.

What do the labels in parentheses mean?

An entry with no label is a name from English usage, such as Jack, Ruth or Quinn. A label gives the full name behind a short form, as in Meg (short for Margaret) and Gus (short for Augustus), or the language or region a name comes from, as in Lars (Scandinavian) and Luc (French, said luke). The Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese entries are single given-name syllables in one spelling each, and the Vietnamese ones keep their marks, as in Bảo and Đức.

Do one syllable names work as middle names?

Yes. A single beat between a longer first name and surname keeps the full name moving, as in Eleanor Maeve Sullivan or Nathaniel Jude Whitaker. If the first name is already one beat, a longer middle name usually balances it better.

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A: 18 names

  • Abe (short for Abraham)
  • Alf (short for Alfred)
  • Alp (Turkish)
  • Amr (Arabic)
  • Ange (French, said ahnzh)
  • Anh (Vietnamese)
  • Ann
  • Anne
  • Ansh (Hindi, said unsh)
  • Ants (Estonian)
  • Aodh (Irish, said ay)
  • Aom (Thai nickname)
  • Arndt (German, said arnt)
  • Ask (Norwegian)
  • Aud (Norwegian, said owd)
  • Aude (French, said ohd)
  • Aung (Burmese, said owng)
  • Aws (Arabic, said owss)

B: 75 names

  • Babs (short for Barbara)
  • Badr (Arabic)
  • Baird
  • Banks
  • Bảo (Vietnamese, said bow, as in bow down)
  • Bar (Hebrew)
  • Barb (short for Barbara)
  • Bas (Dutch, said bahss)
  • Bea (short for Beatrice)
  • Bear
  • Beau
  • Bec (short for Rebecca)
  • Bede
  • Belle
  • Ben (short for Benjamin)
  • Bengt (Swedish)
  • Bent (Danish)
  • Ber (Yiddish, said bair)
  • Berk (Turkish)
  • Bern (short for Bernard)
  • Bernd (German, said bairnt)
  • Bert (short for Albert or Herbert)
  • Berthe (French, said bairt)
  • Bess (short for Elizabeth)
  • Beth (short for Elizabeth)
  • Bev (short for Beverly)
  • Bhim (Hindi, said beem)
  • Bill (short for William)
  • Bin (Chinese and Korean, said been)
  • Bình (Vietnamese, said bing)
  • Birch
  • Birk (Danish)
  • Björk (Icelandic, said byerk)
  • Björn (Swedish, said byurn)
  • Blai (Catalan, said bly)
  • Blaine
  • Blair

B, continued

  • Blaise
  • Blake
  • Blanche
  • Blas (Spanish)
  • Blaž (Slovene and Croatian, said blahzh)
  • Blaze
  • Bliss
  • Blythe
  • Bob (short for Robert)
  • Bom (Korean)
  • Boone
  • Brad (short for Bradley)
  • Brais (Galician form of Blaise, said brice)
  • Bram (Dutch, short for Abraham)
  • Bran (Irish and Welsh)
  • Brandt
  • Bren (short for Brenda or Brendan)
  • Brent
  • Brett
  • Brice (French, said breess)
  • Bríd (Irish, said breed)
  • Briggs
  • Britt (Swedish)
  • Brock
  • Bron (short for Bronwen)
  • Brooke
  • Brooks
  • Bror (Swedish)
  • Bru (Catalan)
  • Bruce
  • Bryce
  • Bryn (Welsh)
  • Brynn
  • Buck
  • Burke
  • Burl
  • Burt (short for Burton)
  • Byeol (Korean, said byul)

C: 57 names

  • Cade
  • Cai (Welsh, said kye)
  • Cain
  • Can (Turkish, said jahn)
  • Carl
  • Cas (Dutch, said kahss)
  • Case
  • Cash
  • Cass (short for Cassandra)
  • Cath (short for Catherine)
  • Cem (Turkish, said jem)
  • Cenk (Turkish, said jenk)
  • Cesc (Catalan short for Francesc, said sesk)
  • Chad
  • Chai (Thai nickname)
  • Chan (Korean, said chahn)
  • Chance
  • Chand (Hindi, said chahnd)
  • Char (short for Charlotte, said shar)
  • Charles
  • Chas (short for Charles)
  • Chase
  • Châu (Vietnamese)
  • Cheng (Chinese, said chung)
  • Cheol (Korean, said chul)
  • Chet (short for Chester)
  • Chi (Vietnamese, said chee)
  • Chris (short for Christopher or Christine)

C, continued

  • Chuck (short for Charles)
  • Chue (Hmong, said choo)
  • Chun (Chinese, said chwun)
  • Claes (Swedish, said klahss)
  • Claire
  • Clare
  • Clark
  • Clarke
  • Claude
  • Clay (short for Clayton)
  • Cled (Welsh short for Cledwyn)
  • Cliff (short for Clifford)
  • Clint (short for Clinton)
  • Clive
  • Cloyd
  • Clyde
  • Cole
  • Colt
  • Côme (French, said kohm)
  • Conn (Irish)
  • Cord (short for Cordell)
  • Court (short for Courtney)
  • Coy
  • Craig
  • Creed
  • Crew
  • Cruz
  • Curt (short for Curtis)
  • Cyr (French, said seer)

D: 37 names

  • Daan (Dutch, said dahn)
  • Daeng (Thai nickname)
  • Dai (Welsh short for Dafydd, said dye)
  • Daksh (Hindi, said duksh)
  • Dan (short for Daniel)
  • Dane
  • Dao (Thai nickname)
  • Dave (short for David)
  • Dawn
  • Dean
  • Deb (short for Deborah)
  • Deep (Hindi)
  • Del (short for Delbert)
  • Der (Hmong)
  • Dev (Hindi, said dayv)
  • Dex (short for Dexter)
  • Dhruv (Hindi, said droov)
  • Dietz (German short for Dietrich, said deets)
  • Dinç (Turkish, said dinch)
  • Dirk (Dutch and German)
  • Dom (short for Dominic)
  • Don (short for Donald)
  • Dong (Chinese)
  • Dor (Hebrew)
  • Doug (short for Douglas)
  • Dov (Hebrew)
  • Drake
  • Dream
  • Drew (short for Andrew)
  • Dries (Dutch, said dreess)
  • Dru (short for Drusilla)
  • Duane
  • Đức (Vietnamese, said roughly dook)
  • Durk (Frisian)
  • Dvir (Hebrew, said dveer)
  • Dwayne
  • Dwight

E: 7 names

  • Earl
  • Eef (Dutch, said ayf)
  • Elle
  • Els (Dutch)
  • Ernst (German, said airnst)
  • Eun (Korean, said roughly un)
  • Eve

F: 42 names

  • Fah (Thai nickname)
  • Fahd (Arabic)
  • Fai (Thai nickname)
  • Faith
  • Falk (German)
  • Fang (Chinese, said fahng)
  • Fawn
  • Faye
  • Fe (Spanish, said fay)
  • Fee (short for Fiona)
  • Fei (Chinese, said fay)
  • Feng (Chinese, said fung)
  • Fern
  • Fflur (Welsh, said fleer)
  • Fien (Dutch, said feen)
  • Finn (Scandinavian and Irish)
  • Fionn (Irish, said fyun or fin)
  • Flann (Irish)
  • Fleur (French)
  • Fliss (short for Felicity)
  • Flo (short for Florence)

F, continued

  • Floor (Dutch, said flore)
  • Flor (Spanish)
  • Flore (French, said flor)
  • Floyd
  • Flynn
  • Fon (Thai nickname)
  • Fons (Flemish)
  • Ford
  • Foy
  • Fran (short for Frances)
  • France (French, said frahnss)
  • Franck (French)
  • Frank
  • Frans (Dutch)
  • Franz (German, said frahnts)
  • Fred (short for Frederick)
  • Freek (Dutch, said frayk)
  • Frits (Dutch)
  • Fritz (German short for Friedrich)
  • Fulke
  • Fynn (German)

G: 63 names

  • Gad
  • Gage
  • Gai (Thai nickname)
  • Gang (Chinese, said gahng)
  • Gao (Hmong)
  • Garth
  • Gaye
  • Geert (Dutch)
  • Geet (Punjabi)
  • Geir (Norwegian)
  • Gen (Japanese, said with a hard g)
  • Gene (short for Eugene)
  • Geoff (short for Geoffrey, said jeff)
  • Geon (Korean, said gun)
  • George
  • Georges (French, said zhorzh)
  • Ger (Hmong)
  • Gerd (Scandinavian)
  • Gert (German, said gairt)
  • Geth (Welsh short for Gethin)
  • Ghaith (Arabic, said gayth)
  • Gian (Italian short for Giovanni, said jahn)
  • Giang (Vietnamese)
  • Gib (short for Gilbert)
  • Gijs (Dutch, said roughly khice)
  • Gill (short for Gillian, said jill)
  • Gilles (French, said zheel)
  • Glain (Welsh, said gline)
  • Gleb (Russian)
  • Glenn
  • Glyn (Welsh)

G, continued

  • Glynn
  • Go (Japanese)
  • Gop (Thai nickname)
  • Gor (Armenian)
  • Gord (short for Gordon)
  • Gorm (Danish)
  • Götz (German short for Gottfried, said gerts)
  • Grace
  • Grant
  • Gray
  • Greer
  • Greg (short for Gregory)
  • Grey
  • Griff (Welsh short for Gruffudd)
  • Grit (German short for Margrit)
  • Gro (Norwegian, said groo)
  • Guim (Catalan, said geem)
  • Gül (Turkish)
  • Gun (Swedish)
  • Gunn (Norwegian)
  • Gur (Hebrew, said goor)
  • Gus (short for Augustus)
  • Gust (Flemish)
  • Guus (Dutch)
  • Guy
  • Gwawr (Welsh, said gwowr)
  • Gwen (Welsh)
  • Gwenn (Breton)
  • Gwil (Welsh short for Gwilym)
  • Gwyn (Welsh)
  • Gyan (Hindi, said gyahn)
  • Gyu (Korean)

H: 49 names

  • Hà (Vietnamese, said hah)
  • Haf (Welsh, said hahv)
  • Hai (Chinese, said high)
  • Han (Korean, said hahn)
  • Hạnh (Vietnamese)
  • Hank (short for Henry)
  • Hans (German and Scandinavian)
  • Hao (Chinese, said how)
  • Harsh (Hindi, said hursh)
  • Hauk (Norwegian, said howk)
  • Hawk
  • Hayes
  • Hayk (Armenian, said hike)
  • Heath
  • Hein (Dutch, said hine)
  • Heinz (German short for Heinrich, said hynts)
  • Heng (Chinese, said hung)
  • Henk (Dutch)
  • Herb (short for Herbert)
  • Hersh (Yiddish)
  • Hiền (Vietnamese)
  • Hind (Arabic)
  • Hla (Burmese)
  • Hnin (Burmese)

H, continued

  • Ho (Korean)
  • Hoa (Vietnamese, said hwah)
  • Hob (short for Robert)
  • Hod (Hebrew)
  • Hoke
  • Hong (Chinese)
  • Hope
  • Horst (German)
  • Hoyt
  • Htay (Burmese, said tay)
  • Htet (Burmese, said tet)
  • Htoo (Burmese, said too)
  • Hua (Chinese, said hwah)
  • Hud (Arabic, said hood)
  • Hugh
  • Hugues (French, said ewg)
  • Hui (Chinese, said hway)
  • Hume
  • Hun (Korean, said hoon)
  • Hùng (Vietnamese, said hoong)
  • Huw (Welsh form of Hugh, said hew)
  • Huy (Vietnamese, said hwee)
  • Hwan (Korean)
  • Hyeok (Korean, said hyuk)
  • Hyeon (Korean, said hyun)

I: 2 names

  • Ib (Danish, said eeb)
  • Irv (short for Irving)

J: 59 names

  • Jaak (Estonian, said yahk)
  • Jaan (Estonian, said yahn)
  • Jaap (Dutch, said yahp)
  • Jac (Welsh form of Jack)
  • Jace
  • Jack
  • Jacques (French, said zhahk)
  • Jad (Arabic)
  • Jade
  • Jake (short for Jacob)
  • James
  • Jan (Catalan, said zhahn)
  • Jane
  • Jarl (Scandinavian, said yarl)
  • Jas (Punjabi, said jus)
  • Jay
  • Jazz
  • Jean
  • Jeanne (French, said zhan)
  • Jeb (short for Jebediah)
  • Jed (short for Jedidiah)
  • Jeet (Punjabi)
  • Jef (Flemish)
  • Jeff (short for Jeffrey)
  • Jens (Danish, said yens)
  • Jeong (Korean, said jung)
  • Jett
  • Jib (Thai nickname)
  • Jie (Chinese, said jyeh)

J, continued

  • Jill
  • Jim (short for James)
  • Jing (Chinese)
  • Jip (Dutch, said yip)
  • Jo (short for Joanna or Josephine)
  • Joan
  • Job (biblical, said jobe)
  • Jobst (German, said yopst)
  • Jock (Scots form of Jack)
  • Joe (short for Joseph)
  • John
  • Jon (short for Jonathan)
  • Joop (Dutch, said yope)
  • Joost (Dutch, said yoast)
  • Jörg (German, said yerk)
  • Jørn (Danish, said yurn)
  • Josh (short for Joshua)
  • Joss (short for Jocelyn)
  • Jost (German, said yost)
  • Jot (Punjabi, said joat)
  • Joy
  • Joyce
  • Juan (Spanish, said hwahn)
  • Judd
  • Jude
  • Jules
  • Jun (Chinese, Japanese and Korean)
  • June
  • Jupp (Rhenish short for Josef, said yoop)
  • Jürg (Swiss German, said yoork)

K: 44 names

  • Kaew (Thai nickname)
  • Kai
  • Kaj (Danish, said kye)
  • Kan (Japanese, said kahn)
  • Kao (Hmong)
  • Karl (German)
  • Karn (Hindi)
  • Kärt (Estonian)
  • Kat (short for Katherine)
  • Kate (short for Katherine)
  • Kath (short for Kathleen)
  • Kay
  • Kaye
  • Kees (Dutch, said case)
  • Keith
  • Kent
  • Kert (Estonian)
  • Kev (short for Kevin)
  • Kfir (Hebrew, said kfeer)
  • Khang (Vietnamese, said kahng)
  • Khánh (Vietnamese)
  • Khin (Burmese, said kin)

K, continued

  • Khoa (Vietnamese, said kwah)
  • Khôi (Vietnamese, said koy)
  • Kim
  • King
  • Kirk
  • Kjell (Scandinavian, said shell)
  • Klaas (Dutch, said klahss)
  • Klaus (German, said klowss)
  • Knox
  • Knud (Danish)
  • Knut (Scandinavian, said knoot)
  • Koen (Dutch, said koon)
  • Kong (Hmong)
  • Kou (Hmong, said koo)
  • Krish (Hindi)
  • Kun (Chinese, said kwun)
  • Kunz (German short for Konrad, said koonts)
  • Kurt (German)
  • Kush (Hindi)
  • Kwan (Thai nickname)
  • Kyaw (Burmese, said jaw)
  • Kyi (Burmese, said jee)

L: 68 names

  • Laird
  • Laith (Arabic, said layth)
  • Laksh (Hindi, said luksh)
  • Lâm (Vietnamese, said lum)
  • Lan (Vietnamese and Chinese, said lahn)
  • Lance
  • Lane
  • Lark
  • Lars (Scandinavian)
  • Laure (French, said lor)
  • Lech (Polish, said lekh)
  • Lee
  • Leen (Arabic)
  • Leib (Yiddish, said layb)
  • Leif (Scandinavian, said layf)
  • Leigh
  • Leith
  • Leiv (Norwegian, said layv)
  • Lek (Thai nickname)
  • Lem (short for Lemuel)
  • Len (short for Leonard)
  • Leng (Hmong)
  • Lenz (German short for Lorenz)
  • Les (short for Leslie)
  • Lev (Russian and Hebrew)
  • Lew (short for Lewis)
  • Lex (short for Alexander)
  • Li (Chinese, said lee)
  • Liang (Chinese, said lyahng)
  • Lien (Dutch, said leen)
  • Lies (Dutch, said leess)
  • Liis (Estonian, said leess)
  • Lil (short for Lillian)
  • Lin (Chinese)

L, continued

  • Line (French, said leen)
  • Linh (Vietnamese, said ling)
  • Link (short for Lincoln)
  • Linn (Swedish and Norwegian)
  • Lis (Danish)
  • Lise (French, said leez)
  • Liz (short for Elizabeth)
  • Lleu (Welsh, said roughly hlay)
  • Llew (Welsh short for Llywelyn)
  • Lloyd
  • Lluc (Catalan form of Luke, said lyook)
  • Llŷr (Welsh, said roughly hleer)
  • Lộc (Vietnamese)
  • Locke
  • Loes (Dutch, said looss)
  • Long (Chinese)
  • Lorne
  • Louis (French, said lwee)
  • Loup (French, said loo)
  • Love
  • Loy
  • Luc (French, said luke)
  • Luce (French, said lewss)
  • Lugh (Irish, said loo)
  • Luis (Spanish, said lweess)
  • Luke
  • Lur (Basque, said loor)
  • Lutz (German short for Ludwig, said loots)
  • Luuk (Dutch, said lewk)
  • Luv (Hindi)
  • Luz (Spanish, said looss)
  • Lwin (Burmese)
  • Lynn
  • Lys (French, said leess)

M: 61 names

  • Mace
  • Macs (Welsh form of Max)
  • Madge (short for Margaret)
  • Mads (Danish, said mass)
  • Mae
  • Maeve
  • Mags (short for Margaret)
  • Mai (Vietnamese, said my)
  • Mair (Welsh form of Mary, said mire)
  • Mait (Estonian)
  • Maj (Swedish, said my)
  • Majd (Arabic)
  • Mal (short for Malcolm)
  • Mann (Hindi, said mun)
  • Mar (Spanish)
  • Marc (French and German)
  • Marge (short for Marjorie)
  • Mark
  • Mart (Estonian)
  • Marthe (French, said mart)
  • Marv (short for Marvin)
  • Mats (Swedish)
  • Matt (short for Matthew)
  • Matz (German short for Matthias)
  • Maud
  • Maude
  • Max (short for Maxwell or Maximilian)
  • May
  • Mays (Arabic, said mayss)
  • Meade

M, continued

  • Meadhbh (Irish, said mayv)
  • Mee (Hmong)
  • Mees (Dutch, said mace)
  • Meet (Punjabi)
  • Meg (short for Margaret)
  • Mei (Chinese, said may)
  • Meng (Hmong)
  • Merle
  • Mert (Turkish)
  • Mew (Thai nickname)
  • Mick (short for Michael)
  • Midge (pet form of Margaret)
  • Miel (Flemish, said meel)
  • Miep (Dutch, said meep)
  • Mies (Dutch, said meess)
  • Mike (short for Michael)
  • Mim (short for Miriam)
  • Min (Chinese and Korean)
  • Ming (Chinese)
  • Minh (Vietnamese, said ming)
  • Mitch (short for Mitchell)
  • Mo (short for Maureen or Maurice)
  • Moll (pet form of Mary)
  • Mook (Thai nickname)
  • Mòr (Scottish Gaelic, said more)
  • Mort (short for Mortimer)
  • Mose (short for Moses)
  • My (Swedish, said mee)
  • Mya (Burmese)
  • Myint (Burmese)
  • Myo (Burmese)

N: 41 names

  • Na (Chinese, said nah)
  • Naing (Burmese, said nine)
  • Nam (Vietnamese, said nahm)
  • Nance (short for Nancy)
  • Nand (Hindi, said nund)
  • Nash
  • Nate (short for Nathan)
  • Nay (Arabic)
  • Naz (Persian and Turkish, said nahz)
  • Ned (short for Edward)
  • Nejc (Slovene, said nayts)
  • Nell (short for Eleanor or Helen)
  • Neng (Hmong)
  • Nest (Welsh)
  • Neus (Catalan, said roughly nehws)
  • Newt (short for Newton)
  • Nga (Vietnamese)
  • Nhi (Vietnamese, said nyee)
  • Nick (short for Nicholas)
  • Niek (Dutch, said neek)

N, continued

  • Niels (Danish, said neelss)
  • Nil (Turkish, said neel)
  • Nils (Scandinavian)
  • Ning (Chinese)
  • Nir (Hebrew, said neer)
  • Niv (Hebrew, said neev)
  • Njål (Norwegian, said nyawl)
  • Noi (Thai nickname)
  • Nok (Thai nickname)
  • Noll (short for Oliver)
  • Non (Welsh)
  • Norm (short for Norman)
  • North
  • Nou (Hmong, said noo)
  • Noud (Dutch, said nowt)
  • Nouf (Arabic, said noof)
  • Nour (Arabic, said noor)
  • Noy (Hebrew)
  • Nu (Burmese, said noo)
  • Nuh (Arabic, said nooh)
  • Nwe (Burmese, said nway)

O: 7 names

  • Odd (Norwegian)
  • Om (Hindi)
  • Or (Hebrew)
  • Örn (Icelandic)
  • Ot (Catalan form of Otto)
  • Oy (Thai nickname)
  • Oz (Hebrew)

P: 53 names

  • Paige
  • Pål (Norwegian, said pawl)
  • Pam (short for Pamela)
  • Pao (Hmong)
  • Pär (Swedish, said pair)
  • Parth (Hindi)
  • Pat (short for Patrick or Patricia)
  • Pau (Catalan form of Paul, said pow)
  • Paul
  • Paule (French, said pohl)
  • Paz (Spanish, said pahss)
  • Peace
  • Pearl
  • Peep (Estonian, said payp)
  • Peer (German, said pair)
  • Pen (short for Penelope)
  • Peng (Chinese, said pung)
  • Penn
  • Pep (Catalan short for Josep)
  • Perce (short for Percy)
  • Perl (Yiddish)
  • Perle (French, said pairl)
  • Pete (short for Peter)
  • Phát (Vietnamese, said faht)
  • Pheng (Hmong, said peng)
  • Phil (short for Philip)

P, continued

  • Phong (Vietnamese, said fong)
  • Phúc (Vietnamese, said fook)
  • Phyo (Burmese, said pyo)
  • Pien (Dutch, said peen)
  • Pier (Italian form of Peter, said pyair)
  • Pierce
  • Pierre (French, said pyair)
  • Piers
  • Piet (Dutch, said peet)
  • Pim (Dutch)
  • Ping (Chinese)
  • Piotr (Polish form of Peter)
  • Pla (Thai nickname)
  • Ploy (Thai nickname)
  • Pól (Irish form of Paul, said pole)
  • Poom (Thai nickname)
  • Poul (Danish, said powl)
  • Praew (Thai nickname)
  • Pran (Hindi, said prahn)
  • Preet (Punjabi)
  • Prem (Hindi, said praym)
  • Priit (Estonian, said preet)
  • Prince
  • Prue (short for Prudence)
  • Prune (French, said prewn)
  • Psalm
  • Pyotr (Russian form of Peter)

Q: 8 names

  • Qais (Arabic, said kayss)
  • Qiang (Chinese, said chyahng)
  • Qing (Chinese, said ching)
  • Quade
  • Quân (Vietnamese, said kwun)
  • Quang (Vietnamese, said kwahng)
  • Queen
  • Quinn

R: 63 names

  • Rab (Scots short for Robert)
  • Rafe
  • Raine
  • Raj (Hindi, said rahj)
  • Ralf (Scandinavian and German)
  • Ralph
  • Ram (Hindi, said rahm)
  • Ran (Japanese, said rahn)
  • Rance
  • Rand
  • Ray
  • Raz (Hebrew, said rahz)
  • Reece
  • Reed
  • Reem (Arabic)
  • Reese
  • Reet (Estonian, said rayt)
  • Reeve
  • Reg (short for Reginald, said rej)
  • Rei (Japanese, said ray)
  • Reid
  • Reign
  • Rein (Estonian, said rayn)
  • Reine (French, said ren)
  • Ren (Japanese)
  • Rex
  • Rey
  • Rhett
  • Rhod (Welsh short for Rhodri)
  • Rhodes
  • Rhun (Welsh, said rheen)

R, continued

  • Rhys (Welsh, said reess)
  • Rich (short for Richard)
  • Ridge
  • Riet (Dutch, said reet)
  • Riggs
  • Riin (Estonian, said reen)
  • Roan
  • Rob (short for Robert)
  • Roc (Catalan)
  • Roch (French, said rock)
  • Rod (short for Rodney)
  • Roel (Dutch, said rool)
  • Rogue
  • Rok (Slovene)
  • Rolf (German)
  • Rolv (Norwegian)
  • Rom (Hebrew)
  • Ron (short for Ronald)
  • Rong (Chinese)
  • Roop (Punjabi)
  • Roos (Dutch, said rohss)
  • Rose
  • Ross
  • Roy
  • Royce
  • Roz (short for Rosalind)
  • Rube (short for Reuben)
  • Rui (Portuguese, said roughly hooy)
  • Ruth
  • Ruud (Dutch, said rewt)
  • Ryo (Japanese, said ryoh)
  • Ryu (Japanese, said ryoo)

S: 95 names

  • Saad (Arabic, said sahd)
  • Saar (Dutch, said sahr)
  • Sadhbh (Irish, said syve)
  • Saem (Korean, said sem)
  • Sage
  • Saif (Arabic, said sayf)
  • Sam (short for Samuel or Samantha)
  • San (Korean, said sahn)
  • Sarp (Turkish)
  • Saul
  • Scott
  • Scout
  • Sean (Irish, said shawn)
  • Sei (Japanese, said say)
  • Sein (Burmese, said sayn)
  • Sem (Dutch)
  • Seng (Hmong)
  • Seok (Korean, said suk)
  • Seol (Korean, said sul)
  • Seon (Korean, said sun)
  • Seong (Korean, said sung)
  • Sepp (Bavarian short for Josef)
  • Serge (French, said sairzh)
  • Seth
  • Shahd (Arabic)
  • Shai (Hebrew, said shy)
  • Shams (Arabic)
  • Shan (Chinese, said shahn)
  • Shane
  • Shaun
  • Shaw

S, continued

  • Shawn
  • Shay
  • Shea
  • Shel (short for Sheldon)
  • Shem
  • Shin (Japanese, said sheen)
  • Shir (Hebrew, said sheer)
  • Shirl (short for Shirley)
  • Shiv (Hindi)
  • Shlok (Hindi)
  • Sho (Japanese, said show)
  • Shri (Hindi, said shree)
  • Shu (Chinese, said shoo)
  • Shubh (Hindi, said shoob)
  • Shun (Japanese, said shoon)
  • Shwe (Burmese, said shway)
  • Shyam (Hindi, said shyahm)
  • Si (short for Simon or Silas)
  • Siân (Welsh, said shahn)
  • Sid (short for Sidney)
  • Siem (Dutch, said seem)
  • Sien (Dutch, said seen)
  • Sif (Scandinavian, said seef)
  • Siim (Estonian, said seem)
  • Siôn (Welsh form of John, said shon)
  • Siôr (Welsh form of George, said shor)
  • Siv (Scandinavian, said seev)
  • Sjoerd (Frisian, said shoord)
  • Sjors (Dutch form of George, said shorss)
  • Sjur (Norwegian, said shoor)
  • Skye
  • Slade

S, continued

  • Slate
  • Sloan
  • Sloane
  • Soe (Burmese, said so)
  • Som (Thai nickname)
  • Sơn (Vietnamese, said sun)
  • Song (Chinese)
  • Spence (short for Spencer)
  • Staf (Flemish)
  • Stan (short for Stanley)
  • Starr
  • Stas (short for Stanislav)
  • Stav (Hebrew, said stahv)
  • Stein (Norwegian)
  • Sten (Swedish)
  • Steph (short for Stephanie)
  • Steve (short for Steven)
  • Stijn (Dutch, said stine)
  • Storm
  • Stu (short for Stuart)
  • Su (Korean, said soo)
  • Sue (short for Susan)
  • Sukh (Punjabi, said sook)
  • Suu (Burmese, said soo)
  • Suze (short for Suzanne)
  • Svein (Norwegian, said svayn)
  • Sveinn (Icelandic)
  • Sven (Swedish)
  • Svend (Danish, said sven)
  • Swe (Burmese, said sway)
  • Sy (short for Seymour)
  • Syd (short for Sydney)

T: 68 names

  • Tadhg (Irish, said tyg, like tiger cut short)
  • Tài (Vietnamese, said tie)
  • Taim (Arabic, said tame)
  • Taj
  • Tal (Hebrew, said tahl)
  • Tan (Turkish, said tahn)
  • Tash (short for Natasha)
  • Tate
  • Teague
  • Ted (short for Theodore or Edward)
  • Tej (Hindi, said tayj)
  • Teng (Hmong)
  • Tess (short for Theresa)
  • Thad (short for Thaddeus)
  • Than (Burmese)
  • Thane
  • Thắng (Vietnamese, said tahng)
  • Thanh (Vietnamese)
  • Thant (Burmese)
  • Thảo (Vietnamese, said tao)
  • Thein (Burmese, said thayn)
  • Thet (Burmese)
  • Thies (North German, said teess)
  • Thijs (Dutch, said tice)
  • Thor (Scandinavian)
  • Thu (Vietnamese, said too)
  • Thủy (Vietnamese, said twee)
  • Tiit (Estonian, said teet)
  • Till (German)
  • Tim (short for Timothy)
  • Tin (Burmese)
  • Ting (Chinese)
  • Todd
  • Toey (Thai nickname)

T, continued

  • Tom (short for Thomas)
  • Ton (Thai nickname)
  • Tong (Chinese)
  • Toon (Flemish, said tone)
  • Tord (Swedish and Norwegian)
  • Tou (Hmong, said too)
  • Trace
  • Trang (Vietnamese, said chahng)
  • Trent
  • Trev (short for Trevor)
  • Trey
  • Trí (Vietnamese, said chee)
  • Triin (Estonian, said treen)
  • Trinh (Vietnamese, said roughly ching)
  • Tripp
  • Tris (short for Tristan)
  • Trish (short for Patricia)
  • Trix (short for Beatrix)
  • Trond (Norwegian)
  • Troy
  • Trúc (Vietnamese, said chook)
  • True
  • Truls (Norwegian)
  • Trung (Vietnamese, said choong)
  • Truth
  • Tú (Vietnamese, said too)
  • Tum (Thai nickname)
  • Tun (Burmese, said toon)
  • Tunç (Turkish, said toonch)
  • Tùng (Vietnamese, said toong)
  • Tuur (Flemish)
  • Twm (Welsh short for Tomos, said toom)
  • Tye
  • Tzur (Hebrew, said tsoor)

U: 4 names

  • Ung (Korean, said oong)
  • Unn (Norwegian)
  • Urs (Swiss German, said oorss)
  • Utz (German short for Ulrich, said oots)

V: 22 names

  • Vance
  • Vansh (Hindi, said vunsh)
  • Vaughan
  • Vaughn
  • Ved (Hindi, said vayd)
  • Veer (Hindi)
  • Veit (German, said fite)
  • Vere
  • Verne
  • Vid (Slovene and Croatian, said veed)
  • Việt (Vietnamese, said vyet)
  • Vin (short for Vincent)
  • Vince (short for Vincent)
  • Vinh (Vietnamese, said ving)
  • Vít (Czech, said veet)
  • Viv (short for Vivian)
  • Vlad (short for Vladimir)
  • Von
  • Vũ (Vietnamese, said voo)
  • Vuk (Serbian, said vook)
  • Vy (Vietnamese, said vee)
  • Vyom (Hindi)

W: 20 names

  • Wade
  • Walt (short for Walter)
  • Ward
  • Wat (short for Walter)
  • Wayne
  • Wei (Chinese, said way)
  • Wells
  • Wen (Chinese, said wun)
  • Whit (short for Whitney)
  • Wilf (short for Wilfred)
  • Will (short for William)
  • Wim (Dutch, said vim)
  • Wirt
  • Won (Korean, said wun)
  • Worth
  • Wout (Dutch, said vowt)
  • Wren
  • Wulf (German, said voolf)
  • Wyn (Welsh)
  • Wynn

X: 6 names

  • Xai (Hmong, said sigh)
  • Xee (Hmong, said see)
  • Xin (Chinese, said shin)
  • Xiu (Chinese, said shyoh)
  • Xuân (Vietnamese, said swun)
  • Xue (Chinese, said shweh)

Y: 18 names

  • Yai (Thai nickname)
  • Yam (Hebrew, said yahm)
  • Yang (Chinese, said yahng)
  • Yann (Breton form of John)
  • Yao (Chinese, said yow)
  • Yash (Hindi, said yush)
  • Ye (Burmese, said yay)
  • Yee (Hmong)
  • Yeng (Hmong)
  • Yeol (Korean, said yul)
  • Yeong (Korean, said young)
  • Yer (Hmong)
  • Ying (Chinese)
  • Yong (Chinese)
  • Yue (Chinese, said yweh)
  • Yug (Hindi, said yoog)
  • Yun (Chinese)
  • Yves (French, said eev)

Z: 13 names

  • Zach (short for Zachary)
  • Zack (short for Zachary)
  • Žan (Slovene, said zhahn)
  • Zane
  • Zaw (Burmese)
  • Zayn (Arabic)
  • Zé (Portuguese short for José, said zeh)
  • Zeb (short for Zebulon)
  • Zhen (Chinese, said jun)
  • Zin (Burmese)
  • Ziv (Hebrew, said zeev)
  • Zong (Hmong)
  • Zvi (Hebrew, said tsvee)