This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the number of syllables is 1.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Clarke m & f EnglishVariant of
Clark. As a feminine name it came into use in the early 1990s, influenced by the character Clarke Betancourt from the 1990 film
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Cleave m EnglishFrom an English origin meaning "cliff". Diminutive of
Cleavon or a variant of
Cleve. As an independent name can be transferred use of the surname
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Cloud m Popular CultureDerived from the English word
cloud. In popular culture, this is the name of the main protagonist, Cloud Strife. in "Final Fantasy VII", who also makes an appearance in "Dissidia: Final Fantasy".
Cloyd m EnglishPossibly a variant of Clyde, influenced by names like Lloyd and Floyd.
Cẩm m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 锦
(cẩm) meaning "tapestry, brocade, embroidered".
Cẩn m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 瑾
(cẩn) meaning "fine jade" or 謹
(cẩn) meaning "cautious, careful".
Co m DutchDutch short form of
Jacob and
Jacobus. A well-known bearer of this name is Co Adriaanse (b. 1947), a Dutch soccer manager and former soccer player.
Cơ m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 基 (
cơ) meaning "foundation, base".
Cong m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 聪
(cōng) meaning "intelligent, clever, bright", 琮
(cóng) meaning "jade vessel" or 囱
(cōng) meaning "chimney, funnel", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.
Cooke m English (Rare)Transferred use of the surname
Cooke. Cooke Maroney is an art dealer and the husband of American actress, Jennifer Lawrence.
Crash m Popular CultureMost notably the name for video game character Crash Bandicoot, an orange bandicoot from his self-titled platform game series created by Sony.
Creed m EnglishFrom the English word "creed" meaning "that which is believed, a set of beliefs, particularly religious, or any set of principals adhered to; a manifesto of religious or spiritual beliefs; or the fact of believing, as in belief, faith"... [
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Crijn m DutchShort form of
Quirijn. A bearer of this name was the Dutch 17th-century painter Crijn Hendricksz. Volmarijn.
Crow m & f English (Rare)Derived from the small black bird. All in all, crows represent death, danger, misfortune, and illness but also rebirth, self-reflection, intelligence, and loyalty, and as such can be both good and bad omens, depending on the culture and beliefs.
Cư m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 居 (
cư) meaning "to live, to dwell".
Cự m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 巨 (
cự) meaning "big, grand".
Cung m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 剛
(cung) meaning "hard, rigid, strong" or 恭
(cung) meaning "respectful, polite".
Cường m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 強
(cường) meaning "strong, powerful, vigorous".
Curd m German (Rare)Variant of
Kurt. This name was borne by Curd Jürgens (13 December 1915 – 18 June 1982), a German-Austrian stage and film actor. He was usually billed in English-speaking films as
Curt Jurgens.
Đổ m Vietnamese (Rare)Means "to pour, to fall" in Vietnamese or from Sino-Vietnamese 堵 (
đổ) meaning "wall, to block, to encounter".
Đa m VietnameseMeans "banyan" in Vietnamese, or from Sino-Vietnamese 多 (
đa) meaning "many".
Dạ f & m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 唯 (
dạ) meaning "yes," 夜 (
dạ) meaning "night, evening", or 射 (
dạ) meaning "to shoot, to fire".
Đắc m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 得
(đắc) meaning "get, obtain, acquire".
Đài m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 台
(đài) meaning "noble, pedestal, stand".
Đại m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 大
(đại) meaning "big, great, vast, high".
Dak m AmericanShort form of
Dakota. A notable bearer is Dallas Cowboy's quarterback Dak Prescott.
Dal m KoreanDerived from the Korean word for "moon".
Đạm m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 潭
(đạm) meaning "deep pool, lake" or 淡
(đạm) meaning "light, pale".
Đảm m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 擔 (
đảm) meaning "to bear, to carry" or 膽 (
đảm) meaning "courage, bravery, strength".
Đam m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 擔 (
đam) meaning "to carry, to bear".
Đan m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 丹
(đan) meaning "red, cinnabar".
Dân m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 民
(dân) meaning "people, citizens, nation".
Dần m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 寅
(dần) referring to the third Earthly Branch (3 AM to 5 AM), which is itself associated with the tiger of the Chinese zodiac.
Dan m JapaneseFrom Japanese 暖 (dan) meaning "warm", 男 (dan) meaning "male", 塘 (dan) meaning "pond", 圓 (dan) meaning "round; circle" or 團 (dan) meaning "sphere; ball; circle" or other kanji which are pronounced the same way.
Đăng m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 登
(đăng) meaning "rise, ascend" or 燈
(đăng) meaning "lamp, light, lantern".
Đang m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 當 (
đang) meaning "current, now" or "worthy".
Danh m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 名
(danh) meaning "name, famous, well-known".
Đào f & m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 桃
(đào) meaning "peach".
Đạo m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 道
(đạo) meaning "path, road, way".
Dao f & m Thai, LaoMeans "star" in Thai and Lao. It is only a feminine name in Thailand while it is unisex in Laos.
Dare f & m English (Rare)Transferred use of the surname
Dare. It was borne by Canadian American photographer and author Dare Wright (1914-2001).
Darth m ObscureLikely a blend of the English words
dark and
death. In the Star Wars universe, it is used as a title for Sith Lords (see Darth
Vader). Since the release of the first Star Wars film in 1977, it has been borne by at least 22 men in the United States.
Dậu f & m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 酉
(dậu) referring to the tenth Earthly Branch (5 to 7 PM), which is itself associated with the rooster of the Chinese zodiac.
Dực m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 翼 (
dực) meaning "wing, flank".
Đệ m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 棣
(đệ) meaning "cherry tree".
Deke m American (Modern, Rare)The nickname of World War II pilot turned astronaut and NASA administrator Donald Kent Slayton, possibly short for "D. K."
Dela m Caucasian MythologyMeans "god, deity" in Chechen. In Chechen mythology, Dela was the supreme god who created the earth. In modern times, his name is sometimes used to refer to
Allah, the Islamic God.
Dev m & f EnglishDiminutive or short form of
Devin and other variations of the same name
Di m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 彛 (
di) meaning "wine vessel".
Dĩ m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 以 (
dĩ) meaning "according to, in order to".
Dị m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 禩 (
tự) meaning "to sacrifice, worship" or 肄 (
dị) meaning "to practice, study".
Diễm f & m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 艷
(diễm) meaning "beautiful, gorgeous" or 琰
(diễm) meaning "jewel, gem".
Điền m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 沺
(điền) meaning "wide and boundless water, turbulent water".
Din f & m HebrewDin, or Deen, "דִּין" (Dean), is the male or other version of the name Dinah, "דִּינָה" (Dina/ Deena), it means Judged by gid, or God's gudgment. "דִּינוֹ שֶׁל אֱלֹהִים"
Đình m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 廷
(đình) meaning "court". It is more commonly used as a middle name.
Định m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 定
(định) meaning "appoint, assig, intend, plan".
Dĩnh m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 穎
(dĩnh) meaning "clever, skillful".
Dink m AmericanName of unknown origin in limited use in the 1800s in the US. Perhaps influenced by
Dick 1 or
Dirk.
Djer m Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
ḏr, which can mean "limit, end" or "hinder, obstruct", perhaps in the context of "to hinder enemies". This was the name of the third pharaoh of the First Dynasty of ancient Egypt.
Đổng m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 董 (
đổng) meaning "to direct, to supervise".
Đô m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 都 (
đô) meaning "metropolis, capital city" or "elegant".
Độ m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 度
(độ) meaning "size, extent, limit".
Đoàn m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 摶
(đoàn) meaning "knead, model, spiral, circle".
Đoan f & m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 端
(đoan) meaning "end, tip, beginning, start".
Doãn m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 允
(doãn) meaning "allow, consent" or 尹
(doãn) meaning "govern, oversee".
Đống m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 棟
(đống) meaning "pillar, beam".
Đồng m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 同 (
đồng) meaning "same, united".
Dong m & f KoreanFrom the Korean Hangul 동 (
dong) that can translate the Hanja 冬 meaning "winter" or 東 meaning "east" or 銅 meaning "copper" or 洞 meaning "neighborhood".
Dorj m & f MongolianMeans "diamond, vajra" in Mongolian, ultimately from Tibetan རྡོ་རྗེ
(rdo rje) (see
Dorji).
Drin m AlbanianDerived from the name of the
Drin, a river in Southern and Southeastern Europe with two distributaries one discharging into the Adriatic Sea and the other one into the Buna River. The river and its tributaries form the Gulf of Drin, an ocean basin that encompasses the northern Albanian Adriatic Sea Coast... [
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Du m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 攸
(du) meaning "distant, far".
Dụ m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 諭
(dụ) meaning "instruct, tell, make known".
Dư m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 餘 (
dư) meaning "surplus, excess, remainder", 璵 (
dư) meaning "beautiful jade", or 輿 (
dư) meaning "cart, earth, public".
Dữ m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 嶼 (
dữ) meaning "island".
Dục m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 毓 (
dục) meaning "to give birth to, to bring up" or 昱 (
dục) meaning "sunlight, to shine".
Duệ m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 睿 (
duệ) meaning "astute, clever".
Dune m & f EnglishEarly 17th century from Dutch
duin, from Middle Dutch
dūne, probably ultimately from the same Celtic base as
down3.
Dung f & m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 容
(dung) meaning "appearance, form" or 庸
(dung) meaning "use, employ".
Duy m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 維
(duy) meaning "maintain, preserve, tie, fasten".
Duyệt m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 閱
(duyệt) meaning "inspect, examine, review" or 悅
(duyệt) meaning "joy, pleased".
Eh m & f KarenMeans "to love" in S'gaw Karen.
Ek m ThaiMeans "primary, first, one" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit एक
(eka).
Ferb m Popular CultureFerb Fletcher is one of the two main protagonists in Disney's animated TV series 'Phineas and Ferb' (2007-2015). According to the series showrunner, Ferb is short for "Ferbs". It may have been originally coined in resemblance of names like
Ferd and
Herb.
Fi f & m English, IrishShortened form of
Fiona,
Finnian, and other names that combine this element. Used more often as a nickname or pet name.
Five m English (Rare)From the English word for the number 5, derived from Old English
fīf (from an Indo-European root shared by Latin
quinque and Greek
pente).
Flame m & f English (Rare)From the English word
flame: "a stream of burning vapor or gas, emitting light and heat; darting or streaming fire; a blaze; a fire."
Foix f & m CatalanFrom the Catalan title of the Virgin Mary,
Mare de Déu de Foix, meaning "Mother of God of Foix," the name of a church located on a cliff near the headwaters of the river Foix in the Alt Penedès municipality of Torrelles de Foix, hence the heavy concentration of its usage in the comarca of Alt Penedès.
Foom m HmongMeans "to pray, to wish (good fortune to others)" in Hmong.
Fount m EnglishMeaning unknown, possibly from the English "fountain." It is likely a diminutive of
Fontaine or a transferred use of a surname.
Froth m TheatreThe name of a character in Shakespeare's play 'Measure for Measure', believed to have been written in 1603 or 1604.
Fuu f & m JapaneseFrom Japanese 楓 (
fuu) meaning "maple". Other kanji or kanji combinations are also possible.
Gấm f & m VietnameseVariant of
Cẩm, from a non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of 錦 (
cẩm).
Gar m EnglishShort for
Garfield as well as other names with the element of "gar", also can mean "spear" from Old English
gar.
Gaul m EnglishTransferred use of the surname
Gaul. Additionally, may be used in reference to the historical region of Gaul.
Gay m & f KarenMeans "good, suitable, proper" in S'gaw Karen.
Gé m & f ChineseIn use in China since the 7th century. It was the name of a state emperor.
Gee m & f EnglishNickname for names beginning with the letter G
Gen m JapaneseFrom Japanese 源 meaning "source, origin", 儼 meaning "serious, untouched, solemnly, majestically" or any other kanji pronounced the same way.... [
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Genc m KurdishMeans "treasure" in Central Kurdish, from Persian
گنج (ganj).
Geun m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 近 "near, close" or 根 "root; foundation". A famous bearer is Korean Neo-Confucian scholar Kwon Geun (1352–1409).
Gia m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 嘉
(gia) meaning "excellent, good, auspicious" or 家
(gia) meaning "home, family".