Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Parents sometimes opt for short, one-syllable names to balance out a longer last name or j. (Getty Images) There’s a category of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Finn, Knox and Ace are all great options. (Getty Images) One-syllable boys names may be short on letters, but they can still pack ...

This Irish variant of the biblical name John has Hebrew origins and a meaning of “God is gracious.” This edgy, gender-neutral name of British origin means “gray-haired” and can be spelled with an “a” ...

10. Shrek Starting the list off green, this one's for the kids. Say what you will about the series, the original Shrek was something no one had done before: It took the standard fairy tale and flipped ...

In a response to my post of last week, Robert Lane Greene provided a link to an editorial in The Economist consisting entirely of one-syllable words. It’s an impressive feat, but after a bit, with no ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Name length is a simple yet important factor that many pet parents overlook when naming their furbabies. The "rules" for naming ...

One-syllable boys names may be short on letters, but they can still pack a punch. There are many advantages to having a monosyllabic name. They pair easily with longer last names, and they are ...