Names for single-syllable surnames?

General Name Discussion
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In Nameberry’s description for [name_m]Oliver[/name_m], it says that “[name_m]Oliver[/name_m] works particularly well with single-syllable surnames.” What are some other names or types of names that you think work well with single-syllable surnames?

Our surname is one syllable starting with an ‘S’ and I find it hard to think of names that go well with it.

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My suggestion is to look for names that have the same amount of syllables and the same rhythm as [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]. Then my suggestions are:

  • [name_m]Abraham[/name_m]
  • [name_m]Adrian[/name_m]
  • [name_m]Anthony[/name_m]
  • [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m]
  • [name_u]Cameron[/name_u]
  • [name_m]Christopher[/name_m]
  • [name_m]Damian[/name_m]
  • [name_m]Dominic[/name_m]
  • [name_m]Jeremy[/name_m]
  • [name_m]Jonathan[/name_m]
  • [name_m]Julian[/name_m]
  • [name_m]Malachi[/name_m]
  • [name_m]Nicholas[/name_m]
  • [name_m]Timothy[/name_m]
  • [name_m]Zachary[/name_m]

I hope this helps you!

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Some more suggestions (more unusual ones):

  • [name_m]Alistair[/name_m]
  • [name_m]Balthazar[/name_m]
  • [name_m]Callister[/name_m]
  • [name_m]Casimir[/name_m]
  • [name_m]Forrester[/name_m]
  • [name_m]Gulliver[/name_m]
  • [name_m]Jupiter[/name_m]
  • [name_m]Melchior[/name_m]
  • [name_m]Whitaker[/name_m]
  • [name_m]Xavior[/name_m]

Some of these names might be too unusual for you but I hope this still helps!

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Thank you both! You’ve given me some good ones to think about.

Does anyone else have thoughts on choosing names to go with a single-syllable surname?

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My SO has a one syllable last name too so I understand the struggle. Him and his siblings have 2 or more syllable names and they work just fine. However some one syllable names work just fine with one syllable surnames. Take [name_m]Brad[/name_m] [name_m]Pitt[/name_m] for example. His name for example has all different sounds so it sounds good together. I think as long as the sounds are difference enough, a one syllable first name could work depending on the last name. [name_m]Sean[/name_m] and [name_u]Shay[/name_u] may not work for you, but [name_u]Finn[/name_u] and [name_f]Eve[/name_f] may work.