232 Brad Pitt had a great-great-grandfather with the middle name of Knox which he and Angelina Jolie then bestowed as a first name on their twin son in 2008 continuing their pattern of x-ending boy names.

One syllable african boy names. If the surname last name has one syllable avoid a one-syllable first name. YERO yeh-roh Warrior born soldier. This one syllable boys name comes from a number of Scottish surnames all beginning with Mac.

Its great for those babies with a lot of energy from the get go. Share on Pinterest Share on Facebook Share on Twitter. That explains the pervasive popularity of such classic middle names as James Lee Scott Ray and John.

The vision of the son. John - A one-syllable option meaning Gods grace. Many names from the Bible have one-syllable nicknames like Matt for Matthew Joe for Joseph Sam for Samuel and more.

With a two-syllable last name use either a one-syllable name or three-syllable first name. Gender Boy Girl Both. Often babies will start going by one-syllable names by way of ease.

By Michele Meleen MSEd. West Africa Hausa M. James - A middle name with royal roots.

Along with James and John other single-syllable boy names in. ZAHRA ZAH-rah Beautiful flower. This Scottish surname began to climb the following year and is now a Top 300 name.