1798 Four Letter Girl Names

Pronounced as the English word joy, rather than as the French phrase joie de vivre, Joie might produce more complications than joy.

Cady is one of those names that sounds popular but is actually rare in this form, given to only a few dozen baby girls in the US last year.

Pola is an international name that still bears the femme fatalish air of Polish-born silent screen vamp Pola Negri, whole birth name was Apolonia. Rarely used, she could join sisters Lola and Nola.

Mystical overtones.

In Greek mythology, the river Styx separates the Earth and the Underworld, named for the goddess who gave it its power. Today Styx is also associated with the 1970s rock band of the same name.

With the enormous popularity of Emily and Emma, we're sure to see more of Emmi, Emmie, Emme, and Emmy, whether as short forms or standing on their own.

We understand the appeal — similar to Evie, a word name — but envy is not a quality you want to incite in your child.

Top 10 in Turkey and Top 500 in the Netherlands (which has a high Turkish population), this sleek and pretty name is virtually unknown elsewhere.

While not generally thought of as unisex, this is a male name that, like Perry and Barry, has occasionally been used for girls over the years.

Rira is a truly multicultural name with roots in four different languages. It's most common as a Japanese name, where it can be made up of various kanji combinations with meanings such as "good plum" and "easy pear." In French, it means "laugh."

A Top 10 name in Moscow. In Russian, the emphasis is put on the first syllable.

Simple yet meaningful Iranian name that would make an excellent import to the English-speaking world.

This sprightly Irish mythology name would make an attention-grabbing choice.

This spelling variation of trending unisex Ari — both diminutives of Hebrew Ariel — means "lion of God".

Musical choice that may be a short form of Jasmine or Jazlyn, or might stand on its own like this or as Jaz, the spelling used by tennis duo Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi.

Turkish form of Arabic Amal, most popular in the 1980s in Turkey. Its similarity to Emma and Emily make is a good cross-cultural name.

Its association with the word liebe gives this name an endearing, adored aura.

Bean is a unisex word name with a cute and quirky feel. Early reader series Ivy and Bean features a young girl named Bean, short for Bernice Blue. It has appeal as a casual nickname or middle name, but it's harder to imagine as a given name.