1798 Four Letter Girl Names

  1. Itza
    • Origin:

      Variation of Itzel, Mayan
    • Meaning:

      "rainbow lady"
    • Description:

      Itza is a rare Itzel variant that shares its colorful meaning. Itza also connects to the Itza people of Guatemala and their language of the same name. Chichen Itza was a city built by the Mayans in what is now the Yucatán of Mexico.
  2. Tomi
    • Origin:

      Nigerian, Japanese, or English
    • Meaning:

      "wealth; twin"
    • Description:

      The short O variation of Tomi (homophonous with Tommy) was used for dozens of daughters in midcentury America, putting it firmly in grandma name territory.
  3. Ibby
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "pledged to God"
    • Description:

      An English diminutive of Isabel or Elizabeth that works best with a longer form on the birth certificate.
  4. Etty
    • Origin:

      French diminutive
    • Meaning:

      "little"
    • Description:

      Ettie or Etty works as a nickname for any name with a prominent "et" sound, usually at the end: think Henrietta, Juliette or Colette. The -ette ending is a French diminutive suffix.
  5. Edan
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "pleasure, delight; or era"
    • Description:

      Variant of Eden, or a Hebrew unisex name meaning "era".
  6. Elly
    • Poem
      • Origin:

        Literary name, English word name
      • Meaning:

        "a composition in verse"
      • Description:

        A handful of baby girls were named Poem in the US in the most recent year, along with Poet and Poetry. But of course, these word names can work for boys too.
    • Tory
      • Origin:

        English, diminutive of Victoria
      • Meaning:

        "victory"
      • Description:

        More modern nickname for Victoria than Vicky. Better known as Tori spelling.
    • Zela
      • Origin:

        African variation of Zoe
      • Description:

        See ZELLA.
    • Riko
      • Origin:

        Japanese
      • Meaning:

        "white jasmine or reason, logic"
      • Description:

        Riko is a hugely popular name for baby girls in contemporary Japan, and one that easily translates to the West.
    • Goya
      • Origin:

        Artist name
      • Description:

        Passion for the Spanish painter Goya may transcend the difficulty of this name -- just don't say it in a Jewish community.
    • Cloe
      • Origin:

        Spanish and Italian variation of Chloe, Greek
      • Meaning:

        "young green shoot"
      • Description:

        Cloe comes in second to the original form, Chloe, in it's native Spain. In the US, this honor goes to the Kardashian-ized Khloe.
    • Euli
      • Origin:

        Diminutive of Eulaalia, Finnish from Greek
      • Meaning:

        "sweetly speaking"
      • Description:

        Euli is a nickname for Eulaalia, the Finnish variation of the Greek name Eulalia.
    • Kaja
      • Cree
        • Origin:

          Native American
        • Description:

          This Native American tribe name is an attractive option for a boy or a girl. Tia Mowry used it for her son in 2011.
      • Etna
        • Haze
          • Origin:

            Word name
          • Description:

            Smoky variation of Hayes.
        • Glyn
          • Origin:

            Short form of Glynis, Welsh
          • Meaning:

            "small glen, valley"
          • Description:

            Glyn is a pretty, glimmery name that is heard much less often than Welsh sisters Gwen and Bryn. It is also used for boys and might make a good honor name for an ancestral Glenn.
        • Rica
          • Origin:

            Scandinavian, diminutive of Federica or Erica
          • Description:

            Pretty but slight.
        • Deja