1798 Four Letter Girl Names

This name of a revered Hindu deity is heard in several cultures.

From Hebrew, Oria is a variation of Oriya, created by combining Ori meaning "light" with yah indicating God. From Italian, it is a variation of the Latin Aurea, a golden Saint name, once popular in Spain.

In the US, there are a handful of baby girls given the Brin spelling of this classic Welsh gender-neutral names, compared with over 800 in one recent year named Brynn and about 150 called Bryn.

Tyra would be a more modern pick.

The capital of Peru makes a rare but attractive girl name.

This rare Russian name ultimately derives from the masculine Greek name Kyriakos.

Like the variation Wenna, Wenn is an early Cornish form of Gwen. Confusion with the English word "when" leads us to suggest that the longer form Wenna would be more "name-like".

One of the new literalist religious names, like Blessing, Heavenly and Neveah. More male than female, but essentially unisex.

Rare biblical name.

Might frequently be understood as "pilly." Can also be a short form of Pilar -- though the long form is better.

This gender-neutral Arabic name was a fast riser for girls in 2022, possibly in part thanks to a beauty blogger and influencer of the same name. The name can also be spelled Hoda or Houda.

Rein, along with Reign, have taken over from Rain as a trendy word name. Should you rein it in or let it rein? Okay, bad puns we know, but that's the downside of word names. This is a true unisex name, given to ten girls and eight boys in the US in one recent year.

The name of the Hindu goddess of the dawn, also spelled Ushas.

Inna is an uncommon name even in Russia, whose meaning is unknown. Originally a male name, it is now mostly given to girls. It also made a brief appearance in the French Top 500 a few years ago.