1798 Four Letter Girl Names

A cute but not cutesy Dutch diminutive of Maria.

Aeta is a punchy botanical name which grabs attention without being overly long or frilly.

Cana is well-known to readers of the Bible as the city where Jesus performed his first miracle. If other place names, both modern and ancient, real and mythical, can be baby names, why not Cana? Rhyming with Dana, it can work for either gender.

Vintage nickname for Elizabeth.

As Nerea, in the Spanish Top 100, but this streamlined version is one of those golden choices that's both supremely simple and intriguingly rare.

A heroic figure in Exodus, Puah was a midwife during the Egyptian captivity who disobeyed Pharaoh's order to kill all male Jews at birth.

In Semitic mythology, Anat was the goddess of fertility, hunting, and war.

Etel may freshen up the dated Ethel that many may consider still a bit too dusty for revival. Etel is used in Hungarian speaking countries, but is sleek and simple enough to work well in the States.

The wife of legendary Irish hero Cu Chulainn, blessed with the gifts of beauty sweet speech, wisdom, needlework, and chastity -- a mixed bag.

Gender-neutral nickname typically used for Yuval, the modern Hebrew form of Jubal.