1798 Four Letter Girl Names

One supermodel name--that of the Lithuanian Egle Tvirbutaite--which is far from as beautiful to American ears as she is.

North and West are easier on the ear, but this works fine if it has some significance for your family. Could be lengthened to Easton.

Surprisingly, one of the fastest-rising names for girls.

Hebrew place name Zion — which refers to the city of Jerusalem in the Old Testament — has risen to prominence. It's spawned a number of variations, Zyon among them.

Simple plus unusual is a winning combination.

When the Danish author Karen Blixen chose Isak Dinesen as her male pseudonym, she set a precedent that could well be followed today.

Shaw is a streamlined and more modern-sounding Shawn, with many notable surname namesakes.

The Akan people of Ghana and the Ivory Coast frequently name their children after the day of the week they were born and the order in which they were born. Most Ghanaians have a name using this system (think Kofi Annan, whose name means born on a Friday).

A sweet-sounding Yoruba name with an equally sweet meaning: "love me".

Seen in Nordic countries as a nickname for Karolina or Karl.