1900+ Four Letter Boy Names
- Sire
Origin:
Word nameMeaning:
"royalty; father, senior"Description:
Historically, Sire was a formal term for addressing male royalty, particularly a king. Sire can also mean "father" or "senior" as both a noun and a verb. Now, like Prince, Sir, Messiah, and Saint, this title is now a name on the rise.
- Emet
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"truth"Description:
Looks like a pared-down Emmett, but it actually derives from a difference source.
- Jeno
- Kano
Origin:
African place-name or JapaneseMeaning:
"the god of the waters"Description:
Pleasing crossover possibility.
- Esca
Origin:
GaelicMeaning:
"water"Description:
The name Esca appears in Rosemary Sutcliff's 1954 historical adventure novel The Eagle of the Ninth, which is set in 2nd century Roman Britain. Esca is the name of a freed slave who accompanies his ex-master Marcus Flavius Aquila on various adventures. He was portrayed in the 2011 film adamptation The Eagle by English actor Jamie Bell.
- Eder
Origin:
BasqueMeaning:
"handsome"Description:
This is one Basque name that is very transferable to the American context — and it has a great meaning, too. The feminine version is Eider or Ederne.
- Emyr
Origin:
WelshMeaning:
"king"Description:
Emyr is a name that is well-known in Wales, but little heard outside of it. There are several well-known Emyrs, from the famed Welsh novelist and poet Emyr Humphries to footballer Emyr Huws.
- Bela
Origin:
CzechMeaning:
"white"Description:
Despite the light, pretty sound of Bella for a girl, the boys' name Bela has dark and mysterious undertones, thanks to Dracula actor Bela Lugosi. Béla is also the first name of composer Bartók.
- Paco
Origin:
Spanish, diminutive of Francisco; Native AmericanMeaning:
"eagle"Description:
Another winning and relaxed but energetic o-ending Latin name, sometimes associated with designer Paco Rabanne.
- Josh
- Fern
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"plant name"Description:
A fresh, green, rising nature name for girls that would make a cool possibility for a baby boy as well. It has ranked in the US Top 1000 for boys a handful of times since naming records began.
- Kick
Origin:
English word name, diminutive of Katherine, GreekMeaning:
"pure"Description:
Kick is a word name that some parents might use for their baby in utero — akin to Bean or Booboo — but it's increasingly being heard as a word name especially used in the middle, a la Jeremy Sisto for son Bastien. The Kennedy family has historically called daughters Kathleen "Kick" for short, and Kick can work as a nickname for a whole range of names male and female, from Nicholas to Keturah.
- Egon
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"strong with a sword"Description:
Muscular German name that never fully assimilated into American culture.
- Wild
Origin:
Word nameDescription:
Asking for trouble.
- Witt
Origin:
English word nameMeaning:
"a talent for banter or persiflage"Description:
In the old days, this might have been a short form for Dewitt, but today it's more likely to appear as a witty word name. We approve.
- Five
Origin:
English word nameDescription:
Five is a number name introduced to the lexicon by famous crazy baby namers The Novogratz Family. Five is, yes, their fifth child, who happens to be a boy, but there's no reason Five -- and Seven and Eleven -- can be unisex baby names.
- Ezri
Origin:
Variation of Ezra, HebrewMeaning:
"help"Description:
Ezra is a Biblical name that is being rediscovered, which means its variation Ezri can't be far behind. Ezri is one of the up-and-coming unisex names starting with E, with the gender divide surprisingly running five to one in favor of girls.
- Yuli
Origin:
Diminutive of Yulian, Russian and BulgarianMeaning:
"youthful, downy-bearded, sky father"Description:
Easy and approachable nickname for Yulian, the Russian and Bulgarian variation of Julian.
- Kris
Origin:
Short form of Kristof or KristoferMeaning:
"Christian"Description:
Many European cultures spell Christopher with a K and thus the short form Kris. There were about 35 baby boys named Kris, just Kris, in the US last year, and only a handful of baby girls -- this after the name ranking in the Top 1000 for both genders from the late 1940s through the 1970s. However you spell it, it's an appealing name that's in a slump right now because of overexposure. It's also one of the original gender neutral names, paving the way for a new way of thinking about names and gender.
- Igor
Origin:
Old Norse via RussianMeaning:
"warrior"Description:
Musical association with Igor Stravinsky, but also Dr. Frankenstein's right-hand man.