1900+ Four Letter Boy Names

A name gaining recognition in Australia, based on the huon pine tree which grows in Tasmania. Boatbuilders especially love this rare wood, which floats well, is resistant to rot, and has a strong pine-y scent.

A nickname-sounding surname associated with Russian sculptor and architect Naum Gabo. When model/actress Milla Jovovich gave her daughter the middle name Gabo, she explained that it was a combination of her parents' names--Galina and Bogie.

If you can name a boy Max instead of Maxwell, or Jax instead of Jackson, then why not Brax instead of Braxton? Over 3300 boys were named the trendy Braxton in the US in one recent year, but snappy short form Brax is a newcomer used for only a handful of babies. Brax may feel more popular than that, though, as many Braxtons are called Brax.

Preferable to its parent name, Arnoud, in the Netherlands.

Aimo was most common in Finland and Scandinavian during the first half of the 20th century.

Anas is an Arabic name uncommon in the US -- it was given to 130 baby boys last year -- but popular in Spain, England and Wales, Italy, and especially France.

This name of both a grayish-greenish-blue color and a kind of wild duck can be used for both boys and girls.

This airy Finnish and Swedish name may derive either from Greek "aura" (breath; breeze), or from Old Norse "aurr" (earth; clay).

Sharp attractive short form which has a nautical translation in German: "keel" (although it isn't used as a name there).

Almost unknown in the western world, Gyan comes from a Sanskrit word for knowledge. It may appeal to parents looking for a name influenced by eastern philosophy, like Bodhi or Zen.

Sounds like a name from an old science fiction movie -- but this god of letters invented writing, and so might interest parents who are writers or professors.

Derived from the Scottish Gaelic bàn, meaning "white, fair". It's also a name in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional Elvish language, in which it means "beautiful".

Kimi is a name of various origins with a zippy sound. It can be a Finnish variation of Joachim, via short form Kim, the Hawaiian variation of Jamie, via Kimo, and a unisex Japanese name, meaning "lord", "prince", "righteous" or "valuable and beautiful".

A patriotic spin on Armie, with roughly the same meaning whether you consider it a variation or a totally separate word name.