1900+ Four Letter Boy Names

An auspicious choice connected to dragons. English speakers will have difficulty pronouncing this name in Japanese — it's all one syllable, with barely any emphasis on the R sound.

This Frisian name is most famously borne by Eise Eisinga, an amateur astronomer who built a planetarium in his house. It still exists and is the oldest functioning planetarium in the world.

If you're looking for a Euro-chic alternative to Max, Mats is a strong possibility. It's a fading classic in Norway, but is popular in the Netherlands and Belgium, where short names are the height of style.

A common nickname for Antero, the Finnish variation of Andrew.

Cool bearlike option, though Orson might be easier to embrace.

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".

A cool Slavic short form of Sigmund, properly spelt Žiga in Slovene.

The name of several minor Biblical characters seems streamlined and modern.

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 Welsh diminutive of Tomos/Thomas, or just a simplified spelling of Tommy.

As a male name, Joni is a nickname for Jon or Jonathan, akin to Johnny or Jonny. It's more commonly used as a girl name, where it originated as a nickname for Joan.

One of the most modern-sounding Old Testament names, Imri is short and sweet enough to travel easily around the world. It is the name of two minor biblical figures, and also used by modern Hebrew speakers.

The name and story of Shakespeare’s King Lear is based on that of Leir — a legendary king of the Britons, who supposedly reigned around the 8th century BC. According to 12th-century historian, Geoffrey of Monmouth, Leir’s name derives from the Brythonic word for the River Soar.

This pleasant single-syllable surname might be especially appealing to someone involved with the internet (and who isn't?)--even if some others might see it as a drawback.