1900+ Four Letter Boy Names

  1. Varo
    • Origin:

      Spanish
    • Description:

      An energetic Spanish surname with serious first name potential, thanks to its trendy initial V and -o ending. A famous bearer is Spanish surrealist artist Remedios Varo (1908-1963).
  2. Guri
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "my lion cub"
    • Description:

      When considering the playground years, might be too close to gory.
  3. Saxi
    • Origin:

      Old Norse
    • Meaning:

      "Saxon or dagger"
    • Description:

      An older form of Saxo, the name of an illustrious Danish medieval chronicler, which to the English ear may sound a little too close to "sexy" for comfort.
  4. Zakk
    • Origin:

      Hebrew, Short form of Zachary
    • Meaning:

      "the Lord has remembered"
    • Description:

      Zakk is an ekstra-kinetic spelling of a short form that's more and more often standing on its own, also as Zac, Zak, Zach, and Zack. This version is largely associated with musician Zakk Wylde.
  5. Toni
    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Antoni, Polish
    • Meaning:

      "priceless one"
    • Description:

      Seen across Europe as both an independent name and a short form of names such as Antoni and Anton. In the US, however, this is considered to be the feminine spelling.
  6. Rémy
    • Origin:

      French
    • Meaning:

      "oarsman"
    • Description:

      Dashing unisex saint's name sometimes associated with the Cajun cadences of New Orleans.
  7. Viro
    • Yuma
      • Origin:

        North American Indian
      • Meaning:

        "son of a chief"
      • Description:

        The a ending gives it a feminine feel.
    • East
      • Origin:

        Word name
      • Description:

        With West one of the hottest names for boys, and North the name of a high-profile celebrity baby, can East be far behind? While Easton seems to be the version of choice for this directional name -- there were 5500 boys named Easton last year, versus, um, zero named East -- we like the simplicity of the gender-neutral East, especially for a middle name.
    • Dima
      • Vonn
        • Idir
          • Origin:

            Berber
          • Meaning:

            "alive"
          • Description:

            A simple and straightforward choice from northwest Africa.
        • Bond
          • Origin:

            English
          • Meaning:

            "peasant farmer"
          • Description:

            For 007 fans, a great middle name choice -- or even a first.
        • Siem
          • Origin:

            Dutch diminutive of Simon, Hebrew
          • Meaning:

            "the listener"
          • Description:

            An attractive and popular choice in the Netherlands, but not one we see making it to the Top 50 in the US anytime soon.
        • Gold
          • Origin:

            English word name
          • Meaning:

            "gold"
          • Description:

            Luxe baby name that could easily fit in among children named Onyx and Emerald. Goldie is a rising choice for girls.
        • Pyrs
          • Origin:

            Welsh
          • Meaning:

            "rock"
          • Description:

            Welsh form of Piers/Pierce, which comes from Peter.
        • Afan
          • Origin:

            Welsh
          • Description:

            The name of an early British saint (a cousin of St David), and a river in South Wales, presumably from afon, the word for river.

        • José
          • Nima
            • Origin:

              Hebrew
            • Meaning:

              "margosa tree"
            • Description:

              Model Trish Goff's Nima is a boy, but the a ending gives this name a feminine feel.
          • Glyn
            • Origin:

              Welsh
            • Meaning:

              "valley, glen"
            • Description:

              Very popular in Wales; this could make a nice middle name in honor of a Grandpa Glenn.