1900+ Four Letter Boy Names
- Varo
Origin:
SpanishDescription:
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).
- Guri
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"my lion cub"Description:
When considering the playground years, might be too close to gory.
- Saxi
Origin:
Old NorseMeaning:
"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.
- Zakk
Origin:
Hebrew, Short form of ZacharyMeaning:
"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.
- Toni
Origin:
Diminutive of Antoni, PolishMeaning:
"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.
- Rémy
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"oarsman"Description:
Dashing unisex saint's name sometimes associated with the Cajun cadences of New Orleans.
- Viro
- Yuma
Origin:
North American IndianMeaning:
"son of a chief"Description:
The a ending gives it a feminine feel.
- East
Origin:
Word nameDescription:
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:
BerberMeaning:
"alive"Description:
A simple and straightforward choice from northwest Africa.
- Bond
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"peasant farmer"Description:
For 007 fans, a great middle name choice -- or even a first.
- Siem
Origin:
Dutch diminutive of Simon, HebrewMeaning:
"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 nameMeaning:
"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:
WelshMeaning:
"rock"Description:
Welsh form of Piers/Pierce, which comes from Peter.
- Afan
Origin:
WelshDescription:
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:
HebrewMeaning:
"margosa tree"Description:
Model Trish Goff's Nima is a boy, but the a ending gives this name a feminine feel.
- Glyn
Origin:
WelshMeaning:
"valley, glen"Description:
Very popular in Wales; this could make a nice middle name in honor of a Grandpa Glenn.