1900+ Four Letter Boy Names

  1. Llew
    • Origin:

      Welsh
    • Meaning:

      "lion, leader"
    • Description:

      Welsh for "lion", or a nickname for Llewelyn. Could make a cooler substitute for the blander Lou.
  2. Roth
    • Origin:

      German
    • Meaning:

      "redhead"
    • Description:

      This surname-name originated as a nickname for redheads.
  3. Bobo
    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Robert
    • Description:

      Bobo was the name of one of the most famous clowns in American circus history, who performed from the 1920s until the 1970s. But that's not the only reason this makes a less-than-optimal nickname.
  4. Radd
    • Jebb
      • Loïc
        • Origin:

          French variation of Louis or Lucas
        • Description:

          This name, also spelled Loic, is a classic in French-speaking areas but rarely heard elsewhere.
      • Jaka
        • Origin:

          Indonesian
        • Meaning:

          "young man"
        • Description:

          Jack getting too common for you? Here's a distinctive twist.
      • Herb
        • Gull
          • Origin:

            Celtic
          • Meaning:

            "long-winged swimming birds"
          • Description:

            Suggests the salty, windswept air of the seashore.
        • Joji
          • Anid
            • Origin:

              Bosnian, unknown meaning
            • Description:

              Currently a popular name for baby boys in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
          • Seán
            • Layn
              • Octa
                • Origin:

                  Anglo-Saxon
                • Description:

                  The underachieving son of a great Saxon leader named Hengist in Arthurian legend.
              • Rusk
                • Origin:

                  Scottish
                • Meaning:

                  "marsh, bog"
              • Alve
                • Origin:

                  Swedish variation of Alf, English
                • Meaning:

                  "wise counsel"
                • Description:

                  Alve is rising up the ranks in Sweden, but neither it nor Alf will be featured on American birth certificates anytime soon.
              • Cheo
                • Piet
                  • Origin:

                    Dutch, diminutive of Pieter
                  • Meaning:

                    "rock"
                  • Description:

                    Wonderful nickname name most often associated in this country with Dutch modernist painter Mondrian. Pronounced PEET.
                • Riki
                  • Marz
                    • Origin:

                      German surname
                    • Meaning:

                      "March [month]"