1900+ Four Letter Boy Names

  1. Hami
    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Aaprahami, Finnish
    • Meaning:

      "father of multitudes"
    • Description:

      Much less intimidating than the formal form, Aaprahami.
  2. Taos
    • Origin:

      American place-name
    • Description:

      This beautiful New Mexican pueblo locale has long attracted artists and skiers, and now may attract some baby namers as well.
  3. Eton
    • Guri
      • Origin:

        Hebrew
      • Meaning:

        "my lion cub"
      • Description:

        When considering the playground years, might be too close to gory.
    • Aken
      • Rily
        • Ilai
          • Tany
            • Erno
              • Origin:

                Finnish variation of Ernest, English from German
              • Meaning:

                "serious, resolute"
              • Description:

                Cooler than Ernest and less Muppet-like than Ernie, the Finnish Erno may be the best way to honor someone with an Ern- name.
            • Coop
              • Larz
                • Iowa
                  • Origin:

                    Dakota
                  • Meaning:

                    "sleepy ones"
                  • Description:

                    American place and tribe name, derived via French from the Dakota word ayúxba "sleepy ones".
                • Elai
                  • Barn
                    • Origin:

                      Word name or short form of Barnaby or Barnabus
                    • Meaning:

                      "son of comfort"
                    • Description:

                      Once you get past thinking of it as a red-painted building where they keep cows and hay, has a nice plainspoken country-like feel and may make a cooler diminutive than the still-purple Barney.
                  • Cace
                    • Read
                      • Description:

                        See REED.
                    • Tayn
                      • Raed
                        • Efim
                          • Origin:

                            Russian diminutive of Euphemios, Greek
                          • Meaning:

                            "fair speech"
                          • Description:

                            Efim originated as a short form of the elaborate Greek name Euphemios and is now used as a name in its own right. It can also be spelled Yefim.
                        • Free
                          • Origin:

                            Word name
                          • Meaning:

                            "free"
                          • Description:

                            One of the classic hippie word names. In the 1970s, actors Barbara Hershey and David Carradine gave this name to their son...who later changed it to Tom.