1798 Four Letter Girl Names

  1. Suni
    • Origin:

      Short form of Sunita or Sunisa
    • Description:

      Pronounced like Sunny, Suni is the nickname of astronaut Sunita Williams. Suni is also the nickname of US Olympic gymnast Suni Lee, whose full name is Sunisa.
  2. Lise
    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Elisabeth, Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "pledged to God"
    • Description:

      Lise is most often found in the U.S. as the second half of the hybrid name Annalise. Canadian journalist Lyse Doucet bears a pretty alternative spelling, pronounced LEESE.
  3. Pita
    • Teal
      • Origin:

        Bird and color name
      • Description:

        Teal is one of the prettiest and most straightforward of the new color names -- an ideal middle name choice.
    • Prim
      • Origin:

        English
      • Meaning:

        "first or demure"
      • Description:

        As a name, Prim is generally short for Primrose – as in the sweet younger sister of heroine Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games. But a word of warning: it also coincides with the English word "prim", meaning "disapproving, overly correct".
    • Dewi
      • Origin:

        Indonesian
      • Meaning:

        "little goddess"
      • Description:

        This Indonesian name meaning little goddess is also common in the Netherlands due to the old colonial relationship between the two countries.
    • Inoa
      • Origin:

        Hawaiian
      • Meaning:

        "name chant"
      • Description:

        Inoa is an evocative choice from the South Seas.
    • Anka
      • Origin:

        Polish, Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
      • Meaning:

        "grace"
      • Description:

        Slavic diminutive of Anna
    • Eyla
      • Dayo
        • Origin:

          Nigerian
        • Meaning:

          "joy arrives"
        • Description:

          Has an evocative African beat.
      • Nera
        • Origin:

          Hebrew
        • Meaning:

          "candle, light"
        • Description:

          Because of its meaning, this is a symbolic name given to girls born on Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights.
      • Rada
        • Origin:

          Yiddish; Slavic
        • Meaning:

          "rose; happy, willing"
        • Description:

          This sweet and simple name has origins in both Yiddish and Slavic, each with an equally appealing meaning.
      • Gugu
        • Origin:

          Zulu, Xhosa, Ndebele
        • Meaning:

          "treasure"
        • Description:

          Gugu is derived from the word igugu, meaning "treasure." It's commonly used as a nickname for Gugulethu.
      • Anzu
        • Origin:

          Japanese
        • Meaning:

          "apricot"
        • Description:

          A representative Japanese name with a meaning symbolizing ripeness.
      • Ersa
        • Origin:

          Greek
        • Meaning:

          "dew"
        • Description:

          Ersa, daughter of Zeus and the moon goddess Selene, is goddess of the morning dew, which may make this an excellent name for a child born in the early hours of the day.
      • Jett
        • Origin:

          Mineral name
        • Description:

          Lisa Ling made Jett an option for girls when she gave it to her daughter in 2013.
      • Niko
        • Origin:

          Finnish variation of Nichoals; diminutive of Nikolaos, Greek
        • Meaning:

          "victory of the people"
        • Description:

          Niko was used for 20 baby girls in the US last year, and twin sister Nico for another 30 -- though that's still far fewer than the 2600 baby boys who were given one of those two names.
      • Wolf
        • Origin:

          Animal name or diminutive of Wolfgang
        • Meaning:

          "traveling Wolf"
        • Description:

          Notable Wolfs like Blitzer, Mankowitz, and Kahn give this name a masculine bent, but nature names are inherently unisex, so we see no reason why Wolf can't be used on a baby girl.

          Historically Wolf has been more common among German (where it's pronounced Vulf) and Jewish families, occasionally as a nickname for Wolfgang.

          The nickname Wolfie softens and feminizes Wolf, while Wolfe turns it into a surname.

      • Ioni
        • Origin:

          Variation of Ione, Greek
        • Meaning:

          "violet-colored stone"
        • Description:

          A phonetic variant of the gorgeous Greek name Ione, and one that was used by model Coco Rocha for her daughter in 2015.
      • Avah
        • Origin:

          Variation of Ava, Hebrew, Latin or Germanic "life; bird; water, island"
        • Meaning:

          "life; bird; water, island"
        • Description:

          Spelling variation of Ava, perhaps influenced by the biblical-style, ends-in-H names currently trending: Delilah, Alayah, Aniyah, et al. It entered the US Top 1000 in 2008 where it remained for 14 years, peaking in 2018 when it was given to nearly 680 girls. Now in decline, it was given to around 230 girls in 2023.