1798 Four Letter Girl Names

  1. Leaf
    • Origin:

      Nature name
    • Description:

      Leaf is a hippieish choice that, for girls, still retains an evergreen quality.
  2. Izel
    • Origin:

      Turkish variation of Eidel or Nahuatl
    • Meaning:

      "delicate; unique"
    • Description:

      As a feminine name, Izel is the Turkish variation of the Yiddish name Eidel. as well as a Nahuatl name derived from the word isel, meaning "unique."
  3. Leto
    • Origin:

      Greek mythology name
    • Meaning:

      "wife or hidden"
    • Description:

      Leto is the titaness of motherhood (there's a title!) and, with Zeus, mother of the twin Olympians Artemis and Apollo. Simple, sleek, and unique, Leto is one mythological name for girls we might expect to hear a lot more of.
  4. Mayi
    • Mele
      • Origin:

        Hawaiian, Tongan, and Samoan
      • Meaning:

        "song"
      • Description:

        Some sources say Mele is a South Sea Islander form of Mary, but it's also a name in its own right meaning song.
    • Fina
      • Nula
        • Elys
          • Ixia
            • Origin:

              Greek
            • Meaning:

              "pine thistle"
            • Description:

              Ixia is a botanical name referring to a genus of plants native to South Africa. The name actually refers to an unrelated plant; those in the ixia family are commonly known as corn lilies.
          • Babe
            • Origin:

              Word name or diminutive of Barbara
            • Description:

              You can call your baby "babe," but don't name her that.
          • Rise
            • Origin:

              English word name; Norwegian and Danish, short form of Regitze
            • Description:

              This name boomed in the 1940s and 50s thanks to the glamorous singer Risë (pronounced REE-sa) Stevens, who inherited her name from her Norwegian grandmother. It's rare nowadays, but when used it's more likely to be the uplifting vocabulary word, rhyming with "eyes". The latter was chosen by Nick Cannon and Brittany Bell for their son, born in September 2022.
          • Juul
            • Origin:

              Dutch diminutive of Julia, Latin
            • Meaning:

              "youthful"
            • Description:

              This Dutch version of Jules is used for both girls and boys. The association with the vaping product of the same name (but different pronunciation) makes this one a no-go in the US.
          • Miri
            • Gary
              • Origin:

                English
              • Meaning:

                "spear man"
              • Description:

                While not generally thought of as unisex, this is a male name that, like Perry and Barry, has occasionally been used for girls over the years.
            • Keke
              • Origin:

                English variation of Kiki, Finnish diminutive of Gertrud, or Hawaiian variation of Kate
              • Meaning:

                "double happiness; strength of a spear; pure"
              • Description:

                Keke is a multicultural double-punch nickname, notably borne by actress Keke Palmer. Palmer was born Lauren Keyana, yet her nickname does not derive from her middle name — her older sister had an imaginary friend named Keke.
            • Chai
              • Origin:

                Word name
              • Meaning:

                "tea"
              • Description:

                Most people are likely to associate the name Chai with tea, but it's also a Chinese surname and Hebrew masculine name.

                The video game series Soulcalibur features a female character named Chai.

            • Seva
              • Axie
                • Origin:

                  English, invented name
                • Description:

                  A zingy nickname-style name that was used occasionally in the early twentieth century, and returned to the charts in 2020. There are no obvious names it could be short for, which is all the more reason to use it on its own. In Kate Manning's historical novel My Notorious Life, the character Annie Muldoon gets the nickname Axie because she "axes" so many questions.
              • Savi
                • Origin:

                  Hindi, or diminutive of Savannah
                • Description:

                  Cute and short name that sounds right on trend with it's V sound.

                  Alyssa Milano's character on the soap opera Mistresses was Savannah, called Savi.

              • Tazu
                • Origin:

                  Japanese
                • Meaning:

                  "rice-field stork"
                • Description:

                  Tazu has a certain snazzy appeal.