1798 Four Letter Girl Names
- Savi
Origin:
Hindi, or diminutive of SavannahDescription:
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.
- Axie
Origin:
English, invented nameDescription:
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.
- Chai
Origin:
Word nameMeaning:
"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.
- Maie
- Mayi
- Gary
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"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.
- Miri
- Ixia
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"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.
- Luba
Origin:
Russian, Slavic, Yiddish, "love, lover, dear"Meaning:
"love, lover, dear"Description:
Its association with the word liebe gives this name an endearing, adored aura.
- Duru
Origin:
TurkishMeaning:
"clear, lucid"Description:
Also seen as a surname.
- Valo
Origin:
Finnish; MalagasyMeaning:
"light; eight"Description:
Valo, an unusual entry in the o-ending category, can work for girls in the US. On Nameberry, it's especially popular among visitors from Bangladesh.
- Sami
Origin:
Hebrew, diminutive of Samantha, or ArabicMeaning:
"praised"Description:
Sami is cute if overused in its more familiar Sammy form.
- Asma
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"supreme"Description:
Asma is an important name in the Muslim religion. Asma was a niece of Muhammad whose refusal to betray her uncle and father helped them escape to Mecca. Downside in English-speaking countries is that Asma sounds like asthma, the illness that blocks airways and makes it difficult to breathe.
- Binx
Origin:
American invented nameDescription:
A playful and whimsical choice for a child that works as a given name or a nickname (perhaps for Beatrix).
- Yfke
Origin:
Dutch diminutive of Yvonne, FrenchMeaning:
"yew wood"Description:
Think of Yfke as a cooler Yvonne, or a more unusual Eva. The Frisian name is rarely heard beyond the Netherlands.
- Fien
Origin:
Diminutive of Josefien, Dutch variation of JosephineMeaning:
"Jehovah increases"Description:
Fien is a popular enough girls' name to make the Top 100 in The Netherlands. Dutch parents love nickname-names taken from the last vs. the first syllable of a name, like Sanne for Susanne or Lotte for Charlotte.
- Elah
- Juju
Origin:
Diminutive of names beginning with Ju-Description:
An informal nickname for names such as Julia, Juliette, and June.
- Mack
Origin:
Scottish, IrishMeaning:
"son of"Description:
Not often heard on girls, although Hillary Scott used it as the middle name for her daughter Betsy in 2018.
- Laci