1798 Four Letter Girl Names

One of the top Icelandic girl names. It's very pretty — if you know how to pronounce it.

Cute diminutive of Francisca.

Riko is a hugely popular name for baby girls in contemporary Japan, and one that easily translates to the West.

Arke was the twin sister of the Greek rainbow goddess Iris. Arke is often associated with the seldom-seen, faded second rainbow. She had iridescent wings, which Zeus eventually took off her after she betrayed the Gods of Olympus. Arke can also be spelled Arce, but given the unfortunate mispronunciation that the 'c' spelling could lead to, we recommend you stick with this spelling.

Many C forms of this name are becoming more popular, from Cassia for girls to Cassian, Cassius, and Caspian for boys, so Kass feels more possible today too. And Kassia and Kassiani are both intriguing longer forms.

A short and sweet Hindi name which has been relatively popular in the UK – peaking at #280 there in 2003.

Idun is a modern transcription of Iðunn, the name of the goddess of apples — possibly representing fertility — and youth in Norse mythology. The similarity in pronunciation to Eden could add some points in favor of Idun or perhaps add some confusion.

A Finnish nickname for names such as Esteri, Elisabet, or any name starting with Es-.

Attractive Spanish name heard in the movie Spanglish. Roll that final r. Or say it the French way: Fleur.

An Irish classic for boys that has a streamlined, surnamey, unisex appeal in this spelling.

Unlike Pamela and Melanie, Mela feels fresh and unusual.

The name recently given to their daughter by Susan and Robert Downey, Jr. is pronounced like Avery and may be seen as a kree8tiv spelling variation of that popular unisex name or a girlish short form of Avraham, the Biblical Hebrew form of Abraham.