1798 Four Letter Girl Names

Cheeky nickname better left off the birth certificate.

Deriving from either Abena, which is the traditional name for Tuesday-born daughters, or as a variation of Aba, meaning "born on Thursday", Abba is a name of African origin with a concise but energetic sound. Not to be confused with the Swedish pop group or the Semitic name or title meaning "Father", Abba appeared in the US charts for girls for the first time in nearly a century in 2023.

Gert is an old school nickname for one of the oldest school names, Gertrude. Only the most adventurous, so-far-out-it's-in baby namers will choose Gertrude or Gert today, but it's definitely geek chic.

If Cameron's first name could start a girl's name craze, why not her second.

Pretty but slight.

As a Maori name, Kaui is a feminized form of Kauri, a type of native tree.

Argentine model Tati Cotliar is bringing notice to this shortening of the classic Russian name Tatiana. Tati is cute but teasable; you may need to have supermodel looks and poise to pull it off.

A cute but not cutesy Dutch diminutive of Maria.

Pronounced Bah-hah, this name of the Mexican peninsula attached to California makes for an out-of-the-ordinary possibility.

A Hindi, Muslim, and Tamil girls’ name meaning "morning". Suba is easy to spell and say, but has a distinct sound.