1798 Four Letter Girl Names

Flip is a down-to-earth, attitude nickname for the very proper Philippa. If you want to downshift even further from Pippa, Flip may be your gender-neutral choice.

Ivy League choice many will mistake for the Israeli favorite Yael, which has a different root and meaning.

Sweet and quirky nickname reminiscent of Elsie. In fact, they both ultimately derive from Elizabeth — Elsie through Elsa and Ilsy through Ilsa.

Dodie was the more common form of this name, as in Dodie Smith, author of The Hundred and One Dalmatians.

Old Norse choice used for baby girls in Iceland and on the Faroe Islands.

Common Japanese name with a pleasant meaning, no matter how you write it.