1798 Four Letter Girl Names
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Alva
English form of Irish Ailbhe, Swedish and Norwegian feminine form of Alf
"white; elf"
While the male Alva or Alvah relates directly to the minor Biblical character, the female version is more likely an Anglicized form of the Irish name Ailbhe, or a feminine form the name Alf (and Alf-…
Asya
Turkish; Russian and Bulgarian diminutive of Anastasia
"Asia; resurrection"
Asya has dual origins: it is both the Turkish word for Asia (the continent), and a short form of Anastasia in Russian and Bulgarian. Beyond that, it is a beautiful example of a "travelling light"…
Anda
Anda is a feminine name with multiple cultural origins. In Latvian, it's a traditional name possibly derived from the ancient Baltic word meaning "flower bud" or "beginning." In Romanian contexts, it…
Alvy
Alvy is a feminine name with English origins, though it can occasionally be used for males as well. It likely developed as a diminutive form of names beginning with 'Al-' such as Alvina, Alvira, or…
Adee
Adee is a feminine name that can function as a diminutive form of names beginning with 'Ad-' such as Adelaide or Adeline, or stand independently as a given name. With its simple two-syllable…
Cama
Cama is a rare feminine name with multiple potential origins. In Sanskrit, it relates to 'desire' or 'love,' connecting to Kama, the Hindu god of love. It may also derive from Native American…
Cami
Cami is a feminine name that functions both as a standalone name and as a diminutive of names like Camille, Camila, or Cameron. With Latin roots, it relates to 'ceremonial attendant' through its…
Caly
Caly is a feminine name that can be viewed as a diminutive of names like Calista or Calypso, or it may stand on its own. Derived from Greek origins, it can relate to 'most beautiful' (from Calista)…
Kala
Tamil; Hawaiian
"Virtue; princess"
Aiko
Japanese
"beloved child"
Aiko is a very common Japanese name with a lovely meaning that is rarely heard outside the Asian community.
Cace
Cace is a rare feminine name with multiple possible origins. It may be a variant spelling of Case or Casey, or possibly derived from Latin 'cassus' meaning 'empty' or 'hollow.' Some suggest it could…
Dacy
Dacy is a charming feminine name with several possible origins. It may be a variation of Darcy (an Irish surname meaning 'dark one' or 'from the fortress'), a diminutive of names containing 'dac'…
Dace
Dace is an uncommon feminine name with multiple potential origins. It may derive from an English surname related to the fish species of the same name, or it could be connected to the Latvian male…
Cara
Latin, Italian, Irish, Spanish, and Portuguese
"dear; friend; face"
Cara is a simple, sweet, Italian endearment that enjoyed its greatest popularity from the 1970s through the 1990s, reaching a high of Number 189 in 1977. Despite the rising celebrity of English…
Cala
Arabic
"castle, fortess"
Extremely simple and extremely distinctive -- a winning combination. Sound-alike Calla is a Greek (and botanical) name that means beautiful.
Kari
Norwegian diminutive of Katarina or variation of Carrie, English
"pure; free man"
Kari and all her many sisters, from Carrie to Carey to Kerry and onward, originated for the most part as short forms of either Catherine Katherine or one of the Charles feminizations such as Carol or…
Cari
Cari is a feminine name with diverse origins. In Welsh, it derives from "caru" meaning "to love," making it essentially mean "beloved." It also functions as a diminutive of Caroline or Katherine in…
Cary
English, Irish
"black, dark"
More popularly spelled as Carey, this succinct unisex option was popular in the 1960s and -70s, predominantly for boys, though it did appear in the charts for girls in the 60s through to the early…
Lita
Norwegian diminutive of Elisabet, English and Spanish diminutive of names ending in -lita, or Romanian variation of Leta, Latin
"pledged to God; little; glad, joyful"
Vivacious but lightweight.
Anai
Anai is a feminine name with diverse origins and interpretations. In Japanese, it can be derived from elements meaning 'hollyhock' and 'indigo,' while in Hawaiian, it's associated with 'to look at'…