1798 Four Letter Girl Names

Beth

English diminutive of Elizabeth, Hebrew

"pledged to God"

The sweetest and most sensitive of the pet names for Elizabeth, now also one of the most dated.

Goya

Artist name

Passion for the Spanish painter Goya may transcend the difficulty of this name -- just don't say it in a Jewish community.

Essy

Essy is a delicate feminine name that can function as either a standalone name or a diminutive form of names beginning with 'Es' such as Esther, Estelle, or Esperanza. With its soft sound and…

Grey

Color name

Grey is the more common spelling in Britain and Australia. This color name has a softness and ambiguity which makes it equally lovely for a boy or a girl.

Genn

Genn is a distinctive feminine name with Celtic roots. It's a shortened form of names like Geneva or Genevieve, or it can be derived from the Welsh word for 'white' or 'fair'. Less commonly, it may…

Jeni

Jeni is a feminine name typically considered a variant spelling of Jenny, which itself is a diminutive of Jennifer. Jennifer derives from the Welsh name Guinevere, meaning 'fair, white wave' or…

Gwyn

Welsh

"white, blessed"

A male name in Wales, Gwyn has been mostly feminine in the US thanks to its resemblance to the more familiar Gwen. It derives from the same Celtic root as the popular Finn family of names.

Essa

Essa is a feminine name with multiple cultural origins. In Arabic, it's a variation of Isa (the Arabic form of Jesus) and means 'God is salvation.' In Irish contexts, Essa derives from the Gaelic…

Gwin

Gwin is a concise, distinctive feminine name with Welsh origins. It derives from the Welsh element 'gwyn' meaning 'white,' 'fair,' or 'blessed.' As a standalone name, Gwin is quite rare, though it…

Hada

Hada is a concise feminine name with several possible origins. In Hebrew contexts, it may be related to 'Hadassah' (the birth name of Queen Esther), meaning 'myrtle tree.' In Spanish, 'hada' means…

Hadi

Hadi is a feminine name with Arabic origins, meaning 'guide' or 'leader.' Though traditionally used as a masculine name in Arabic-speaking countries, it has gained some usage as a feminine name in…

Hala

Arabic

"moon halo"

A simple and seamlessly international choice with a joyful sound and beautiful meaning.

Hali

Greek

"the sea"

Another culture's take on the Hailey/Halle phenomenon.

Beta

Greek, second letter of the Greek alphabet

If you can't have an Alpha male, how about a Beta girl.

Hani

Arabic; Hawaiian

"light-footed, to move softly, to touch; joyful"

Sweet multicultural name.

Anci

Anci is a feminine name with roots in multiple cultural backgrounds. It may be a variation of Anci or Anči found in parts of Eastern Europe, particularly with Hungarian, Czech, or Slovenian origins.…

Nusi

Nusi is a feminine name with multiple potential origins, possibly derived from Albanian, Hungarian, or other Eastern European languages. In some contexts, it may function as a diminutive or nickname…

Hara

Hindi; Greek

"to seize; joy"

In Hindi, Hara is one of the 1,008 names for the god Siva and, to English speakers, a possible feminine spin on Harry. In Greek the name is pronounced with emphasis on the last syllable, where it has…

Hayu

Hayu is a feminine name with multiple cultural origins. In Indonesian, particularly Sundanese culture, it means 'beauty' or 'beautiful.' It also appears in Native American languages, particularly…

Alta

Latin

"elevated, high"

Familiar in the 19th- and early 20th-centuries, Alta is little heard today, but it does have that four letter, A-a formula of Alma, Alba, Anna, Ayla, and Anya. Derived from the Latin altus , it has…