Short Baby Names

Baby names with 4 letters or fewer — short, strong, and beautifully memorable. Short names are easy to say, easy to spell, and often the most timeless. From Ava and Isla for girls to Jack and Finn for boys — short names have a clean, confident elegance that never goes out of style.

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yew wood, archer

Yew tree

Yew tree

yew tree

yew wood, archer

French, from Germanic

yew tree

4807.Yzé

♀ Female

French

Possibly a diminutive or variant of names like Isabelle or Ysée, meaning 'pledged to God' or 'ice'.

sacrifice, offering

God remembers

the Lord has remembered

God remembers

Arabic, Persian, or American (modern coinage)

prosperous, fortunate, huntress, or princess

son of

Hebrew (as a variant of Zay), or a modern coinage/short form

gift of God; or a short form of other names

4815.Zaed

♂ Male

Arabic

growing, increasing, abundant

4816.Zaha

⚥ Unisex

Arabic

blooming flower, shining, bright

4817.Zahi

♂ Male

Arabic

brilliant, bright, radiant, splendid

4818.Zaia

♀ Female

Arabic, Greek, Aramaic

light, radiant, or life

light, fate, destiny

adornment, beauty, grace

4821.Zaïd

♂ Male

Arabic

to increase, to grow, to prosper

4822.Zaim

♂ Male

Arabic

leader, chief, guarantor, sponsor

4823.Zaïm

♂ Male

Arabic

leader, chief, guarantor

4824.Zain

♂ Male

Arabic

Beauty, grace, adornment

4825.Zaïn

♂ Male

Arabic

beautiful, graceful, good

4826.Zair

♂ Male

Arabic

small, visitor, bright, blooming

God remembers

purity, growth, intelligence, or sacrifice

God remembers

pure, innocent, virtuous, intelligent, growth, increase

princess

Hebrew (via Slavic/Italian)

gift of God

Gold, golden, rich

princess

bright, splendid, glorious

gift

leader, chief, guarantor

4838.Zayn

♂ Male

Arabic

Beauty, grace, adornment

4839.Zaÿn

♂ Male

Arabic

beauty, grace, adornment

4840.Ze

♂ Male

Chinese

To shine, to be bright

4841.Zé

♂ Male

Portuguese diminutive of José

God will add, God will increase

grain, corn, wheat

increase, growth, abundance

gift of God

God remembers

The letter Z

God strengthens

ornament, beauty

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