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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God is father

respect, honor

Yahweh is God

God is gracious

one who practices yoga; ascetic, spiritual seeker

sunshine, radiant; or brave, courageous; or nourish, heal

good, fragrance, flower, leaf, ocean, sun

ocean, blue, or joy, happiness

Palauan (influenced by Japanese)

Child of the sun (Japanese influence)

undifferentiated Japanese kana

sun, ocean, male

violet flower

violet flower

Violet flower

God is gracious

dove

undifferentiated Japanese kana

rice, help, contribute

brave, courageous; perpetual, eternal

God is my gift

God has given

English (place name)

from the yew-tree estate

West African (Mandinka/Bambara)

respect, honor

God will add; God increases

ease, comfort, prosperity, success

great, grand, sun, light, ocean, or brave

friend, oil, brave, excellence, jade, quiet, beautiful

Repentant, returning to God

God is gracious

Multiple, including Chinese, African, and as a diminutive/nickname

Often a nickname; can mean 'bright' or 'beautiful' in various contexts.

sun, ocean, or leaf + three, next, or male

farmer, earth-worker

God is my oath

God is salvation

pledged to God; my God is abundance

pledged to God

rich, wealthy

Jade, rain, pleasant, feather, universe, courage

jade, fish, feather, universe, pleasant, happy, rain

jade; rain; feather; universe; desire; to praise

rain; feather; house; universe; courage; to protect

gentleness, superiority, distant, leisurely

binding love, gentle affection, or tie of love

origin, primary, profound, far; also associated with currency

origin, source, primary, first; round, circle; garden, park

far, distant, profound, extensive

friend, companion; abundant, rich; feather, plume

praised, thanksgiving

Hebrew, Chinese, Sanskrit

praise, jewel, or abundant

Praise, Jewish woman from Judea

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