Submitted Names of Length 4

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Loxo f Greek Mythology
The name of one of the Hyperborian nymphs who accompanied Artemis. The name is ultimately derived from the word λοξος (loxos) meaning "slant, trajectory" or "indirect, ambiguous".
Loÿs m Medieval French
Medieval variant of Louis.
Loys m Gascon, Medieval Galician
Gascon form of Louis and Medieval Galician variant of Lois 2.
Loza f Amharic
The Amharic form of Luz, the name of a place in the Bible where it is believed Jacob saw his ladder.
Luai m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic لؤي (see Luay).
Luam m & f Lao
Means "python" in Lao.
Luân m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 倫 (luân) meaning "ethics, reason, logic".
Luận m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 論 (luận) meaning "essay".
Luan f Chinese
Means "bells" in Chinese.
Luan m & f Lao
Means "move, advance" in Lao.
Luar m & f Basque (Modern)
Basque variant of the the toponym Loarre, the name of a castle and town in the Spanish region of Aragon.
Luật m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 律 (luật) meaning "rule, law, regulation, statute".
Luay m Arabic
Means "little wild ox" (figuratively "protector" or "shield") in Arabic, a diminutive of لأى (laʾan) meaning "wild ox". This was the name of an ancestor of the Prophet Muhammad.
Luba f Romani
Possibly a Romani form of Ruby, derived from the cropping the Romani words lolo ("red") and bar (stone), although it might also have been influenced by the Slavic name Luba.
Lubb m Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Moorish adoption of Lope.
Łuca f Silesian
Silesian form of Łucja.
Łuca m Venetian
Venetian form of Luke.
Lucà m Catalan
Catalan form of Lucan.
Lùci m Provençal
Provençal form of Lucius.
Lüci m Romansh
Variant of Lüzi.
Luci f Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish diminutive of Lucía and Portuguese diminutive of Lúcia.
Luci m Ladin, Romansh
Ladin form of Lucius and Romansh variant of Luzi.
Luci m Catalan
Variation of Lucius.
Luck m Kashubian
Diminutive of Lucjón.
Luda f Medieval Czech
Derived from Proto-Slavic *ljudъ "people". This name was also used as a short form of various names beginning with the element Lud-.
Lude m Dutch
Short form of names whose first element is derived from Old High German liut "people" or Old High German hlûd "famous", such as Liutbrand and Luderik.
Ludi f Portuguese
Diminutive of Lurdes.
Ludi m & f German, Dutch (Rare)
German and Dutch diminutive of given names that contain the Germanic element hlut meaning "famous" (such as Ludwig) as well as of given names that contain the Germanic element liut meaning "people" (such as Ludger, Ludwina and Luitgard).
Ludi f & m Asturian
Diminutive of Ludivina and Ludivino.
Ludy f Filipino
Diminutive of Lourdes, Ludivina, and other names containing a similar sound.
Lufa m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English lufu meaning "love, affection, desire", or a short form of dithematic names beginning with this element. It is a masculine equivalent of Lufu.
Lufu f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English lufu meaning "love, affection, desire". It is a feminine equivalent of Lufa.
Lüìg' m Emilian-Romagnol
Emilian-Romagnol form of Luigi.
Luîs m Friulian
Friulian form of Louis.
Luit m Dutch (Rare)
Modern Dutch form of Luyt.
Lujo m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Louis.
Lúka m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Lukas.
Luka f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Ruth 1.
Luka f Lithuanian (Modern)
Feminine form of Lukas.
Lüke f Low German (Archaic)
Low German variant of Lieken, used between the 17th and 19th centuries.
Luke f Basque
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Lucía and Lucie.
Luke f & m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Lucy.
Luke m & f East Frisian
Variant of names with the name element liut.
Lukë m Albanian (Rare)
Albanian form of Lucas.
Luʹǩǩ m Sami (Skolt)
Skolt Sami form of Luukas.
Lüko m East Frisian (Rare)
Originally a short form of names beginning with the element liud- "people".
Luko m Esperanto
Esperanto form of Luke.
Luky m Indonesian
Variant of Lucky
Lula f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Algerian name... [more]
Lula f Albanian
Variant of Lule.
Luli f Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of Lucía and other names beginning with Lu, as well as Lourdes (compare Lulú)... [more]
Luli f Chinese
Means "dewy jasmine," from (露) lu "dew, essence," and (莉) li "white jasmine."
Luli f Aymara
Means "hummingbird" in Aymara.
Lull f Tigrinya
Used in Eritrea and Tigray, meaning Pearl
Lùlu m Occitan (Rare)
Diminutive of Ludovic.
Lulú f Spanish
Diminutive of Lourdes and Maria de Lourdes.
Lulù f Occitan
Occitan form of Lulu 1.
Lume f Albanian
Derived from either Albanian lumë "river" or from Albanian lume, a term referring to "powerful and beautiful mountain fairies".
Lumi f Filipino, Tagalog
From Tagalog lumi meaning "gentleness and softness of manners".
Lúna f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Luna.
Lune f French (Modern, Rare), Dutch (Modern)
Derived from French lune "moon", making it a cognate of Luna.
Luni f Judeo-Spanish
Diminutive of Luna.
Luno m Spanish
Masculine form of Luna.
Luol m & f Dinka
Lupa f Late Roman, Medieval Romanian, Esperanto
Feminine form of Lupus (Late Roman) and Lup (Medieval Romanian).... [more]
Lupe f Hawaiian
from Ruby
Lupe m Georgian (Archaic)
Georgian form of Lupus (see Loup).
Lupi m Aymara
Means "sun" in Aymara.
Lupo m Italian, Spanish, Esperanto
Italian and Esperanto form of Lupus and Spanish variant of Lope.
Lupp m Russian (Archaic)
Russian form of Louppos, which is one of the Greek forms of Lupus (see Loup).... [more]
Lupu m Corsican (Archaic)
Corsican form of Loup as well as a direct derivation from Corsican lupu "wolf" and thus ultimately a cognate of Loup.
Lupy f Literature
A character from The Borrowers, a book by Mary Norton, possibly a variant of Russian Lyuba.
Luqa m Maltese
Maltese form of Luke.
Lura f English (American)
Possibly a form of Laura.
Luri f English (American), English
Derived from "Lura".
Luri m Sisaala
Means "medicine spirit" in Sisaala.
Lûsa f Greenlandic
Variant of Rûsa.
Lusa f Inuit, Literature
Used by Erin Hunter in the Seekers series of novels. It means, "Midnight".
Lusi f Old Swedish, Swedish (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Lucia.
Lusi f Polynesian
Polynesian form of Lucy.
Lusi m & f Azerbaijani
Variation of Lucius and Lucie.
Luso f Armenian
Diminutive form of Lusine.
Luss f & m Luxembourgish (Archaic)
Vernacular short form of Luzia, Lucie as well as Luzian and Lucien.
Lúta f Old Norse
Perhaps related to Old Icelandic lúta "to lout, bow down; to kneel in Christian worship; to pay homage to".
Lute m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Luther.
Luti f Nyakyusa
Nyakyusa form of Ruth 1.
Lûto m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Ludo.
Luuc m Dutch (Rare)
Alternate spelling of Luuk.
Luui m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Louis.
Lûve f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Lovi.
Luwe m West Frisian
Variant of Leeuwe.
Lüwi m Alsatian (Archaic)
Alsatian form of Louis.
Luwi m & f Lunda
Means "mercy, kindness" in Lunda.
Luwu m Chinese Mythology, Far Eastern Mythology
The name of a deity found in the Shanhaijing (山海经), or Classic of Mountains and Seas. It has the face of a human, the body of a tiger and nine tails. It acts as a groundskeeper for the supreme heavenly god Di, watching over his gardens on Mount Kunlun as well as the Nine Domains of Heaven.
Luxa f Literature
The name of a young queen in 'The Underland Chronicles' by Suzanne Collins. Probably a feminized version of Lux.
Luxe f American (Rare)
Strictly feminine variant of Lux, possibly also inspired by the English word deluxe.
Luxi f Chinese
A Chinese version of Lucy
Luxi f Chinese
From the Chinese 露 (lù) meaning "dew" and 曦 (xī) meaning "sunshine, sunlight, early dawn"
Luya f Xhosa
Diminutive form of Luyanda.
Luyi f Chinese
From the Chinese 路 (lù) meaning "road, path, journey" and 怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful, harmony, joy".
Luys m Medieval Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Medieval Spanish form of Luis as well as a Portuguese variant of Luís.
Luyt m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch short form of names whose first element is derived from Old High German liut "people" or Old High German hlûd "famous", such as Liutbrand and Luderik... [more]
Lüzi m Romansh
Variant of Luzi.
Luzi m Romansh
Romansh form of Lucius.
Lwin m & f Burmese
Means "clear, distinct" in Burmese.
Lyba f Pakistani
Means a "Flower"
Lyca f Filipino
Used by Philipines' "The Voice Kids" first winner, Lyca Gairanod
Lyes m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Shortened form of Ilyes (chiefly Algerian).
Lyja f Popular Culture
Meaning unknown. It is the name of a character that is featured in the Marvel comics series.
Lyko f Greek Mythology
Means "she-wolf" in Ancient Greek, an epithet of the moon. This was the name of a princess of Laconia in Greek mythology, gifted with prophecy by Apollo, and subsequently cursed into madness along with her sister Orphe.
Lyly m Finnish (Rare)
Taken directly from Finnish lyly "reaction wood".
Lynx m Astronomy
Lynx is a constellation in the northern sky, introduced in the 17th century by Johannes Hevelius. It is named after the lynx, a genus of cats.
Lyon m English (Canadian, Rare)
Allegedly derived from the city in France of the same name.
Lyor m & f Hebrew
Variant of Lior
Lýra f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Lyra.
Lysa f English (Rare), Popular Culture, Literature
Variant of Lisa or Liza. This is the name of the Lady of the Vale and Catelyn Stark's sister in 'A Song of Ice and Fire' and the corresponding TV series 'Game of Thrones'.
Lyse f French, French (Belgian), French (Quebec)
Variant of Lise, although folk etymology likes to associate this name with the French word lys "lily". It is borne by Canadian BBC journalist Lyse Doucet (1958-).
Lysy f German (Swiss)
Bernese German form of Elisabeth.
Lyta f English (Rare)
Variant of Lita.
Lyuk m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian variant of Luke, reflecting the English pronunciation.
Lyza f Popular Culture
Alternative spelling of Liza. It is the name of the protagonist’s mother in the anime Made in Abyss.
Maaa f Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji. Other kanji combinations are possible.
Maan m Arabic
A historic name of a leader in old Arabian Peninsula. it means the cloud heavy with water.
Maan m & f Finnish
Means "earth" in Finnish.
Maan f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Mary Ann.
Maan m Dutch, Flemish
Short form of Emmanuel and Immanuel. This name was borne by Emmanuel Marie Joseph Antony "Maan" Sassen (11 September 1911 – 20 December 1995), a Dutch politician.
Maan f Dutch (Modern), Flemish (Modern, Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning; theories include a derivation from Dutch maan "moon", a cognate of Luna.
Ma'at f Egyptian Mythology
Ma'at refers to the ancient Egyptian concepts of truth, balance, order, harmony, law, morality, and justice. Maat was also the goddess who personified these concepts, and regulated the stars, seasons, and the actions of mortals and the deities who had brought order from chaos at the moment of creation... [more]
Maax m Somali
Maax (pronounced "Mah-ah") is a Somali name. It is not one of the most common names but is still recognized within the Somali community. Somali names often have meanings tied to culture, nature, or qualities.
Maca f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Diminutive of Marija, used as a given name in its own right.
Mace m Popular Culture
Mace Windu is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise where he is known for being a Jedi Master (with a purple lightsaber) and a member of the Jedi High Council during the final years of the Galactic Republic... [more]
Mace m Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of Thomas.
Macé m Medieval French, Norman
Old Norman and medieval French (and as such recorded in 15th-century Paris) form of Mathieu.
Mach f Khmer
Means "melody" in Khmer.
Mack m Kashubian
Diminutive of Macéj.
Macs m Welsh
Diminutive of Macsen
Macu f Spanish
Diminutive of Inmaculada.
Mada f Spanish
Diminutive of Magdalena
Mada f Arabic
Possibly from Arabic مادة (madda) meaning "matter, substance".
Madá f Portuguese
Short form of Madalena.
Máde m Sami
Sami form of Matti.
Made f Scots (Archaic), Medieval Scottish
Medieval Scots form of Maude.
Madé m & f Balinese
Variant of Made.
Ma'di m & f Nilo-Saharan
A name that may means "a person," "let's settle here," or "here I am."... [more]
Madi m Kazakh
Short form of Muhammad.
Mado f Georgian
Short form of Madina, Madlena and Madona.
Mado f French
Diminutive of Madeleine
Madò f Occitan
Diminutive of Madalena.
Maea f Maori
Means "to emerge" in Māori.
Mael m Spanish
Diminutive of Ismael.
Mær f Old Norse
From Old Norse mær meaning "girl".
Maes m Medieval Dutch, Dutch
Medieval Dutch spelling of Maas. In The Netherlands, this spelling of the name has enjoyed a modest revival since 1998 (before which time this spelling was pretty much out of use), with 24 births in 2009 being the highest number so far.
Maev f Irish (Rare)
Variant of Maeve.
Maew f Thai
Means "cat" in Thai, a word that comes from the sounds that cats make.
Magd m Arabic (Egyptian, Rare)
Egyptian Arabic pronunciation of Majd.
Mage f & m French
Transferred from the surname ‘Mage’. Derived from an English-speaking word meant to be short for magician or a learned person.
Magi f Welsh
Diminutive of Marged.
Magí m Catalan
Catalan form of Maginus.
Magn m Norwegian (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse Magni meaning "mighty, strong".
Mago m English (Rare), Old High German, Irish (Rare)
From a short form of a compound name formed with maht ‘strength’, ‘power’ as the first element.
Mags f English
Diminutive of Margaret.
Magu f Far Eastern Mythology
The name of a taoist immortal associated with the elixir of life and protection of women. Her name is derived from 麻 (ma) meaning "cannabis, hemp" and 姑 (gu) meaning "aunt, maid, maiden".
Mahe m Breton
Variant of Mazhe.
Mahi m Medieval French
Recorded 28 times in Paris of 1292.
Mahi f Sanskrit, Hinduism, Marathi, Bengali, Malayalam, Indian, Gujarati, Hindi, Punjabi
MEANING - earth, great, intellect, greatness, exceedingly
Mahi m Anglo-Norman
Anglo-Norman form of Matthew
Maho f Japanese
From Japanese 舞 (ma) meaning "dance" or 万 (ma) meaning "ten thousand, various, all, myriad" combined with 歩 (ho) meaning "step, walk" or 渉 (ho) meaning "to ford or cross a body of water"... [more]
Maho m Breton
Variant of Mazhe.
Māhu f & m Hawaiian
Means "steam" in Hawaiian.
Māia m & f Maori (Modern)
Means "capable, brave" in Māori. Variant of Te Maia; also Māia.
Maia f Maori
Means "courage, bravery" in Maori.
Maid m Bosnian
Variant of Majid.
Maie f Japanese
From Japanese 舞 (mai) meaning "dance" or 苺 (mai) meaning "strawberry" combined with 恵 (e) meaning "favour, benefit" or 映 (e) meaning "a reflection; to reflect". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Maig f Breton
Diminutive of Mai 3.
Maik m Dutch, German
Dutch and German phonetical spelling of Mike.
Main m Arabic, Bengali
Of unknown meaning.
Main f Shipibo-Conibo
From the Shipibo mai meaning "earth" and the genitive suffix -n.
Maio m & f Late Roman, Italian, German
Variant of Maior used as praenomen for both males and females as well as the Italian form of Maius and the masculine form of Maia 1... [more]
Mais f Arabic
Derived from Arabic مَيْس (mays) "nettle tree, hackberry".
Mait f Swedish
Swedish dialectal (Dalecarlian) variant of Marit.
Mait m Estonian
Originally a short form of Mattias and Matteus, now used as a given name in its own right.
Maiu f Estonian
Diminutive of Maia 3.
Maiu m Basque Mythology, Basque (Modern, Rare)
Unknown etymology. This is the name of a god in Basque mythology who is the husband of Mari 3 and lives underground. It is often conflated with Sugaar.
Maiv f Hmong
Means "girl, daughter" in Hmong.
Maja f Ligurian
Ligurian form of Mary.
Majd m & f Arabic
Means "glory, magnificence, splendour, honour" in Arabic, from the root مجد (majada) meaning "to be glorious".
Majk m Albanian
Short form of Majkëll, making it the Albanian form of Mike.
Majo f Spanish
Short form of María José.
Majt f Swedish
Variant of Mait.
Maju f Portuguese
Diminutive of Maria Júlia.
Māka m Maori
Maori form of Mark.
Maka f Sioux, New World Mythology
Means "earth, ground, soil" in Lakota. In Oglala Lakota (Sioux) mythology, Makȟá (less correctly spelled Maka) was created by Íŋyaŋ ("stone"), then given the spirit Makȟá-akáŋl ("earth goddess").
Maka f Georgian
Short form of feminine Georgian names that start with Ma-, such as Makrine, Margalita and Mariam.... [more]
Maka m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Mack 1.
Make m Finnish
Diminutive of Markus, Marko and Markku.
Mäki m & f Finnish
Means "hill" in Finnish.
Mäki m & f Aymara
Means "fast" in Aymara.
Maki f Japanese
From 眞 (ma) meaning "truth, reality" and 希 (ki) meaning "rare, hope". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Maki f Maori
Maori form of Margaret.
Maki m Macedonian, Serbian
A Serbian and Macedonian diminutive for a variety of names starting with M. Most commonly Marjan 2, Marko, Mihail and Maksim.
Mako f Japanese
From Japanese 真 or 眞 (ma) meaning "real, genuine" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations can form this name as well.
Mako f & m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Margo.
Mákr m Old Norse (Rare)
Meaning unknown.
Maku m Guernésiais
Variant of Makyu.
Mała f Polish
Diminutive form of Matylda.
Mala m Greenlandic
From Greenlandic "malaq" meaning 'throat'.
Malc m English
Short form of Malcolm.
Male f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Mary.
Máli f Jewish
Hungarian form of Mali.
Mali f Jewish, Hebrew
Can be a modern pet form of Malka, or a modern Hebrew name meaning "what for me?".... [more]
Mali f Norwegian, Swedish
Dialectal variant of Malin.
Mali f Welsh
Diminutive of Mari 1 (compare Molly).
Mali f & m Chinese
Combination of the names Ma and Li 1
Mall f Estonian
Originally a short form of Magdaleena, now used as a given name in its own right.
Mall f Scots
Short form of Mallie.
Mâlo m Jèrriais, Guernésiais
Jèrriais and Guernésiais form of Malo.
Maló f Galician
Hypocoristic of María Dolores.
Mâlù f Chinese (Rare)
From Chinese 馬鹿 (mâlù) meaning "red deer".
Malu f Portuguese, Spanish, German
Portuguese contraction of Maria Luísa, Maria de Lurdes and Maria Lúcia, Spanish contraction of María Luisa and German contraction of Marie Luise... [more]
Malú f Spanish
Spanish contraction of María Luisa or María Lucía. A famous bearer is Spanish singer Malú.
Mama f Western African, Akan
Means "born on Saturday" in Fante, a dialect of Akan.
Mama f Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", duplicated. Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mami f Near Eastern Mythology
Means "mother" in Babylonian. It is another name for Ninhursag.... [more]
Mamo m Ethiopian
This name is often used when the name of the person is unknown. (Compared Buddy).
Mamo f Hawaiian
From the name of two species of black-and-yellow birds (both extinct) native to the Hawaiian Islands. A notable bearer was Hawaiian-born actress Mamo Clark (1914-1986).
Mamy f & m Malagasy
Means "sweet" in Malagasy.
Maña f Basque
Basque form of Marina.
Mana m Norse Mythology
This is the word for "moon" in Old Norse, and unlike in Greek and Roman mythology, is a god and not a goddess.
Mana m & f Hawaiian
From the word referring to a supernatural, religious or divine power.
Mana f Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) "true", 舞 (ma) "dance", 麻 (ma) "flax" or 満 (ma) "full" combined with 菜 (na) "vegetables, greens" or 奈 (na), a phonetic character.
Mana f Persian
Everlasting, eternal
Mana m Thai
Means "perseverance, persistence" in Thai.
Mana f Breton
Contracted form of Mariana.
Mañe f Basque
Basque form of Marina.
Mane f Spanish
Diminutive of Magdalena.
Mané m Portuguese
Diminutive of Manuel.
Mang f & m Chin
Means "dream" or "big" in Hakha Chin.
Mang m German (Archaic)
Southern German form of Magnus.... [more]
Mạnh m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 孟 (mạnh) meaning "strong, powerful".
Máni m Icelandic, Old Norse, Norse Mythology
From Old Norse máni "moon". Máni is the personification of the moon in Norse Mythology.
Mani f & m English, Croatian, Spanish
Diminutives of names beginning with Man-
Mann m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Mann.
Mann f Estonian
Variant of Manni and, ultimately, Maria. A famous bearer is Mann Helstein (1988-), Estonian viola player.
Mann m Indian
Means "heart, feeling, mind" in Hindi.
Mano m Greenlandic
Means "under chin" or "frost crystals formed from breath" in Greenlandic.
Mano f Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Mano m Thai
Means "heart, mind, thought" in Thai.
Mano m Shipibo-Conibo
From the Shipibo name for a kind of black mud used in craftwork.
Mano f Sami
In Sami mythology, Mano is a personification of the Moon as a female deity.