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This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is American; and the length is 4.
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Jina f English (Rare)
Variant of Gina.
Joff m Medieval English, English (Rare)
Medieval English variant of Goff. From the 20th century onwards, Joff has also been used as a short form of Joffre, which happens to be etymologically related.
Joia f Medieval English, Medieval French, Judeo-Anglo-Norman, Judeo-French, English (American, Modern, Rare)
Derived from Old French joie "joy", ultimately from Late Latin gaudia and Classical Latin gaudium. As a Jewish name, Joia was occasionally used as a translation of Simcha.
Joie m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Joey.
Joii m & f English (American)
Possibly a variant of Joey.
Jono m English
Diminutive of Jonathan.
Joon f English (Rare), Popular Culture
Phonetical spelling of June as well as a pet form of Juniper.... [more]
Jovi f & m English (American)
Variant of Jovie.
Joya f English (American, Modern, Rare), Dutch (Modern, Rare)
Elaborated form of Joy. The name coincides with the Spanish word joya "jewel, gem".
Jrue m English (Modern)
Variant of Drew. Also compare Jream. A known bearer is American basketball player Jrue Holiday (1990-).
Juba f African American, Afro-American (Slavery-era)
Anglicized form of Adjoa used by early slaves in the American South. It is attested in the 1730s in South Carolina.
Juju f & m English, Portuguese
Diminutive of names beginning with Ju, such as Julius, Judith or June. As a Portuguese name it is used as a diminutive of Joana, Júlia or Juliana.
Juli f & m English, Georgian, Spanish, Portuguese
English variant spelling of Julie as well as the Georgian form of the name. It is also a short form of given names that start with Juli-, which not only applies to English, but also to Georgian, Spanish and Portuguese.... [more]
Jwan m & f African American
Possibly a variant of Juwan.
Jynx m & f English
Latinized form of Iynx, or directly from the English word meaning “wryneck” (a bird used in witchcraft and divination).
Kace m American
Variant of Case.
Kaci f American
Variant of Casey.
Kady f English
Variant of Katy.
Kage m English
Variant of Cage.
Kait f Scots, English (American, Rare)
Short form of Kaitrin, or a variant of Kate, most often used as a short form of Kaitlyn.
Kala f English
Variant of Calla.
Kale m English
Variant of Cale.
Kami m & f English
Variant of Cami. Diminutive of Kameron, Kamdyn and other names beginning with kam.
Kamy f American
Variant of Cammie.
Kase m & f English
Variant of Case.
Kass m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Cass, though it may also be from a East German surname Kass derived from Czech kos "blackbird".
Kath f English
Short form of Katherine.
Katt f English
Variant of Cat.
Kayl m American
Variant of Cale.
Kden m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kayden based on the pronunciation of the letter K.
Keke f English
Pet form of names that start with Ke, such as Kelly or Keisha. Variant spelling of Kiki... [more]
Kell f & m English (Modern)
Diminutive of names beginning with Kell, like Kelly or Kellin.
Kelm m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Kelm.
Keon m African American (Modern), English (American)
Modern name based on such names as Leon and Dion. Perhaps, occasionally, a variant of Keone.
Kera f English
A spelling variant of either Kiera or Cara.
Kerk m English (Rare)
Variant of Kirk, possibly via a surname (see Kerk).
Keva f English (Rare)
Anglicized form of Caoimhe.
Kevo m English (Modern)
Of unknown origin and meaning.
Kevy m English
Diminutive of Kevin.
Khai m English
Variant of Kai 1.
Khol m American
Extremely rare variant of Cole or transferred use of surname Khol
Kiah m English
Diminutive of Hezekiah.
Kial m English
An alternative spelling for Kyle.
Kidd m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Kidd.
Kiel m English (American)
Popularized by the American television actor Kiel Martin (1944-1990), who was named after the city of Kiel in Germany (see the place name Kiel)... [more]
Kier m English (Rare)
Variant of Keir.
Kile m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Kile.
Kimi f English
Variant of Kimmy.
Kimn f & m English (Americanized, Modern, Rare)
A variant for Kim is a name of English origin, that means "ruler" or "royal" ,is a common and simple name for both genders.
Kind f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Kind.
Kion m African American (Modern), English (American), Popular Culture
Variant spelling of Keon. Used by a character in "The Lion Guard".
Kipp m American
Variant of Kip.
Kirt m English (American)
Alternate spelling of Kurt as well as a short form of Kirtley and Kirtly.
Kitt m & f English
Variant of Kit.
Koah m & f English (American, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare)
Meaning and origin uncertain. It might possibly be derived from Hebrew כוח (koah) meaning "strength, power" or from Hebrew כֹּחַ (koach) meaning "ability".
Kobi m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Coby.
Koco f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Coco.
Kode m English
Diminutive or variant of Kody.
Kohl m English (Modern)
Variant of Cole influenced by the German surname Kohl.
Kolt m English
Variant of Colt.
Kore m African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a transferred use of the surname Kore or a variant of Corey.... [more]
Kota m & f English
Diminutive of Dakota
Koti f English (Modern, Rare)
Probably a cognate of the Finnish word koti, meaning "home"
Kova m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Either transferred use of the surname Kova or a variant of Cove or Cova.
Koya f English
Diminutive of Sequoia.
Kree f & m American, Popular Culture
Variant of Cree.... [more]
Kriz f & m American (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Chris or Cris.
Kroy m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Kroy. This name was first brought to public attention in the 2010s by American football player Kroy Biermann.
Krys f & m American (Rare)
Variant of Chris.
Kurk m English
Variant of Kirk.
Kwon m African American (Rare)
Variant spelling of Quan.... [more]
Kyan m English (Modern), Dutch, African American (?)
Possibly a transferred use of the Irish surname Kyan, or perhaps an invented name blending the popular phonetic prefix ky with Ryan or Kian 2... [more]
Kyel m English (Rare)
Probably a variant (and more phonetical) spelling of Kyle. Also compare the very similar name Kyell.... [more]
Kymm f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Kim 1.
Kyon m English (Modern, Rare)
Likely a variant of Keone.
Kyre m English (Modern, Rare)
Masculine form of Kyra.
Kyte m English (Rare)
Transferred usage of the surname Kyte.
Laca f American (Modern, Rare)
Likely a transferred use of the surname Laca.
Lace f English (American, Rare)
Either a transferred use of the surname Lace or directly from the English word lace.
Ladd m English
English name meaning "manservant, young man".
Lala f Portuguese, Spanish, English (Rare)
Diminutive of Laura. As a Spanish name, it may also be used as a diminutive of Eulalia, Alejandra or Esmeralda.
Lanz m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred from the surname Lanz. Lanz also was a maker of tractors, the most famous model being the Lanz Bulldog.
Lary m English
Variant of Larry.
Lawn m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lawn.
Lazz m & f English
Variant of Laz
Leaf m & f English
Either from the surname or from the English word leaf.
Leam m English (Rare)
Variant of Liam.
Leea f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Leah. This name was given to 19 girls born in the USA in 2010.
Leeo m American (Rare)
Variant of Leo.
Leor m & f Hebrew (Rare), English
Variant transcription of Lior.
Less m American (Rare)
Variant of Les or diminutive of Lester or Leslie.
Leto m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Leto.
Levy m English, Hebrew
Variant of Levi.
Lewy m English
Diminutive of Lewis.
Lexe f English (Rare)
Variant of Lexi.
Liah f English (Rare)
Variant of Lia.
Liby f & m English
Variant of Libi or Libby, or a nickname for Liberty.
Liem m English (American)
Variant spelling of Liam. Liem was given to 34 boys in 2017 per the Social Security Administration.
Lige m American (Rare)
Short form of Elijah. One notable bearer was silent film actor Lige Conley who was christened Elijah.
Lije m English
Diminutive of Elijah.
Lils f English
Diminutive of Lilly and other names starting with Lil-.
Linc m English
Short form of Lincoln.
Lind f English
Short form of Linda or Rosalind.
Linn m English
Variant of Lynn.
Lira f American (Archaic)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Introduced in the 19th century, it faded out of general use by the early to mid-twentieth century.
Lish f & m English (American, Rare), English
Feminine: Diminutive of Alisha.... [more]
Livi f English
Diminutive of Olivia.
Lizi f English (Rare), Georgian
English diminutive of Elizabeth as well as a Georgian diminutive of Elisabed and its short form Liza.... [more]
Lizz f English (?)
Variant of Liz.
Loch m English (Rare)
Short form of Lochlainn or taken directly from the Irish, Scottish Gaelic and Scots word loch meaning ''lake''.... [more]
Loel m English
Transferred use of the surname Loel. See also Lowell. Known bearers of this name include British philanthropist Loel Guinness (b... [more]
Loïe f English (Gallicized, Rare)
Gallicized form of Loie, used famously by American dancer Loïe Fuller (1862-1928).
Loie f English (American)
In the case of American actress and dancer Loie Fuller (1862-1928) and American painter Loie Hollowell (1983-).
Loll f English
Diminutive of Lauren or Lola.
Lolo f English
Diminutive of Laura, Lauren, Lorraine, or other names with that sound
Loma f English (American, Archaic)
Diminutive of Philomena, Salome, Paloma, Lahoma or other names containing a similar sound.
Lona f English (Rare)
In the English-speaking world, Lona has been in use since the 1800s.... [more]
Loni f American (Rare)
Derived from the second element of the Hawaiian name Leilani, lani, "heaven, sky, royal, majesty". The American actress Loni Kaye Anderson (1946-) was given this name as a shortened form of Leiloni, a variant spelling of Leilani.
Lord m Filipino, English (Rare)
From the English word "lord". A bearer of this name is Lord Allan Velasco, a Filipino politician.
Lott m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Lott.
Loxi f English (American, Rare), Literature
Perhaps originally a diminutive of some name. This was used by Thelma Strabel for the heroine of her novel 'Reap the Wild Wind' (1940), about the wreckers in and around Key West, Florida in the 1840s, which Cecil B. DeMille adapted into a popular film starring Paulette Goddard and John Wayne (1942).
Lura f English (American)
Possibly a form of Laura.
Luri f English (American), English
Derived from "Lura".
Lute m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Luther.
Luxe f American (Rare)
Strictly feminine variant of Lux, possibly also inspired by the English word deluxe.
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'.
Lyta f English (Rare)
Variant of Lita.
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.
Malc m English
Short form of Malcolm.
Mani f & m English, Croatian, Spanish
Diminutives of names beginning with Man-
Mann m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Mann.
Marg f English
Short form of Margaret.
Marj f English
Short form of Marjorie (see also Marge).
Marv m English
Shortened form of Marvin.
Marx m Medieval German, East Frisian (Archaic), Medieval Jewish, English (American, Modern, Rare), Alsatian (Archaic)
Medieval German and archaic Alsatian and East Frisian short form of Marcus, recorded numerous times in the Rhineland region of what is now Germany in the early 16th century, as well as in East Frisia in the same time period.... [more]
Mate f English (American)
Diminutive of Mary.
Math m Dutch, English (American, Archaic), Limburgish
Short form of Mathew (English) as well as Matheus, Mathias and Mathieu (Dutch and Limburgish for all three).
Mauz m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Mauz.... [more]
Mawd f English (Rare)
Rare variant spelling of Maud.
Maxx m English
Variant of Max.
Maya f English
Latinate form of May.
Maye f English
Variant of May.
Mayo m English
Transferred use of the surname Mayo.
Meah f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Mia, the spelling is somewhat influenced by that of Leah.
Meda f English
A short form of names ending in -meda such as Andromeda.
Medo m English, Arabic
Diminutive of Muhammad.
Mela f English
Variant of Mila or diminutive of names ending or beginning in mela (Example Pamela or Melanie).
Mena f Irish, English
Common diminutive of Philomena, derived from ancient Greek/Roman sources originally and means 'friend of strength' or 'loved strongly'. Mena is the most common nickname for Philomena and it sometimes used as a forename itself.
Merl m American
Variant of Merle.
Mida f English (American, Archaic)
Perhaps a feminine form of Midas.
Mika f & m American
Variant of Micah.
Mill f & m English
Short form of Millicent or Millard or a transferred use of the surname Mill.
Milt m English
Diminutive or short form of Milton
Mint f English (Rare), Dutch
Diminutive of Minthe or Minta, or else directly from the English word for the plant (ultimately from Latin menta).
Minx f English (American)
Borne by voice actress Minx Lee.
Mitt m English
Diminutive of Milton. Middle and common name of U.S. politician Willard Mitt Romney.
Moll f English
Diminutive of Molly. Daniel Defoe used this name for the heroine of his 1722 novel "The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders".
Moni f English (Rare), Croatian, French, German, Spanish
Diminutive of Monika, Mónica, and other related names. It can also be used as a diminutive of Simone 1 or Ramona.
Mont m English (American, Archaic)
Short for Montague and Montgomery.
Moze m English
Nickname for Moses
Murl m English (Rare)
Variant of Merle presumably
Muse m & f English
Transferred use of the surname.
Myer m English
Variant of Meir.
Myka f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Micah.
Mylo m English
Variant of Milo.
Myna f English (Rare)
Variant of Mina 1. Also the name of a bird species, the Golden Myna.
Myrl f & m English
Variant of Merle or Meryl.
Nara f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a variant of Nora 1. It might, however, also be a simplified spelling of Naarah.
Nats f & m English, Filipino
Short form of Natalie, Nathanael and other names that begin with nat-.
Neel m English (Rare)
Variant of Neil.
Nema f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Either a variation of Nemea or the word "amen" spelled backwards.
Ness m English (Rare), Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Ness or a masculine form of Nessa 1.... [more]
Neya f English
Variant of Naya.
Niah f English (Rare)
Variant of Nya.
Nica f English (Rare)
Short form of Nicole, Nicolena, or names beginning with Nic. Variant of Nikki or Nicky
Nicy f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Nicey as well as a diminutive of Eunice, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Niff m American (Rare)
Short for Kenneth. Popularized in the SNL Firing Skits with Dana and Niff. Used more as a comical kind of nickname because of this.
Nige m English
Diminutive of Nigel.
Nile m English (American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Niles or after the river Nile.
Nine m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the English word for the number 9, derived from Old English nigon (from an Indo-European root shared by Latin novem and Greek ἐννέα (ennéa)).
Nini f & m English
Diminutive of names beginning with or containing the sound N. It is also a short form or diminutive of the Scottish name Ninian.
Nion m & f English
Possibly from the Irish name of the fifth letter of the Ogham alphabet, an Early Medieval alphabet used to write the early Irish language and later the Old Irish language.
Niva f English (Rare)
Variant of Neva.
Noal m English
Masculine specific variant of 'Noel'.
Noir m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Noir.
Nomi f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Hebrew (Rare), English (Rare)
Scandinavian variant of Noomi as well as an English and Hebrew contracted form of Naomi 1.
Nona f English
Nickname or short form for Winona.
Norb m English
Diminutive of Norbert.
Nori f Dutch (Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Eleanor, Eleonora, Nora 1 and other similar names with the -nor- sound.... [more]