4 Letter Dog Names

2,247 names in this category, each with its meaning and background. See all letter count categories.

Aana

Recorded as a feminine given name in Finnish

Aang

From Chinese 安 (peace, quiet) and 昂 (raise, lift)

Aaru

Ancient egyptian name for the Field of Reeds, paradise in egyptian mythology

Abbe

Abbot in French, a term for the head of a monastery.

Abbu

Abby

A diminutive of Abigail

Abea

Abel

From the Hebrew name הֶבֶל (Hevel), meaning "breath"

Abey

From Abe + -y; Abe is a short form of Abraham, of Hebrew origin

Abie

A diminutive of Abraham, meaning 'father of many'.

Abra

Recorded as a given name in Ewe and in ecclesiastical history, both feminine

Acey

Recorded as a rare given name in american english

Acki

Acko

Recorded as a masculine given name in Macedonian and archaic East Frisian

Acon

Adah

Means "adornment, ornament" in Hebrew

Adan

A form of Adam, from Biblical Hebrew ʾāḏām, 'earth, man, soil'

Adda

Recorded as a given name in Welsh, Medieval French and archaic East Frisian

Addie

Diminutive of Adelaide, Adeline, Addison and other names

Addo

A name of African origin.

Addy

A diminutive of Adelaide, Adeline, Addison, or of Adam

Adel

Persian form of Adil, and an alternate transcription of the Arabic name

Adia

A name of African origin meaning 'gift' or 'present'

Adis

A name of uncertain origin, possibly meaning 'noble' or 'adorned'

Adra

Recorded as a given name in astronomy and in Arabic, as a feminine and masculine name

Adya

A given name for boys and girls in India; in Russian, a diminutive of Avdey and Avdiky

Aeko

Recorded as a rare feminine given name in Japanese

Aela

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Aemy

Aero

From greek ἀέρος (aéros), relating to air or flight

Aesop

A Greek storyteller known for his fables

Afra

Afro

A hairstyle that originated in the African American community, characterized by a rounded, voluminous shape.

Aggi

A diminutive form of names like Agatha, meaning 'good' or 'kind'.

Aggy

A form of the name Agnes, which means pure or holy.

Agil

Recorded as a masculine given name in Azerbaijani

Agni

Sanskrit for "fire"; also a modern Greek form of Agnes and a Norse diminutive.

Agus

An Indonesian name, a variant of Bagus and a short form of Agustus

Aica

Recorded as a feminine given name in Italian

Aido

Aidy

An English given name

Aife

Old Irish name of a character in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology.

Aika

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Aike

Diminutive of names beginning with Old German ekka, "edge, blade", or adal, "noble"

Aiko

From Japanese 愛 (ai) "love, affection" and 子 (ko) "child"

Aila

Finnish form of ile

Aina

Variant of Aino; also a Balearic form of Anna and a Japanese name from ai "love" and na "greens"

Aine

An Irish female given name; also the name of an Irish goddess

Aira

A name of Latin origin meaning 'air' or 'light'.

Airi

Japanese: 愛 (ai) "love" with 莉 (ri) "white jasmine" or 梨 (ri) "pear"; Finnish: from airut "messenger, herald"

Airy

Recorded as a given name in English, for boys and girls

Aivo

Estonian masculine given name, equivalent of Old Scandinavian Ivar

Akia

Recorded as a given name in African American (Modern, Rare) and Japanese, both feminine

Akin

Yoruba name meaning "the brave one, warrior, valor, valiant one, the hero"

Akio

Japanese masculine given name, from 昭 (aki) "bright, luminous" plus 夫, 男 or 雄 (o) "man"

Akir

An acronym for "Always Keep It Real"

Akis

A Bislama word from English "axe"; also a given name and other things

Akko

The Hebrew name for the city of Acre in Israel

Akky

Akra

Alam

Means "world, universe" in Arabic

Alan

A Breton name of unknown meaning, perhaps "little rock" or from the Alans

Albe

German noun borrowed from Latin albus, recorded as a feminine given name in East Prussian German

Albi

Italian diminutive of Alberto, meaning 'noble and bright'

Albie

Diminutive of Albert

Alby

Anglicized masculine form of Ailbhe, an Irish name

Alda

Feminine form of Aldo; also an Icelandic word meaning "wave"

Alec

Short form of Alexander

Alee

A variation of the name Ali, which means exalted or noble

Alex

Short form of Alexander, Alexandra and other names beginning with Alex

Alfa

First letter of the Greek alphabet, often symbolizes excellence or the top rank

Alfi

Recorded as a given name in English, Danish and Slovene

Alfy

A diminutive formed with the suffix -y, from a Germanic name

Alie

A variant of 'Ali', meaning 'exalted' or 'noble' in Arabic.

Alii

The traditional nobility of the Hawaiian islands

Alik

A diminutive of Aleksandr, Albert and other names beginning with the same sound

Alin

Possibly a Romanian masculine form of Alina, or from Romanian alina, "to soothe".

Alix

A diminutive form of Alexander, meaning 'defender of the people'.

Aliz

The Hungarian form of Alice, from the Old German for 'of noble kind'.

Alka

Recorded as a given name in Indian, Croatian, Polish and Low German use

Alli

Finnish diminutive of names beginning with al; also the finnish word for a type of duck

Ally

A diminutive of Alison, Alexandra, Alistair and other names beginning with the same sound

Alma

From Latin almus, "nourishing"; also the Spanish word for "the soul"

Almi

French diminutive of names beginning with Al-

Aloa

Aloy

Alph

Recorded as a rare, archaic english given name for boys

Alta

Possibly from Latin altus or Italian/Spanish alto, "high"

Alto

Italian for "high", from Latin altus; a musical term

Alve

Variant of Alf 1, used in Danish, Norse Mythology and Norwegian

Alvy

A masculine given name or nickname

Alysa

Variant of Alicia

Alyx

Feminine variant of Alex

Amak

Amal

Means "hope, aspiration" in Arabic, from the root ʾamala, "to hope for"

Aman

A common name meaning 'trustworthy' in Arabic and Hindi

Amar

From Sanskrit amara, "immortal"; also a Bosnian form of Ammar

Amba

The name Amba is of Indian origin, meaning 'mother' or 'goddess'.

Ambu

Amei

Recorded as a feminine given name in Upper German