Baby Names

Short names

Names of 4 letters or fewer.

How this list is made

Selected automatically by letter count — 4 letters or fewer. Being short says nothing about how common a name is.

Meanings and origins come from a reviewed corpus based on the Turkish Language Association's dictionary of given names.

Methodology

Girls

Search names

73 names

Ada
Meaning: An island; a piece of land surrounded by water.
Origin: Turkish
No. 21 · in 2025
Alya
Meaning: Loftiness, height.
Origin: Arabic
No. 1 · in 2025
Arya
Meaning: Noble, honourable.
Origin: Sanskrit
No. 23 · in 2025
Asel
Meaning: Honey.
Origin: Arabic
No. 5 · in 2025
İkra
Meaning: Read; recite.
Origin: Arabic
No. 28 · in 2025
İnci
Meaning: The lustrous gem that forms inside a shellfish; a pearl
Origin: Turkish
No. 9 · in 2025
İpek
Meaning: The fine, lustrous thread and cloth from the silkworm's cocoon; also graceful, delicate
Origin: Turkish
No. 24 · in 2025
Lina
Meaning: In Arabic use “soft, tender”; also a kind of palm tree.
Origin: Arabic · Multiple origins
No. 15 · in 2025
Mira
Meaning: A name of several origins; associated with “peace” in Slavic languages and with “wonderful, extraordinary” in its Latin root.
Origin: Multiple origins
No. 27 · in 2025
Aslı
Meaning: The original of something; the true one
Origin: Arabic · Turkish
Asya
Meaning: The east
Origin: Arabic
No. 7 · in 2025
Ayça
Meaning: The crescent moon
Origin: Turkish
Ayla
Meaning: The ring of light around the moon; a halo
Origin: Turkish
Ayşe
Meaning: One who lives in comfort and peace
Origin: Arabic
No. 29 · in 2019
Aysu
Meaning: Bright as the moon, clear as water
Origin: Turkish
Azra
Meaning: Untouched; an unpierced pearl
Origin: Arabic
No. 25 · in 2024
Bade
Meaning: Wine
Origin: Persian
Banu
Meaning: Lady; princess
Origin: Persian
Buse
Meaning: A kiss
Origin: Persian
Doğa
Meaning: Nature, the natural world
Origin: Turkish
No. 25 · in 2025
Duru
Meaning: Clear and unclouded
Origin: Turkish
No. 10 · in 2025
Ebru
Meaning: Marbling, the art of patterned paper
Origin: Persian
Ece
Meaning: A queen
Origin: Turkish
Eda
Meaning: Bearing and manner; grace
Origin: Arabic
Elâ
Meaning: Hazel, of the eyes
Origin: Persian
No. 18 · in 2025
Elif
Meaning: The first letter of the Arabic alphabet; slender and tall
Origin: Arabic
No. 11 · in 2025
Emel
Meaning: An aspiration
Origin: Arabic
Esin
Meaning: Inspiration; the morning breeze
Origin: Turkish
Esma
Meaning: Names
Origin: Arabic
Esra
Meaning: Swiftest
Origin: Arabic
Ezgi
Meaning: A melody
Origin: Turkish
Gül
Meaning: The rose
Origin: Persian
Hüma
Meaning: The mythical bird said to bring good fortune
Origin: Persian
Işık
Meaning: Light
Origin: Turkish
Işıl
Meaning: Gleaming, shining
Origin: Turkish
Jale
Meaning: Dew
Origin: Persian
Lâle
Meaning: The tulip
Origin: Persian
Mina
Meaning: Crystal, translucent; the sky
Origin: Persian
Mine
Meaning: Enamel; fine bright ornament
Origin: Persian
Müge
Meaning: Lily of the valley
Origin: French
Naz
Meaning: Endearing coyness
Origin: Persian
Neva
Meaning: Sound, harmony, melody
Origin: Persian
Nil
Meaning: Blue, indigo; the river Nile
Origin: Persian
Nisa
Meaning: Woman
Origin: Arabic
No. 18 · in 2020
Nur
Meaning: Light, radiance
Origin: Arabic
Oya
Meaning: Fine needle lace
Origin: Turkish
Rüya
Meaning: A dream
Origin: Arabic
Sare
Meaning: One who leaps
Origin: Arabic
No. 30 · in 2025
Seda
Meaning: A voice; an echo
Origin: Arabic
Sema
Meaning: The sky
Origin: Arabic
Sena
Meaning: Praise; a flash of light
Origin: Arabic
Sıla
Meaning: A reunion with home and loved ones
Origin: Arabic
Su
Meaning: Water
Origin: Turkish
Sude
Meaning: Anointed; tinted
Origin: Persian
Umay
Meaning: A goddess named in the Orkhon inscriptions, protector of the young
Origin: Turkish
No. 6 · in 2025
Afra
Meaning: Untrodden white earth; a white tending to pink
Origin: Arabic
Akça
Meaning: Whitish, quite white; clean, unblemished
Origin: Turkish
Dila
Meaning: O heart
Origin: Persian
Ekin
Meaning: Grain standing in the field; culture
Origin: Turkish
Evin
Meaning: The kernel within, the essence
Origin: Turkish
Ezel
Meaning: Time without beginning, eternity past
Origin: Arabic
İdil
Meaning: The Turkic name for the Volga river
Origin: Turkish
İlay
Meaning: The fairest in the land
Origin: Turkish
İlke
Meaning: A founding principle, a rule of conduct
Origin: Turkish
Mavi
Meaning: The colour of the sky
Origin: Arabic
Meva
Meaning: A place of refuge, a home
Origin: Arabic
Nida
Meaning: A call, a calling out
Origin: Arabic
Ömür
Meaning: A lifetime, life
Origin: Arabic
Öykü
Meaning: A story told in full; a tale
Origin: Turkish
No. 27 · in 2021
Rana
Meaning: Lovely, pleasing to the eye
Origin: Arabic
Şifa
Meaning: Healing, recovery
Origin: Arabic
Ülkü
Meaning: An ideal, the thing one strives toward
Origin: Turkish
Hira
Meaning: The name of the mountain near Mecca, also known as Jabal al-Nour; the cave of the first revelation is on it. No dictionary meaning for the word itself is established in reliable sources.
Origin: Arabic
No. 30 · in 2018

Boys

Search names

81 names

Ömer
Meaning: Long-lived; one who thrives and flourishes.
Origin: Arabic
No. 8 · in 2025
Âdem
Meaning: The first human in religious belief; humankind
Origin: Arabic
Akın
Meaning: A swift advance made together
Origin: Turkish
Ali
Meaning: Exalted, lofty
Origin: Arabic
No. 22 · in 2025
Alp
Meaning: A brave and heroic one
Origin: Turkish
Anıl
Meaning: A name given as a wish: may your name always be remembered
Origin: Turkish
Aras
Meaning: A river in eastern Anatolia
Origin: Turkish
No. 10 · in 2025
Arda
Meaning: A ruler's staff; the one who comes after
Origin: Turkish
Arif
Meaning: Perceptive and discerning
Origin: Arabic
Ateş
Meaning: Fire; ardour
Origin: Persian
Ayaz
Meaning: The dry cold of a still, clear night; cloudless air
Origin: Turkish
No. 23 · in 2025
Aziz
Meaning: A saint; one held above others in love
Origin: Arabic
Batu
Meaning: One who prevails; victorious
Origin: Turkish
Berk
Meaning: Solid and strong; firm
Origin: Turkish
Bora
Meaning: A fierce squall that brings rain behind it
Origin: Turkish
Can
Meaning: The soul; vitality; one who is dear and warm
Origin: Persian
Cem
Meaning: A sovereign, a shah
Origin: Persian
Cenk
Meaning: Battle
Origin: Persian
Doğa
Meaning: Nature, the natural world
Origin: Turkish
Ediz
Meaning: Exalted and of great worth
Origin: Turkish
Efe
Meaning: A village hero of western Anatolia; an elder brother
Origin: Turkish
Ege
Meaning: One who protects and takes charge of a child
Origin: Turkish
Ekin
Meaning: Standing corn; culture
Origin: Turkish
Emin
Meaning: Trustworthy
Origin: Arabic
Emir
Meaning: The head of a people or land; a prince
Origin: Arabic
No. 30 · in 2025
Emre
Meaning: One who loves deeply; a folk poet
Origin: Turkish
Enes
Meaning: A thoroughbred Arabian horse
Origin: Arabic
Eren
Meaning: One believed to see truth through rare insight
Origin: Turkish
Erol
Meaning: A name meaning "be valiant, be true"
Origin: Turkish
Esat
Meaning: Most fortunate, most happy
Origin: Arabic
Fuat
Meaning: The heart
Origin: Arabic
Kaan
Meaning: Khan of khans; a sovereign
Origin: Turkish
Kaya
Meaning: A great mass of rock
Origin: Turkish
Mert
Meaning: One whose word and heart agree
Origin: Persian
No. 26 · in 2025
Musa
Meaning: The prophet and lawgiver of Israel
Origin: Arabic
Naci
Meaning: One who is delivered and reaches safety
Origin: Arabic
Nail
Meaning: One who attains what he sought
Origin: Arabic
Nuri
Meaning: Luminous, full of light
Origin: Arabic
Oğuz
Meaning: A sturdy young man; a true-hearted friend
Origin: Turkish
Okan
Meaning: Discerning
Origin: Turkish
Onur
Meaning: The respect a person holds for themselves
Origin: Turkish
Ozan
Meaning: A poet; a bard
Origin: Turkish
Rıza
Meaning: Contentment, acceptance
Origin: Arabic
Safa
Meaning: Ease of heart; serenity
Origin: Arabic
Sami
Meaning: High, exalted
Origin: Arabic
Sarp
Meaning: Rugged and steep; hard to climb
Origin: Turkish
Sefa
Meaning: Ease of heart; serenity
Origin: Arabic
Suat
Meaning: Happy
Origin: Arabic
Tuna
Meaning: Abundant; imposing
Origin: Turkish
Tunç
Meaning: Bronze
Origin: Turkish
Ufuk
Meaning: The horizon; breadth of understanding
Origin: Arabic
Uğur
Meaning: A sign believed to bring good fortune
Origin: Turkish
Umut
Meaning: Hope
Origin: Turkish
No. 26 · in 2023
Utku
Meaning: Victory
Origin: Turkish
Veli
Meaning: A saint; one who bears responsibility for a child
Origin: Arabic
Zeki
Meaning: Quick of understanding; intelligent
Origin: Arabic
Ziya
Meaning: Light, brightness
Origin: Arabic
Adar
Meaning: Maturity, ripeness
Origin: Turkish
Akif
Meaning: One devoted to worship
Origin: Arabic
Alaz
Meaning: Flame
Origin: Turkish
Alim
Meaning: A scholar
Origin: Arabic
Araz
Meaning: Well-being, happiness
Origin: Turkish
Arel
Meaning: An upright, honest person
Origin: Turkish
Asaf
Meaning: A vizier
Origin: Arabic
Asil
Meaning: Noble
Origin: Arabic
Ata
Meaning: Father; a forefather
Origin: Turkish
Azat
Meaning: Freed, at liberty, free
Origin: Persian
Azer
Meaning: Fire
Origin: Persian
Cuma
Meaning: Gathering; the day after Thursday
Origin: Arabic
Deha
Meaning: The highest reach of human intellect
Origin: Arabic
Doğu
Meaning: The east, where the sun rises
Origin: Turkish
Eray
Meaning: The crescent phase, the new moon
Origin: Turkish
Eyüp
Meaning: The prophet named in the Qur'an as the example of patience
Origin: Arabic
Ezel
Meaning: Time without beginning, eternity past
Origin: Arabic
İsa
Meaning: God's forgiveness, God's mercy
Origin: Hebrew
Mete
Meaning: The great Turkic-Hun emperor
Origin: Turkish
Taha
Meaning: The name of the twentieth sura of the Qur'an
Origin: Arabic
Uras
Meaning: Fortune, luck
Origin: Turkish
Uraz
Meaning: Fortune, luck
Origin: Turkish
Uzay
Meaning: Space, the boundless void that holds all things
Origin: Turkish
Vefa
Meaning: Keeping one's word, constancy in friendship
Origin: Arabic