Four-Syllable Baby Names
2449 baby names with four syllables — boys and girls, each with meaning and audio pronunciation.
Baby names that have four syllables, most-popular first — useful when you want the rhythm to fit a longer or shorter surname.
Girl Names
KoalaniKoalani is a Hawaiian-styled name pairing koa ('warrior; the koa tree; brave') with lani ('heavLeviannaA modern coinage echoing Liviana and Viviana (from Latin roots for 'life; lively'), with a Le- MakriyanaA modern coinage with no documented source, built from familiar name parts. It sits near MarianManameaManamea is a Samoan and Polynesian name meaning 'the beloved one' (a term of deep affection). AMariamiA form of Mary/Maryam — the Georgian Mariami and the Swahili/Arabic Maryam tradition — from MirMelpomeneFrom the Greek melpomene, 'to sing/celebrate with song; the songstress' (from melpein, 'to singMnemosyneFrom the Greek mnemosyne, 'memory; remembrance'; the Titaness of memory and the mother of the nMyoamiA modern coinage whose sound brushes place-name Miami and the Maya/Amaya family. No documented ÑasaindymoonlightNayeliethA Latin-American elaboration of Nayeli — a name popularly (folk-etymologically) glossed 'I loveNirvireddyThis entry pairs a given name (Nirvi-) with the Telugu surname Reddy, recorded together as one OdeliahA Hebrew name (Odeliah), 'I will praise the Lord' — a name of thanksgiving and devotion (also lOhwentsiameadow; flat open landOnarayaA modern coinage; its sound echoes names like Anaya and Soraya but it has no single documented OriellaA modern name echoing Latin aurum ('gold') and the Oriel/Muriel family; read loosely as 'goldenParaguaçugreat river; great waterProserpinaFrom the Latin Proserpina (from the Greek Persephone), variously linked to proserpere, 'to emerRenenutetFrom the Egyptian Renenutet, 'she who nourishes; the nourishing snake' (linked to renen, 'to noRozalinaA z-spelled form of Rosalina/Rosalind, from the Latin rosa ('rose'); the Rozalina spelling is cRyalaniA modern coinage joining a Rya-/Rye- sound with the Hawaiian element lani ('heaven; sky; royal'SaelianaSaeliana has no documented etymology. It is a newly built name in the taste for long, ornate giSareliaSarelia is a modern coinage with no documented etymology. It joins the Sara sound — from the HeSerephinaA spelling of Seraphina, from the Hebrew seraphim, 'the burning ones' — the highest order of anShakuntalaFrom the Sanskrit Shakuntala, 'bird-protected; one raised by birds' (from shakunta, 'bird'); thTerpsichoreFrom the Greek terpsichore, 'delighting in dance' (terpein, 'to delight', + choros, 'dance/chorUiaralady of the waterVyomikaFrom the Sanskrit vyoma, 'sky; heaven; open space,' with the feminine -ika ending — so 'of the WaawaatesifireflyXamariaA modern coinage whose sound echoes Samaria (a biblical place) and Xiomara; spelled with an X- ZaraeyahA modern coinage joining Zara (Arabic route, 'blooming; radiant') with the -eyah/-aya ending. AZoelaniA modern coinage joining Zoe (Greek, 'life') with the airy -lani ending of Leilani and Kehlani.
Boy Names
MajaliwaA Swahili/East African name understood as 'the given ones; that which is granted' - carrying thMouhamadoulA West African (Senegalese/Francophone) form based on Muhammad, from the Arabic 'praiseworthy,'Nitakechiuncertain; possibly day prolonger or what I have done to him — sources give different translatiObatalaFrom the Yoruba Obatala, 'king of the white cloth' (oba, 'king', + ala, 'white cloth'); the YorOhserasenew year; new beginningOklahombiman killer; slayer of enemiesOrunmilaFrom the Yoruba Orunmila, 'only heaven knows the path to salvation'; the Yoruba orisha of wisdoRamazaniA Swahili/East African name from Ramazani (Ramadan), given to a child born during the holy montSikyatalayellow light; golden lightSkenandoadeerSusanooFrom the Japanese Susanoo, of uncertain meaning (traditionally 'the impetuous male'); the ShintTangaroaFrom the Maori Tangaroa, of layered meaning (variously 'the great/long-standing one'); the greaTelemachusFrom the Greek Telemachos, variously 'far from battle' or 'decisive in battle' (tele, 'far', + TheodosiusFrom Greek theos ('god') and dosis ('giving, gift') — 'gift of God', the same idea as Theodore.TsukuyomiFrom the Japanese Tsukuyomi, 'moon reader; moon counter' (tsuku, 'moon', + yomi, 'reading/countUrayoánname of a Taino cacique of Puerto Rico who tested the mortality of Spanish soldiersVainamoinenFrom the Finnish Vainamoinen, linked to 'of the wide/slow river' (from vaina, 'wide slow river'