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Names like Arlo and Esme: Vowel-Consonant-Consonant-Vowel

Four-letter names spelled Vowel-Consonant-Different Consonant-Vowel — such as Arlo, Esme, Enzo, Indy, and Orla — are short and snappy. They're simple enough to easily cross cultures, but have a surprising amount of variation.

Here is an extensive list of names that follow this pattern, from popular favorites to vintage relics like Aldo and Irma, to little-known international options such as Abra and Ugne.

Anya

Meaning: grace

Origin:Russian diminutive of Anna
165
Isla

Meaning: island

Origin:Scottish place-name or Spanish
4
Elsa

Meaning: pledged to God

Origin:German diminutive of Elisabeth
204
Orla

Meaning: golden princess

Origin:Irish
231
Enya

Meaning: fire

Origin:Irish
413
Ayla

Meaning: oak tree, or halo, moonlight

Origin:Hebrew, or Turkish
84
Esme

Meaning: beloved

Origin:French
247
Alba

Meaning: white

Origin:Latin
436
Ezra

Meaning: help

Origin:Hebrew
21
Ezra

Meaning: help

Origin:Hebrew
1078
Arlo

Meaning: between two hills

Origin:Irish or English
9
Arlo

Meaning: between two hills

Origin:Irish, English
1338
Asha

Meaning: hope; life

Origin:Sanskrit; Swahili
343
Arya

Meaning: noble

Origin:Sanskrit
4144
Arya

Meaning: noble; air/song

Origin:Sanskrit; Modern variation of Aria
837
Anja

Meaning: grace

Origin:Russian variation of Anna
732
Alma

Meaning: nurturing, soul

Origin:Latin
475
Ayra

Meaning: respectable, awe-inspiring; or a name for the goddess Saraswati

Origin:Arabic, Urdu or Sanskrit
134
Arvo

Meaning: value, worth

Origin:Finnish
2761
Echo

Meaning: echo or sound

Origin:Greek mythology name
639