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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.

Echo

Meaning: echo or sound

Origin:Greek mythology name
1707
Acre

Meaning: a unit of land area equal to 4,840 square yards

Origin:English word name
1903
Isle

Meaning: small island

Origin:English
5005
Inga

Meaning: guarded by Ing

Origin:Norse
1819
Abra

Meaning: father of multitudes

Origin:Feminine variation of Abraham, Hebrew
1995
Army

Meaning: military land force; soldier

Origin:Word name or variation of Armie, English from French
7579
Esma

Meaning: supreme

Origin:Turkish, Bosnian
2537
Origin:Short form of Indiana
986
Elke

Meaning: noble

Origin:Dutch, German, and Frisian, diminutive of Adelheid
1270
Ilse

Meaning: pledged to God

Origin:Dutch variation of Ilsa
2570
Alva

Meaning: white

Origin:English form of Irish Ailbhe
2073
Alva

Meaning: his highness

Origin:Hebrew
6111
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Origin:Literary invention
5722
Eshe

Meaning: life

Origin:African, Swahili
3672
Iqra

Meaning: read

Origin:Arabic
424
Alya

Meaning: heavens, highborn, exalted

Origin:Arabic
516
Isha

Meaning: master, lord

Origin:Sanskrit
6557
Ezri

Meaning: help

Origin:Variation of Ezra, Hebrew
5176
Ezri

Meaning: help

Origin:Variation of Ezra, Hebrew
3360
Asta

Meaning: divine strength

Origin:Norwegian
1527