BABY NAME CATEGORY
Short Baby Names (Page 5)
Find short and sweet baby names with 5 letters or less.
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View All Letters →Akua
GirlAkua means born on Wednesday.
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- Akan
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- All
Al
BoyAl means noble or bright.
- Usage
- English
- Category
- English
Ala
BoyAla means excellence or elevation.
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- Arabic
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- Arabic
Alaa
BoyAlaa means greatness, elevation, highness, blessings, or favor.
- Usage
- Arabic
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- Arabic
Alaba
UnisexAlaba means second child after twins.
- Usage
- Yoruba
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- All
Alaia
GirlAlaia means joyful or happy.
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- Basque, Spanish (Modern)
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- Basque
Alain
BoyAlain means little rock or handsome.
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- French
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- French
Alam
BoyAlam means world or universe.
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- Arabic, Urdu
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- Arabic
Alan
BoyAlan means handsome or little rock.
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- Kurdish
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- Kurdish
Alana
GirlAlana means harmony, offering, beautiful, exalted, precious, or child.
- Usage
- English, Breton
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- Breton
Alani
GirlAlani means orange (tree or fruit).
- Usage
- English (Modern)
- Category
- English
Alaya
GirlAlaya means High Status, exalted, sublime, dwelling, abode, imperishable, or permanence.
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- English (Modern)
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- English
Alba
GirlA variant of Alban, meaning "from Alba".
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- Italian, Spanish, Catalan, French
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- Catalan
Alban
BoyAlban means from Alba.
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- German, French, Albanian, English (Rare)
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- Albanian
Albie
BoyAlbie means From Alba, bright, or noble.
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- English
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- English
Albin
BoyA variant of Albi, meaning "White; Bright; My heart".
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- Swedish, French, English, Slovene, Polish
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- English
Albín
BoyA variant of Albi, meaning "White; Bright; My heart".
- Usage
- Slovak, Czech
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- Czech
Alby
BoyAlby means world, light, white, or rock.
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- Irish
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- Irish
Alden
BoyAlden means an old friend.
- Usage
- English
- Category
- English
Alder
BoyA variant of Aldercy, meaning "One who is like the chief".
- Usage
- English (Rare)
- Category
- English
Aldin
BoyAldin means old friend or excellence of religion.
- Usage
- Bosnian
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- Bosnian
Aldo
BoyAldo means old.
- Usage
- Italian, Germanic
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- Italian
Aldus
UnisexAldus means old.
- Usage
- Medieval English
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- All Medieval
Alea
GirlAlea means high, lofty, or sublime.
- Usage
- English (Rare)
- Category
- English
Aleah
GirlAleah means rising, height, exalted, or champion.
- Usage
- English (Modern)
- Category
- English
Alec
BoyAlec means defender of the people.
- Usage
- English
- Category
- English
Aled
BoyAled means child.
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- Welsh
- Category
- Welsh
Aleh
BoyA variant of Aleha, meaning "Ascender; Exalted; A beautiful rose".
- Usage
- Belarusian
- Category
- Belarusian
Aleid
GirlAleid means of a noble family.
- Usage
- Dutch
- Category
- Dutch
Aleix
BoyAleix means defender or helper of mankind.
- Usage
- Catalan
- Category
- Catalan
Alejo
BoyAlejo means man's defender or protector of mankind.
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- Spanish
- Category
- Spanish
Aleks
UnisexA variant of Alek, meaning "Defender of men; Black and white cow".
- Usage
- Russian, Slovene, Polish, Armenian
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- Armenian
Alem
BoyAlem means scholar, noble protection, or little rock.
- Usage
- Bosnian
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- Bosnian
Alemu
BoyAlemu means world.
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- Amharic
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- All
Alen
BoyA variant of Aleny, meaning "Torch; Corposant; Moon".
- Usage
- Croatian, Slovene, Armenian
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- Armenian
Alena
GirlAlena means torch, corposant, tower, ray of light, or moon.
- Usage
- Belarusian
- Category
- Belarusian
Alene
GirlAlene means torch, corposant, moon, noble, or light.
- Usage
- English
- Category
- English
Aleš
BoyAleš means nobleness, nobility, or defending men.
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- Czech, Slovak, Slovene
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- Czech
Aleta
GirlA variant of Ala, meaning "excellence, elevation".
- Usage
- English
- Category
- English
Alex
UnisexA variant of Alexis, meaning "helper".
- Usage
- English, Dutch, German, French, Portuguese, Romanian, Greek, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Hungarian, Czech, Russian
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- Czech
Alexa
GirlAlexa means defender of mankind.
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- English, German, Hungarian
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- English
Alf
BoyAlf means elf or magical counsel.
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- Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
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- Danish
Alfeo
BoyAlfeo means changing or elf counsel.
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- Italian
- Category
- Italian
Alfie
BoyAlfie means elf counsel.
- Usage
- English
- Category
- English
Alfio
BoyAlfio means fair-skinned or blonde-skinned.
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- Italian
- Category
- Italian
Algar
BoyAlgar means elf spear.
- Usage
- English (Rare)
- Category
- English
Alger
BoyAlger means elf spear.
- Usage
- English
- Category
- English
Algis
BoyAlgis means variant of Algiss, algyss, and Algysse, or spear.
- Usage
- Lithuanian
- Category
- Lithuanian
Algot
BoyA lovely baby name of Swedish origin, traditionally chosen for boys.
- Usage
- Swedish
- Category
- Swedish
Ali
BoyAli means lofty or sublime.
- Usage
- Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Urdu, Pashto, Indonesian, Malay, Avar, Kyrgyz, Uzbek, Tajik, Kazakh, Dhivehi, Albanian, Bosnian, Somali
- Category
- Muslim
Alia
GirlAlia means noble, sublime, exalted, heavenly, high, or divine.
- Usage
- Arabic
- Category
- Arabic
Aliah
GirlAliah means noble, sublime, exalted, heavenly, high, or divine.
- Usage
- English (Rare)
- Category
- English
Alice
GirlAlice means noble, kind, or nobility.
- Usage
- English, French, Portuguese, Italian, German, Czech, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Dutch
- Category
- Czech
Alida
GirlA variant of Alid, meaning "Noble battle".
- Usage
- Dutch, German, Hungarian
- Category
- Dutch
Alija
BoyA lovely baby name of Bosnian origin, traditionally chosen for boys.
- Usage
- Bosnian
- Category
- Bosnian
Alik
BoyAlik means defender of men, protector of mankind, or noble.
- Usage
- Russian
- Category
- Russian
Alim
BoyAlim means learned, expert, or scholar.
- Usage
- Arabic, Turkish, Azerbaijani, Circassian, Uyghur
- Category
- Arabic
Alin
BoyAlin means noble, bright, to soothe, mountain, or bearer of light.
- Usage
- Romanian
- Category
- Romanian
Alina
GirlA variant of Ala, meaning "excellence, elevation".
- Usage
- Romanian, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Slovene, German, Italian, Spanish
- Category
- Belarusian
Aline
GirlAline means noble, nobility, or light.
- Usage
- French, Portuguese (Brazilian), English
- Category
- English
Frequently Asked Questions
What are some popular names in the Short Baby Names category?
Some popular and meaningful names in the Short Baby Names collection include Akua, Al, Ala, among others. These names are chosen for their beautiful sounds, deep meanings, and cultural heritage.
How do parents choose a name from Short Baby Names?
When choosing a name from the Short Baby Names list, parents typically look for a balance of traditional heritage, positive meanings, and pronunciation clarity. You can use the letter and gender filters to narrow down your search and shortlist your favorites.
What typical themes do Short Baby Names represent?
Names in the Short Baby Names category often represent virtues like wisdom, strength, peace, and spiritual devotion, or elements of nature and light. These names carry a lifetime of positive aspirations and blessings for the child.