Badass Girl Dog Names

  1. Zamora
    • Origin:

      Spanish place- and surname
    • Description:

      Heard in Spain more as a last name, but would work here as an alluring first.
  2. Clementina
    • Origin:

      Spanish feminine form of Clement, Latin
    • Meaning:

      "mild, merciful"
    • Description:

      The Spanish version, with its -eena ending, takes the name out of the Oh My Darlin' realm, which for many American parents may be just the thing.
  3. Bristol
    • Origin:

      Place-name
    • Meaning:

      "the site of the bridge"
    • Description:

      Bristol Palin, the daughter of former Alaska governor and Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin, grabbed her own share of headlines after her pregnancy and having appearing on Dancing With The Stars. She subsequently (almost) single-handedly propelled her distinctive name, derived from the name of a city in England, into the Top 1000 and up the charts.
  4. Diablo
    • Origin:

      Spanish
    • Meaning:

      "devil"
    • Description:

      Diablo Cody, self-named (she's really Brook Busey) screenwriter of Juno, singlehandedly helped popularize not just her heroine's name and her own but all o-ending names for girls. You don't need us to tell you that it takes a brave parent, in every way, to name a baby Diablo. Diablo is one of the Spanish baby names that diverges furthest from the well-paved camino.
  5. Egypt
    • Origin:

      Place name, English from Egyptian
    • Meaning:

      "the house of the soul of Ptah"
    • Description:

      Place names like Memphis, Harlem, Cairo, Vienna, Milan, and Astoria are right on trend at the moment, and Egypt could fit in, thanks to its similarity in sound to the likes of Edith and Eden. Alicia Keys used the name for her son back in 2010, but before that, it was used as a stage name for three famous belly dancers.
  6. Nakia
    • Origin:

      Arabic
    • Meaning:

      "pure"
    • Description:

      Technically a boy's name, but certainly one that would work in the Western culture for a girl, especially after the release of Black Panther, in which it was the name of Lupita Nyong'o's fiery character. Nakia lies outside the Top 1000 but is among the fastest-rising names for both girls and boys.
  7. Menace
    • Origin:

      Word name
    • Description:

      Menace fits into the growing group of badass baby names that work for boys or girls. Menace is exceedingly rare but has future possibilities.
  8. Libertad
    • Origin:

      Spanish
    • Meaning:

      "liberty"
    • Description:

      Libertad is the forceful name recently given to his daughter by Mexican actor Gael Garcia Bernal. English equivalent Liberty has been in use for girls for some time. Libertad might be considered a Spanish virtue name or word name. See our list of other Spanish word names.
  9. Etheline
    • Origin:

      Variation of Ethel, English
    • Meaning:

      "noble maiden"
    • Description:

      Ethel is one of those vintage names that will always will be out...or will it? A generation ago we might have said the same for now-fashionable names like Florence and Ida. Even if Ethel rises, Etheline might sound too much like a chemical compound.
  10. Sebastia
    • Origin:

      Feminine form of Sebastian, Latin from Greek
    • Meaning:

      "person from the city of Sebastia"
    • Description:

      Some names rise in tandem in their male and female forms, but Sebastia is very rare while the male Sebastian is quite popular. But it certainly might be an attractive choice.

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