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Dog Names That Mean New Beginnings
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Roxana
Persian
"dawn; or, little star"
The name of the wife of Alexander the Great, more attractive than the better-known Roxanne. Roxana was first used in the English-speaking world in the 1600s and was popularized by Daniel Defoe's…
Beeja
Hindi
"the beginning, or, happy"
Rhythmic and enchanting.
Newbold
English
"new building"
Surname choice that's neither new nor bold. Newbold was the middle name of Edith Wharton.
Newland
English
"new land"
Some will see this as spirited, others stuffy. The protagonist of the Edith Wharton novel The Age of Innocence was a popular and successful lawyer named Newbold Archer.
Newlyn
Welsh
"new pond"
Male name that seems feminine enough to switch genders, if you're looking for a new lyn spin.
Newlin
Welsh
"new pond"
An obscure possibility...for a girl.
Avril
French
"April"
The French Canadian pop star Avril Lavigne put the spotlight on this name when she made the charts with "Sk8er Boi". It is simply the French form of April, the fourth month of the year, whose name…
Newman
English
"newcomer"
Family name best used in the middle, especially since it was seen as the portly postman in Seinfeld.
Newport
English place-name
"new port"
For sailors or jazz lovers. Or smokers of menthol cigarettes.
Newton
English
"new town"
Named after Isaac. Or Wayne.
Neville
French
"new town"
More often used in Britain than here, where most names ending in ville fall into the unthinkable class, this might make an exception via fans of the musical Neville Brothers. Charles Dickens used the…
Signe
Scandinavian
"new victory"
Signe could make an offbeat, more unusual alternative to Sydney or Sigrid. In Norse mythology, Signe was the twin sister of Sigmund. Can also be spelled Signy.
Neoma
Greek or Hebrew
"new moon; pleasantness"
An obscure yet on-trend name with two wonderful meanings associated with it. Neoma is one of the freshest celestial girl names with moon-related meanings, rarer than Luna or Phoebe but with the same…
March
English word name
"month name"
Along with August, March is one of the month names perfectly suited to boys. This brisk single-syllable name – which derives from the name of Mars, the Roman god of war – is worth considering as…
Neander
Greek
"new man"
Following a custom among scholars in Renaissance Germany, Neander is the classical form of the surname Newman. But the bullies at school are sure to call him Neanderthal.
Zera
Hebrew
"to arise, dawn"
This name is masculine in the Old Testament, as Zerah, a son of Judah and the twin of Perez. Now it is also been used for girls, perhaps inspired by its similarity to Sara and Zara.
Neo
Latin or Tswana
"new or gift"
This nouveau name of Keanu Reeves's character in The Matrix has not enjoyed the same burst of popularity as its female counterpart, Trinity, but it definitely sounds, well, newer. Neo Rauch is an…
Zelenka
Czech
"green"
A Czech surname derived from the word for "green", which has a certain spark.
Nyssa
Greek
"goal"
A fairly common Greek name that would fit in well here.
Navin
Hindi
"new, novel"
Sleek, and fresh, Navin is a Hindi name that could fit in with the currently popular in/an/en/on-ending boys' names.