Pet Names · Dog Names
By Sophie Kihm · Updated September 2026
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Latin, feminine variation of Maximus
Max names were one of the hottest trends for boys in the mid-2010s, and are still very popular. The girl versions haven't seen so much love, unfortunately. (Or fortunately, if you love them and want…
Scottish
"son of Rath; son of grace and prosperity"
Stylized as McCrae, this attractive Scottish surname-name is found in Larry McMurtry's Lonesome Dove , as the surname of hero Augustus/Gus McCrae. Also spelled MacCrae or McRay among other…
Place-name
Miami -- or Florida, for that matter -- hasn't achieved the place-name stardom of southern sisters like Savannah and Georgia. Quincy Jones used it as his daughter KENYA's middle name.
Slavic
"peace, world"
Mirko is a diminutive version of Miroslav but is now given as a full name.
French
"to admire"
A pretty name that may pose pronunciation problems for non-French speakers or those who've never encountered it, but it is worth the effort. Pronounced meer-AY (or closer to MEE-RAY in French), it…
Hebrew
"comforter"
This name of a minor Hebrew prophet in the Old Testament is rarely heard outside the Jewish culture.
Arabic
"friend"
Friendly option: has also been defined as "drinking companion".
Greek
"New"
Bright and energetic, Neon seems like it would be a modern coinage, borrowed from neon lights. Instead, Neon is found way back in Ancient Greece. The lights are named for neon gas, discovered in 1898…
English
"month name"
What is so rare as a month named June? October – and November and December – are a lot rarer. Brisk and substantial, they're so much more memorable and modern than April or May. October got its name…
Latin
"ninth"
Nona is a name sometimes given to the ninth child -- but unlikely to serve that purpose today. Musical cred: the name of a song by Motley Crue. In Roman mythology, Nona was also a goddess of…
"from the oak valley"
Rarely used surname, associated with humorous poet Ogden Nash.
Fruit name
Peach is one of those names that, a generation ago, would have been placed in the wacky celebrity baby name category. But now with the proliferation of word, nature, and yes, food names, Peach sounds…
Diminutive of Margaret, Greek
"pearl"
Just when we had written off Peggy as the eternal perky, pug-nosed prom-queen she projected from the 1920s into the fifties, along came Mad Men , with intriguing mid-century characters with names…
Word name
A grassy place with trees is a nice image to attach to a name.
Spanish
"judicious"
Pretty and unusual, worth consideration.
American animal name
"pike, a fish"
The field of nature names is constantly expanding to include all species of flowers and trees and animals and birds and even fish. In addition to its appeal for anglers, Pike recalls Zebulon Pike,…
Tibetan
"brave wanderer"
If Portia can become Porsche, then Apollo can morph into Polo -- the imprint of designer Ralph Lauren.
Power is one of the new crop -- Justice, Liberty, Peace -- of strong, clear-cut, declarative choices, though this one carries more assertiveness than virtue.
Variation of Quillan or Quillon
The names may sound the same, but they have different origins and meanings. Take your pick.
Czech, variation of Ruth
"companion, friend"
Pronounced ROOT in its native land, but in a rut here.
