Pet Names · Dog Names
By Sophie Kihm · Updated September 2026
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Word and occupational name
"writer"
An occupation name with a preppy, scholarly air, Author could fit in alongside Arthur and August or Chosen and Booker, in terms of sound and style. Author saw more usage that you might think in the…
Spanish place-name
Moorish region and city in Spain that makes a melodic and unusual first name.
Place name, Latinization of German Osterreich
"eastern realm"
Austria is an nteresting, appealing, unexplored geographic destination, much fresher than American cousin Austin. A related and attractive possibility is Austria's capital city, Vienna, the name of…
English from Quintus; diminutive of Quinton
Clint with a glint; used for flinty characters in old TV westerns and soap operas.
Latin
"fifth"
The feminine Quinta is virtually unused in the US, though male forms of the Roman family name Quintus, such as Quintin and Quentin, are quite popular. That may change with the emergence of comedian…
Spanish
"the fifth girl"
Mexican place-name famously used by Joan Didion for her daughter, Quintana Roo.
"small estate"
Sounds a bit like an Australian airline.
"five"
Adds some salsa to the Latin root.
Quintille is a rare masculine name with Latin origins, derived from 'quintus' meaning 'fifth.' In ancient Rome, it was traditionally given to the fifth child or to boys born in the fifth month of the…
Irish
"grain or love"
Grainne is the Irish form of the name often Anglicized as Grania. It was the name of the ancient grain goddess and also of the fiancee of mythological hero Finn McCool and lover of Dermot, who was a…
Spanish nickname for Henrique, Spanish form of Henry
Cute, or maybe qute, nickname for the upstanding Enrique.
Roman mythology name
Quirinus is the Roman god of thunder and lightning, believed by some to be the Sabine god of war. While this is an intriguing and distinctive classic name, it also might provoke some middle school…
"cuarta"
Add an s and you've got squirt.
Quechua
"free"
This would make an interesting South American heritage choice. One famous bearer was Quispe Sisa, an Inca princess in the 16th century. It is also a surname.
Spanish, Place-name
Quito is a place-name (it's the capital of Ecuador) with lots of lively energy--as long as it's pronounced correctly.
Spanish literary name
Tied to the hero of the classic Spanish novel Don Quixote , likely to produce a quixotic daydreamer.
Hebrew
"fresh, luxuriant"
This strong name and its variations are well used in Israel.
"beautiful, fresh"
Lovely Hebrew name with distinctive double a's, but beware of possible "banana" teasing.
Word name
New, fast, cool, and chosen by director Robert Rodriguez, whose other sons are Rebel, Rocket, and Rogue, all somewhat risky options. Lara Bingle and Sam Worthington are also parents to sons named…
English modern coinage
"electionic communication system"
Coined in the 1940s: an acronym of "radio detection and ranging".
