6000+ Dog Names

  1. Blau
    • Origin:

      German and Catalan
    • Meaning:

      "blue"
  2. Bonanza
    • Origin:

      Word name
    • Description:

      Wildly optimistic, and unrealistic, choice.
  3. Chika
    • Origin:

      Japanese
    • Meaning:

      "one thousand flowers; scattering flowers; beautiful wisdom"
  4. Lemmitty
    • Origin:

      Finnish
    • Meaning:

      "beloved"
    • Description:

      A rare Finnish name which is used for both sexes, but more often for girls. It is usually found in the middle spot.
  5. Fonso
    • Origin:

      German, diminutive of Alfonso
    • Description:

      All anyone will think of is the Fonz.
  6. Sapir
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "sapphire"
    • Description:

      An addition to the collection of gemstone names — a category that's currently rising in popularity.
  7. Selam
    • Origin:

      Amharic
    • Meaning:

      "peace"
    • Description:

      A unisex name with a lovely serene meaning in the Ambaric language of Ethiopia.
  8. Mcafee
    • Origin:

      Irish and Scottish surname
    • Meaning:

      "son of Duibhshíth"
    • Description:

      Although highly associated with the internet security company, McAfee joined the reams of possible baby names when it was used for the female character McAfee Westbrook in the Netflix series The Politician.
  9. Ingeborg
    • Origin:

      German and Swedish
    • Meaning:

      "the help of Ing"
    • Description:

      Ingeborg (and all Germanic and Scandinavian names beginning with Ing-) references the ancient fertility god Ing. Ing, later known as Freyr, is one of the primary gods in Old Norse mythology.
  10. Zlatozara
    • Origin:

      Bulgarian
    • Meaning:

      "golden glow"
    • Description:

      Taken from two slavic root words (Zlato meaning gold and Žara meaning morning glow), this unusual name is catching the attention of parents in both Bulgaria and Russia.
  11. Quanda
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "queen"
    • Description:

      A bit too close to "quandary" and "queen".
  12. Ugolino
    • Origin:

      Short form of Ugo, Italian form of Hugh
    • Meaning:

      "mind, intellect"
    • Description:

      Ugolino could be a silly nickname for an oh-so-seriously named baby Hugh or Hugo or Ugo.
  13. Lahja
    • Origin:

      Finnish
    • Meaning:

      "gift"
    • Description:

      This evocative and attractive Finnish name means gift.
  14. Chardonnay
    • Origin:

      French, a dry white wine
    • Description:

      If you're actually considering this as a name for your child, you must have had a glass too many. But it's an awesome name for a white cat.
  15. Matana
    • Origin:

      Feminization of Matan, Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "gift"
    • Description:

      The feminine form of Matan, a classic Hebrew name perfect for a long wished-for baby.
  16. Miamor
    • Origin:

      Spanish
    • Meaning:

      "my love"
    • Description:

      A Spanish term of endearment that first appeared on the charts in 2005, and is slowly gaining traction.
  17. Melanctha
    • Origin:

      Literary name
    • Description:

      The mixed-race heroine of one of Gertrude Stein's Three Lives searches for knowledge and power.
  18. Nenna
    • Origin:

      Literary name and Scandinavian
    • Meaning:

      "daring"
    • Description:

      Nenna is the name of the heroine of Penelope Fitzgerald's novel Offshore, but it's also sparingly used in Scandinavia as a variant of the name Nanna. Nanna is a diminutive of various names, including Anna, Johanna and Marianne, but it's also a name in its own right, possibly meaning "daring".
  19. Kida
    • Description:

      In Disney's Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Kida is a warrior princess from the lost city of Atlantis. Her full name in the film is Kidagakash, which was created for the film. Read more about Kida and other Disney Princess Names in our featured blog.
  20. Cree
    • Origin:

      Native American
    • Description:

      This Native American tribe name is an attractive option for a boy or a girl. Tia Mowry used it for her son in 2011.