Dog Names That Mean Calm
- Irina
Origin:
Russian from GreekMeaning:
"peace"Description:
Irina is a Russian ballet-inflected classic, one of the Three Sisters in the Chekhov play. While some Americans will pronounce this like Irene with three syllables, the pronunciation used throughout Europe, where it's widely used, starts with a short i as in it or if and a strong emphasis on the second syllable.
- Iro
Origin:
Greek, Japanese, FinnishMeaning:
"hero; color; peace"Description:
A modern Greek form of the mythological name Hero, or a Japanese name meaning "color." Iro is also a name in Finnish mythology, derived from Irina and Irene. Iro was the mother of the three main gods of Finnish legend.
- Irya
Origin:
Variation of Irina, RussianMeaning:
"peace"Description:
Irya is an Irina diminutive, and rare even in its native country.
- Kamau
Origin:
KikuyuMeaning:
"quiet warrior"Description:
Kamau is from the Kikuyu language native to Kenya. It is recognizable as the middle name of comedian W. Kamau Bell.
- Kazuki
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"hope of peace"Description:
Kazuki is related to names like Kazuko, Kazuo and Kazumi
- Kazumi
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"beautiful peace"Description:
Kazumi can be used both as a masculine and feminine name. It is related to names like Kazuko, Kazuo and Kazuki.
- Kazumi
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"beautiful peace"Description:
Kazumi can be used both as a masculine and feminine name. It is related to names like Kazuko, Kazuo and Kazuki.
- Laras
Origin:
IndonesianMeaning:
"calm"Description:
Everyone will misunderstand it as Lara, but if you're willing to put up with the confusion, this is a truly different yet simple option.
- Madoka
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"tranquil"
- Madoka
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"tranquil"
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