Dog Names That Mean Calm

  1. Sereno
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "calm"
    • Description:

      Appealingly peaceful and placid.
  2. Selam
    • Origin:

      Amharic
    • Meaning:

      "peace"
    • Description:

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

      Indian
    • Meaning:

      "peace"
    • Description:

      This is the Indian version of the Hindi word meaning peace.
  4. Mandara
    • Origin:

      Hindi
    • Meaning:

      "calm"
    • Description:

      Mandara is one of those names that sounds like its meaning -- and calm is certainly a quality worth courting in a child.
  5. Thulile
    • Origin:

      Zulu
    • Meaning:

      "quiet; peaceful"
    • Description:

      Bouncy South African girl name whose sound doesn't quite match its meaning.
  6. Mirica
    • Origin:

      Slavic
    • Meaning:

      "peace, world"
    • Description:

      This Croatian name is the diminutive of Mira and Mirela.
  7. Selam
    • Origin:

      Amharic
    • Meaning:

      "peace"
    • Description:

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

      Japanese
    • Meaning:

      "tranquil"
  9. Binh
    • Origin:

      Vietnamese
    • Meaning:

      "peaceful, even"
    • Description:

      Properly spelt Bình in Vietnamese, this is a very popular name for both sexes. The pronunciation is usually Anglicized as "BIN", but the middle vowel is more like the U in "burn".
  10. Hawa
    • Origin:

      Arabic
    • Meaning:

      "peace"
    • Description:

      Hawa is the Arabic equivalent of Eve in that it is the name used for the wife of first man Adam. More than 100 baby girls were named Hawa in the US last year.