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Dog Names That Mean Calm

  1. Irina
    • Origin:

      Russian from Greek
    • Meaning:

      "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.
  2. Iro
    • Origin:

      Greek, Japanese, Finnish
    • Meaning:

      "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.
  3. Irya
    • Origin:

      Variation of Irina, Russian
    • Meaning:

      "peace"
    • Description:

      Irya is an Irina diminutive, and rare even in its native country.
  4. Kamau
    • Origin:

      Kikuyu
    • Meaning:

      "quiet warrior"
    • Description:

      Kamau is from the Kikuyu language native to Kenya. It is recognizable as the middle name of comedian W. Kamau Bell.
  5. Kazuki
    • Origin:

      Japanese
    • Meaning:

      "hope of peace"
    • Description:

      Kazuki is related to names like Kazuko, Kazuo and Kazumi
  6. Kazumi
    • Origin:

      Japanese
    • Meaning:

      "beautiful peace"
    • Description:

      Kazumi can be used both as a masculine and feminine name. It is related to names like Kazuko, Kazuo and Kazuki.
  7. Kazumi
    • Origin:

      Japanese
    • Meaning:

      "beautiful peace"
    • Description:

      Kazumi can be used both as a masculine and feminine name. It is related to names like Kazuko, Kazuo and Kazuki.
  8. Laras
    • Origin:

      Indonesian
    • Meaning:

      "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.
  9. Madoka
    • Origin:

      Japanese
    • Meaning:

      "tranquil"
  10. Madoka
    • Origin:

      Japanese
    • Meaning:

      "tranquil"

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