Dog Names · Pet Names
By Brynn McKeon · Updated October 2026
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Hebrew
"storm"
With its appealing double-a configuration, this is the name of an Israeli kibbutz on the Galilee beach. For girls, Saar is a popular modern name in the Netherlands, a shortened form of Sarah.
Turkish
"silver moon, glitter moon"
A sparkling choice for a nighttime-born daughter.
Greek
"thunder"
This lovely surname of the three novel-writing sisters, now used as a baby name, makes a fitting tribute for lovers of Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights . While the original name took an umlaut over…
English Traveller, Romani
"born during a thunderstorm"
A name given by the Traveller community in England to a child born when it is raining.
German
"Stone"
Breton
"wolf"
A fiery-sounding Breton name with a fierce animal meaning. Bleiz has also been used in honor of the Catholic Saint Blaise, due to its similar sound.
English
"gray man's ford"
Comes with a monocle.
Welsh
A half-man, half-wolf character in the Elden Ring video game franchise bears this name, which fittingly is the Welsh word for "wolf".
French place name; Old English name
"ax-wolf"
Bardou is a holiday destination in France, known for its pictureque village nestled in mountains. It is also a region of Guinea. As a name, it is more commonly known from its English derivation,…
Old English
"ax-wielding wolf"
Bardou is a bright-as-a-button name that despite its zippy, modern feel is actually as old as the earth.
Sanskrit
"silver"
Related to the Indian word and currency "rupee', Rupa derives its meaning from the ancient Sanskrit language, and can mean both silver and beautiful. Rupa also has strong historical and literary…
Native American, Inuit
An interesting possibility if you're looking for a highly unusual animal name.
"axe-wolf"
Shakespeare's classic drunken fool. In fact, this name, carried to Britain by the Normans, was quite popular until it was brought into disrepute by the low-life character who haunts taverns with…
English word name
Tempest is one of those names that could go either way. Cool, evocative modern word name? Or asking for trouble? Your call, but if you decide the former image is dominant, be warned that some people…
"sword stone"
Axton has been climbing the charts for boys, hot on the heels of Braxton and Maxton. It is very occasionally used for girls too.
Norse
"thunder wolf, or twelve"
Derived from an Old Norse name meaning "thunder wolf", but long associated with the Swedish/Danish/Norwegian word tolv "twelve" and therefore given to the twelfth child of the family.
Anglo-Saxon
"noble stone"
The name of the first English king, who ruled in the 10th century AD.
"woman of silver"
Spelling variant of Arianwen. Note that in Welsh, the -wyn suffix is usually masculine.
"silver + yellow; silver + shining"
This early Welsh saint's name is unusual and lovely, waiting to be discovered. Saint Arianell was a member of the Welsh royal family who was possessed by a spirit which was exorcised by Saint Dyfrig,…
Swedish
"thunder wolf, twelve"
Old dialectal form of Tholf
