Pet Names · Dog Names
By Brynn McKeon · Updated September 2026
Across 8 pages
of 8
Popular culture
"bright or freedom"
A soft yet strong name coined by George Lucas for a princess character in the 1988 movie Willow , likely based on Irish names like Sorcha (SOR-ka, "radiant") or Saoirse (SEER-sha, "freedom").
English word name
Snow is increasing in usage mostly as a girls' name, but hero Jon Snow of Game of Thrones just might nudge it into the boys' column. Currently, there are 12 times as many girls named Snow as boys,…
Hungarian diminutive of Alexander
Despite a possible pronunciation problem, a pleasant, unusual choice. Sandor Clegane (nicknamed The Hound) is a major character on Game of Thrones. In Hungary, the name is spelt with an accent -…
Literary name
J. R. R. Tolkien introduced a plethora of new names into the world, but this is one character name that never caught on, nor will it likely ever.
Fictional name; Basque
The name of the eponymous Hobbit , Bilbo is said by Tolkien himself to be "of unknown meaning". It’s also an unusual place name: Bilbo is the local Basque name for the city of Bilbao.
Variant of Peter
Petyr Baelish, more often known as Littlefinger, is a central character in HBO's Game of Thrones , an inveterate schemer who rose from humble beginnings to become a crucial member of the Small…
English flower name from French
"thought"
Pansy is an early floral name that lost credibility when it became a derogatory slang term for gay people. Better these days: Posy or Poppy.
