Pet Names · Dog Names
By Pamela Redmond · Updated September 2026
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Greek
"friend of the heroes"
In Greek Mythology, Herophile was Aphrodite and Poseidon's daughter and a sibyl who predicted the fall of Troy.
Pal is a masculine name with multiple cultural origins. In Hungarian, it's equivalent to Paul, derived from Latin 'Paulus' meaning 'small' or 'humble.' In South Asian cultures, particularly India,…
"friendly-minded"
Philophrosyne was the spirit of welcome, friendliness, and kindness in Greek Mythology. She was one of the four younger Charites.
Arabic
"friend, companion, gentle, kind"
Confident Middle Eastern choice. Children will relate to the Rafiki form via the wise guru in Disney's "The Lion King."
Latin feminine variation of Faunus
"to befriend"
Faunia is more often rendered as Fauna, who was a Roman goddess of fertility, women and healing. Faunia was the downtrodden yet loving heroine of Philip Roth's Human Stain . Faunia and Fauna have…
Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Fearchar
"dear man"
Definitely a far stretch for any child.
French form of Emil
"friendly"
Might make a worthy masculine spin on either of the uber popular Emma or Emily.
Semitic variation of Dumuzid, Sumerian
"loyal child"
Tammuz is the Semitic variation of Dumuzid, a name from Sumerian mythology. Tammuz is the name of fourth month on the Hebrew calendar, corresponding with June and July on the Gregorian calendar. A…
Variation of Rowena, Welsh
"white spear or famous friend"
Variation of Rowena.
Sumerian
"loyal son"
In ancient Mesopotamia, Dumuzid was the god of shepherds and fertility and husband of the goddess Inanna. Tammuz, the Semitic transcription of the name, is more likely to be used today.
Polish, Latvian, Lithuanian
"compassionate friend; rue"
The Polish form of Ruth has mostly been lost outside of Poland, but though rare, it can still be heard in Polish and Eastern European communities. Ruta has only ever appeared on Illinois' state data,…
French
"loyal"
A kind of French virtue name, an affectionate form of Fidele.
Diminutive of Dillon, Irish
Diminutive of Dillon
Swahili
"friend"
Frequently found in all three forms: Sadik, Sadiki, and Sadiq.
"open-spirited, friendly"
Rarely heard but pleasing feminissima name for a baby girl.
Irish
"fierce as a hound"
Connolly, an alternate spelling of Connelly, could make a livelier and less common substitute for Connor.
Latin
"merciful and gentle"
This surname related to Clement is strongly associated with Major League pitcher Roger Clemens, winner of more Cy Young awards than any other pitcher in baseball history, and has a softer sound than…
Welsh
"beloved friend"
Taffy, in addition to being a diminutive of Dafydd, is a slang term for Welsh people in general – probably from the River Taff. Too candy-like to be used in the US.
Spanish
"good, excellent"
Affirmative adjective occasionally used as a name.
Japanese
