Favorite Dog names

Knut

Old Norse; Norwegian; Swedish; Danish

"knot"

This royal but common Scandinavian name is, in the US, linked to a single figure -- Notre Dame football coach Knute Rockne. While Rockne's name was commonly pronounced like newt, the correct…

Shade

English word name

Nice sound, but double meaning -- shady glen or shady character.

Noble

Latin

"aristocratic"

With parents beginning to show an interest in virtue names for boys, this Puritan favorite just might be revived, for what could be more admirable than nobility in terms of having strength of…

Burke

French

"from the fortress"

Simple, usable surname choice.