Names for my Doggie

  1. ARTICHOKE
    • BISCUIT
      • Cinder
        • Origin:

          Word name
        • Description:

          More distinctive than Ella, if you're inspired by Cinderella.
      • Clyde
        • Origin:

          Scottish river name
        • Description:

          Even though in the past Clyde may have been identified as half of the infamous outlaw duo with partner Bonnie Parker—especially after the 1967 movie in which he was played by Warren Beatty—Clyde has always had an element of jazzy cool that could overcome all the rest.
      • Cotton
        • Origin:

          Word name
        • Description:

          A name heard in Puritan times -- Cotton Mather was a minister involved in the Salem witchcraft trials -- which really deserves modern consideration as it blends nature and softness into a really trendy and wearable masculine name.
      • CRUMPET
        • Dash
          • Origin:

            Diminutive of Dashiell, meaning unknown
          • Description:

            Dash is a nickname that can stand on its own and sounds, well, dashing. Connected these days with Kardashian enterprises.
        • Dusty
          • Origin:

            English word name
          • Description:

            Dusty first became popular as a girl's name thanks to singer Dusty Springfield - born Mary. She used her childhood nickname professionally, and many parents embraced Dusty as a name for their daughters, especially in the 1970s.
        • FIDO
          • Fifi
            • Origin:

              French diminutive of Josephine, Hebrew
            • Meaning:

              "Jehovah increases"
            • Description:

              Fifi is a perfect name -- for a French poodle. But Fifi may seem more child-friendly as names like Coco and Lulu rise. Fifi in its fluffiness also balances the seriousness of such full names as Josephine or Federica.
          • Fiora
            • Origin:

              Latin
            • Meaning:

              "flower"
            • Description:

              Fiora is a lost name that's now been found, a sleeker version of the antique Fiorella. There's an Italian river called the Fiora as well as a character in the video game League of Legends: Fiora is known in that game as "The Grand Duelist".
          • FIZZ
            • Gypsy
              • Origin:

                English
              • Meaning:

                "wanderer"
              • Description:

                Gypsy, long associated with the intellectual stripper Gypsy Rose Lee and the musical that was made about her life, was used by Drea de Matteo and Shooter Jennings as the middle name of their daughter Alabama. Be aware, however, that the word gypsy is now considered an ethnic slur when used for the Romani, or Roma, people.
            • JUNO
              • Kismet
                • Origin:

                  Word name
                • Meaning:

                  "fate"
                • Description:

                  The next Destiny? Kismet seems like it might be fated for increased use.
              • Lemon
                • Origin:

                  English word name
                • Description:

                  Given to around 25 girls in the US each year, this is a name that could go either way - summery and refreshing or just plain sour. You decide.
              • Newt
                • Origin:

                  English
                • Meaning:

                  "a small salamander"
                • Description:

                  Rarely used on its own and irrevocably tied to former House Speaker Gingrich -- who was christened Newton.
              • PEBBLES
                • Penny
                  • Origin:

                    English, diminutive of Penelope
                  • Description:

                    Like Peggy and Patsy, the kind of zesty moniker young Judy Garland would sport in her early let's-put-on-a-show flicks. It fell out of favor (and the Top 1000) for a while, but has recently rebounded by reentering the charts in 2013. Expect it to continue gaining traction on the heels of Penelope.
                • PICKLE