Girl Dog Names That Start With A

Yet another spin on the megapopular Adeline names. About 1000 baby girls were named Adeline in the US last year, and fewer than five named Addilyn, which is a good thing.

A modern English variant of the Arabic name Aaliyah, which remains the most popular spelling in the US, in the Top 100 names for girls.

A gender-neutral Chinese name that originated as a surname, An can be used for girls or boys and means peace or quiet. An may also be a Vietnamese name meaning safe and secure. Its equivalence to the English article an may make it feel slight in an English-dominant culture.

A zingy nickname-style name that was used occasionally in the early twentieth century, and returned to the charts in 2020. There are no obvious names it could be short for, which is all the more reason to use it on its own. In Kate Manning's historical novel My Notorious Life, the character Annie Muldoon gets the nickname Axie because she "axes" so many questions.

Sweet Japanese name that would work well as an alternative to the now-dated Alyssa and Marissa.

Variant of Alafair

Variation of the very trendy Addison, perhaps lending itself more obviously to the nickname Addy.

One of the rare English surname names originally derived from a female given name: Eoforhild (Everild), meaning "boar battle". Also spelled Averill, it's an extremely rare choice today, but shares sounds with fashionable Ava and Avery.

Nickname for Alena, a Helen variation, that can be heard in Eastern Europe.

Anokhi is a beautiful Indian name largely unknown but easily translated in English-speaking cultures. Ani or Noki make adorable short forms.

An elaboration on popular Ava which was chosen by YouTubers the Banks family in 2019, and subsequently became the fastest rising girl name of the following year.

Ethereal name with a moony halo.

One of the new literalist religious names, like Blessing, Heavenly and Neveah. More male than female, but essentially unisex.

This spelling variation of Angelica was popularized by actress Anjelica Huston.

Austria is an nteresting, appealing, unexplored geographic destination, much fresher than American cousin Austin.