Boy Dog Names That Start With N

Attractive, approachable, and more striking Nick alternative.

Though the accent falls on the second syllable, people will mistake this name of the first month of the Jewish calendar or for the Japanese car.

Our kids laughed when they saw this name. Enough said.

An ubercool and mysterious name, brought to you by director M. Night Shyamalan.

The name of two figures in Norse mythology: one the father of Nótt, the personification of the night; the other a son of Loki and Sigyn, who is transformed into a wolf (or killed by one, depending on your source). The name may mean "narrow", or possibly "demon of the dead".

Lots of parents choose nature names, but only a few choose Nature as a name each year. It is equally used for boys and girls in the USA.

An unusual member of the popular -iah ending clan.

Used for summer-born babies in Japan.

Nicky is a forever-cute short form of Nicholas once used as a full name but now relegated to nickname (no pun intended) status.

Sounds like a name from an old science fiction movie -- but this god of letters invented writing, and so might interest parents who are writers or professors.

Named after Isaac. Or Wayne.

Naum is rarely heard outside Russia, Bulgaria and surrounding areas. It is a creative name via the prominent Russian Constructionist sculptor Naum Gabo.

Cool goddess name, but brace yourself for lots of sneaker jokes.

The name of an angel in the Zohar, Nuriel is related to the Arabic name Nur.

This name of a minor Hebrew prophet in the Old Testament is rarely heard outside the Jewish culture.

Spanish spelling of the Hebrew classic that might prove confusing to non-Spanish speakers.

Derived from Greek name Nike "victory", this name has been borne by many notable figures, from ancient times to the present day. It belonged to several early kings of Macedonia and to a 1st-century Catholic saint, Nicanor the Deacon, which accounts for its use in the Spanish-speaking world to this day.

Saint-Nazaire is a harbor town in France; the name relates to Nazareth, where Jesus lived as a child. Two possible variations: Nazarius, an Italian martyr, and Nazario.

Evocative African choice.