Boy Dog Names That Start With N

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.

Attractive, approachable, and more striking Nick alternative.

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

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".

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

Used for summer-born babies in Japan.

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.

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.

Cool goddess name, but you might need to brace yourself for lots of sneaker jokes, depending on where you live.

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

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

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

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

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.

Commonly used Muslim name, also sometimes chosen to honor Egyptian president Gamal Abdel-Nasser.

Evocative of the great Nobel Prize winning poet Pablo Neruda, real last name Basoalito, who took on the surname Neruda to honor a Czech poet of that name. One of the most poetic boy names starting with N, or with any letter, for that matter.