Dog Names That Start With O

Offred is not technically a name but the "slave name" of a woman given to a man — literally Of Fred — in Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel The Handmaid’s Tale. Offred, who was stripped of her own name, is the main protagonist of the book and now the hit TV series, starring Elisabeth Moss. The novel is set in a patriarchal society in which fertile women like Offred are kept by men for the purposes of reproduction. Offred is definitely not a name you'd want to give to your baby girl.

To modernize and add some oomph to the dated CASEY, add an O'-and also honor the great Irish playwright Sean.

Forget Donald. Honor Grandpa Don with this new spin.

Ovid is the English form of the Roman family name Ovidius, which possibly comes from the word for sheep. It is the usual English name for the first-century poet Publius Ovidius Naso.

A stunning and unique West African name for a daughter.

It's hard to find a name meaning much sweeter than Obiajulu's.

Unisex name in Israel, ideal for a Hanukkah baby.

Properly spelled Özgür, this is a familiar unisex name and surname in Turkey, though little-known in the rest of the world. The pronunciation is not far removed from Oscar, which could be a helpful reference point or cause confusion.