Yellow, Orange, and Gold Dog Names

Names that end in I are hot right now, but Yari has yet to be discovered. It's a unisex name more common among girls, perhaps due to its similarity to Yara.

Pazel's abbreviated version, Paz, is far more modern and attractive.

Both a first and last name, Zorina has a pretty, ballerina-like quality.

This Georgian name is of unclear meaning, but it may derive from Persian zar "gold".

Simple and sweet name for a son that feels on-trend in this era of Kai.

Ancient martyr name that sounds totally modern, but perhaps too close to rumor.

More often heard in the West as a surname, Zarin could work as a first for boys or girls.

A combination of Spanish rosa "rose" and aurea "gold". This name was used by Pedro Calderón de la Barca for a character in his play Life Is a Dream (1635), and more recently by Mexican author Laura Esquivel in her 1989 novel Como agua para chocolate.

We've had Apples, Plums, Peaches, Cherries, and Berries added to the fruit basket: you could be the first to pick a Tangerine.

The more dignified and attractive Hebrew equivalent of Golda or Goldie.

A bird name from the same Latin root as Aurelia, Oriole is extremely rare as a name: No babies were given the name in the US in 2022. But most people are aware of the Oriole bird, which makes this name uncommon yet possible.

Flavio is derived from Flavius, a surname used in Ancient Rome. These family names, or cognomens, were given to distinguish branches of the clan and were chosen based on a characteristic of an important bearer. In this case, the Flavius family patriarch was likely blond-haired.

Mango might be cute as a short form of a related name like Manuel, or for a pet name. But we're not feeling it as a full baby name for a child of any gender.

A very unique fruit name heard more often on peachy-colored dogs than on baby girls.

Kalindi is a lovely, rhythmic name refers to one of the seven sacred rivers of India.

All varieties of Hob are antiquated nicknames for Robert, though this one is saddled with the "Calvin and Hobbes" cartoon association.

Sunehra is an Indian name that is largely unknown in English-speaking countries, except maybe via its friendly short form Sunny.

Despite the presidential pedigree, it's still hard to shake the image of the cartoon cat (named after his creator Jim Davis's grandfather). However, there are other Garfields, such as Barbadian cricket player Sir Garfield Sobers, who carries it with gravitas.

Famous as the long-suffering wife of the philosopher Socrates.

Banana is one fruity name we wouldn't recommend. Pick Plum instead. There is a Japanese novelist whose pen name is Banana Yoshimoto--birth name Mahoko.