Yellow, Orange, and Gold Dog Names
- Radcliff
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"red cliff"Description:
Harvard's sibling.
- Gilby
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"blond boy"Description:
Transformation of the stolid Gilbert into an animated surname name.
- Viceroy
Origin:
Word name, EnglishMeaning:
"ruler who represents the king"Description:
A new one for the ever-growing collection of royal baby names.
- Eleadora
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"gift of the sun"Description:
Cross classic Eleanor with rising vintage star Theodora and you get Eleadora, a beautiful Greek name with a wonderful meaning.
- Tigger
Origin:
Literary animal nameDescription:
Tigger is the bouncing not-a-tiger from Winnie the Pooh, a symbol of buoyancy and resilience. As Tigger says in the books, he's "the only one", and it should probably stay that way when it comes to people names, though Tigger would certainly make a cute name for a cat.
- Millaray
Origin:
Mapuche (Chilean)Meaning:
"golden flower"Description:
This name has been in the Chilean popularity charts for a while. Millaray makes a good choice for those looking for a feminine floral name that manages to look and sound fresh and modern.
- Patzi
Origin:
Native American, OmahaMeaning:
"yellow bird"Description:
Though unrelated, this would probably be taken as a fanciful spelling of Patsy.
- Akako
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"red"Description:
The color red was considered to have magical properties in early Japanese culture, with the power to cure blood and other illnesses. Pronounced ah-kah-ko.
- Xanthipe
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"yellow horse"Description:
Xanthipe, also spelled Xanthippe, is the name of the wife of Socrates. Challenging for English speakers, it's also dramatic and alluring.
- Corcoran
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"ruddy-faced"Description:
Corky was a sitcom moniker of the fifties, Corcoran a better fit for these times.
- Dorado
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"golden"Description:
A gilded name that calls to mind the legendary lost city of El Dorado, the promise of which drew conquistadors into the rainforests and mountains of South America. But the mythical city has never been found.
- Eurwen
Origin:
WelshMeaning:
"white gold"Description:
An Edwardian coinage from the Welsh word for gold, plus the suffix -wen.
- Flanna
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"red-haired"Description:
Flanna is an uncommon name for a red-haired girl, not as familiar -- or some would say, as pretty -- as its nickname, Flannery.
- Zareen
Origin:
PersianMeaning:
"golden"Description:
Alternative form of Zarin and Zari.
- Daystar
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"a planet visible in the east just before sunrise; (poetic) the sun"
- Alhambra
Origin:
Place-nameDescription:
The Alhambra, which means "red city," is in Granada, Spain. British writer Ali Smith used it for a character in her novel The Accidental.
- Zlatozara
Origin:
BulgarianMeaning:
"golden glow"Description:
Taken from two slavic root words (Zlato meaning gold and Žara meaning morning glow), this unusual name is catching the attention of parents in both Bulgaria and Russia.
- Rukmini
Origin:
SanskritMeaning:
"adorned with gold"Description:
A beautiful name from Hindu legend borne by a princess who became the wife of Krishna.
- Florida
Origin:
Place name and Spanish from LatinMeaning:
"flowery"Description:
Lacks the cachet of some newer place-names.