6000+ Dog Names

This Roman mythology (and planet) name would be very hard to handle. It derives from a root meaning cloud.

Justice is a fashionable word name, used for both girls and boys. Justice has the distinction of being a virtue name without the religious implications of Faith or Grace. It still feels more male than female, perhaps partly due to the classic Roman name Justus, but Justice has become a more common pick for girls in recent years.

Its jaunty o-ending makes this name more appealing than most of its Germanic brothers, and we hope we're beyond the constant response to his name being "Where's Waldo?" The weighty reputation of writer and philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson adds a measure of backbone to the name.

Concise and cool, Kota is a name with multiple origins, making it a versatile choice that travels well.

A diminutive of Anxela in the Galician language of north-eastern Spain. Also used as a modern invented name in the US, for example as a backwards spelling of Alex.

This spelling of Silas hit a peak at Number 520 in 2013 -- likely to due the trendy Y -- but has since fallen a bit in the ranking. The classic spelling is much more popular.

This short form has been pretty much replaced by Franny, Fanny. and especially Frankie.

Somewhat light and silly on its own.

Popular Dutch name derived from a combination of Maria (Ria) + Anne, or as a short form of Marianne.

A Japanese name with a great meaning, a cool Kai sound, and lots of potential to become an international export.

Unless it runs in your family, or Alexander Hamilton is your particular hero, you might consider something less imposing -- and without the teasable nickname Ham.

The quirky nickname Tig is exceedingly rare, but historically has been used as a short form of Antigone. Today, many people are familiar with the name via comedian Tig Notaro. Notaro was born Mathilde — she was dubbed Tig by her brother Renaud when he had difficulty pronouncing her given name.

Any boy with this name, a synonym for power via the Greek mythology figure, better be strong of body, and of psyche.

Kim Basinger and Alec Baldwin put Ireland on the map when they chose it as a first for their daughter, saying that geographic names were a family tradition. And it seems they were a bit ahead of the curve (or trendsetting)—Ireland has been among the fastest-rising names of recent years. Other Irish place names include Shannon, Kerry, Galway, and Dublin.

Hot star Ashton Kutcher is pushing this unisex choice toward the boys' camp, but its variation Ashtyn is on the rise.

Though it looks, to the untrained American eye, like a yoonek spelling of Jordy, Geordie actually refers to people from Tyneside in Northeast England and the local dialect there. To give you a sense of what it implies to Brits, Geordie Shore is British MTV's long-running answer to Jersey Shore.

An attractive Scandinavian take on Helga, or a potential Helen nickname.

As likely to be tied to the detergent as to the rhythms of the ocean.

Popular name in Japan in its own right, but also as a nickname for Miyako or Makiko.

New twist on Bennett. Mack Sennett was the early movie director known as the innovator of slapstick comedy.