6000+ Dog Names

Worthy sibling for Oak, Elm, Juniper, and Spruce.

Spelling a bit elaborate and confusing.

Shoshanna is a variation of one of the best-known original Hebrew baby names for girls , the original of Susanna. This is the spelling used by Shoshanna Lonstein, a designer who creates the Shoshanna clothing line and also the name of one of the four leading characters on the TV show Girls, Shoshanna Shapiro.

Known as a British royal family line as well as a style of architecture, this name feels both solemn and formidable, but with an intriguing "dark-academia" feel to it too. Currently in the Top 1000 in England and Wales, it is also used in Romania and Moldova.

A famous bearer is Carwyn Jones, leader of the Welsh Labour Party and First Minister of Wales since 2009. Feminine version is Carwen.

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.

While still very rare, the name Valiant was given to six baby boys in the US last year. And it's an inspiring choice.

Charming Gallic possibility but with some obvious playground problems.

Common name among Japanese men that can be written with a variety of kanji, giving it different meanings.

Bright and bold traditionally masculine name used in Israel.

Unisex Japanese name used more often for girls these days. Potential successor to Kai.

Benevolent name found in Israel in several forms, including Doran and Doroni.

Prissy, no matter how you spell it.

This name, which is the Spanish version of the Hebrew name of one of the archangels, Yehudiel, appeared on the US Top 1000 for the first time in 2008 and has been on and off the charts since. Angel-esque boy names ending in L are especially stylish right now, meaning we may see Yadiel continue to climb.

While Alivia may not have achieved the megapopularity of its mother name, it's still a widely used choice. Alivia combines the trendiness of A names with the trendiness of Olivia to create a choice that's slightly off the beaten track -- slightly being the operative word here. Is the distinction the initial A earns you worth a lifetime of explaining, "No, it's Alivia, with an A, not Olivia"? Your call, though ours would be no.

This Irish saint's name sounds like a lopped-off Lorna.

A modern Greek form of the mythological name Hero, or a Japanese name meaning "color." Iro is also a name in Finnish mythology, derived from Irina and Irene. Iro was the mother of the three main gods of Finnish legend.

Like a large proportion of traditional Hawaiian names, Hoku can be used for both girls and boys.

Lova, a Louise relative virtually unknown in the US, is one of the top girl names in Sweden.

This is the kind of strong one-syllable boy's name many parents are seeking these days. The more musical Chord was introduced by hot young actor Chord Overstreet.