6000+ Dog Names

  1. Ingeborg
    • Origin:

      German and Swedish
    • Meaning:

      "the help of Ing"
    • Description:

      Ingeborg (and all Germanic and Scandinavian names beginning with Ing-) references the ancient fertility god Ing. Ing, later known as Freyr, is one of the primary gods in Old Norse mythology.
  2. Angelou
    • Origin:

      Literary name
    • Description:

      If you want to move beyond Maya.
  3. Gucci
    • Origin:

      Designer name
    • Description:

      Makeup artist to the stars Gucci Westman has made this Italian fashion name a first.
  4. Gyatso
    • Origin:

      Tibetan
    • Meaning:

      "ocean"
    • Description:

      Gyatso is a highly meaningful name in Tibetan Buddhism. It is added to the name of each Dalai Lama ⁠— the current one is Tenzin Gyatso. It is a translation of the title Dalai, which means "ocean" or "big" in Mongolian.
  5. Atta
    • Origin:

      Nature name
    • Description:

      Princess Atta is a royal ant in the Pixar film A Bug's Life, named for a genus of ants.
  6. Dijon
    • Origin:

      French place-name
    • Description:

      Dijon is the capital city of the Burgundy region of eastern France, famed for its wine and yes, its mustard. As a first name, it's been brought to wider attention by a few prominent musicians and could grow in use.
  7. Lex
    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Alexis and Alexandra
    • Meaning:

      "man's defender"
    • Description:

      Lex is still used mostly for boys, but like Alex, may cross over with the rising popularity of all long forms of the name. Lexi is another, more feminine option.
  8. Avion
    • Mabs
      • Origin:

        Diminutive of Mabel
      • Meaning:

        "beautiful lover"
      • Description:

        You can just hear some sassy dame in a 1930s movie using this name. We prefer the original -- or even its original, Amabel.
    • Peru
      • Origin:

        Place name
      • Description:

        An unexplored choice, evocative of the snowcapped Andes, with a pleasant, catchy sound.
    • Javiera
      • Origin:

        Spanish, feminine form of Javier, Spanish version of Xavier
      • Meaning:

        "new house, bright"
      • Description:

        Javiera, pronounced ha-vee-AIR-a, is not as well used as twin brother JAVIER, but makes an attractive Latina choice.
    • Vanellope
      • Origin:

        Invented name
      • Description:

        Vanellope is a Disney creation, given to the protagonist of "Wreck it Ralph" and now a character on Sugar Rush. She is energetic, tomboyish and very sassy. Read more about Vanellope and other Disney Princess Names in our featured blog.
    • Heulwen
      • Origin:

        Welsh
      • Meaning:

        "sunshine"
      • Description:

        A lesser-known Welsh name with a beautiful sunny meaning.
    • Madilynn
      • Origin:

        Spelling variation of Madelyn, meaning "from Magdala" or "high tower"
      • Meaning:

        "high tower"
      • Description:

        This variation of Madelyn has the trendier -nn suffix and ranks lower than the single -n ending.
    • Morgane
      • Toros
        • Origin:

          Armenian
        • Meaning:

          "gift of God"
        • Description:

          Armenian variation of Theodore.
      • Zlata
        • Origin:

          Feminization of Zlatan
        • Meaning:

          "gold"
      • Rron
        • Origin:

          Albanian
        • Meaning:

          "to live; to survive"
        • Description:

          Hearty name derived from the Albanian word rronj, meaning "to survive".
      • Butler
        • Origin:

          English occupational name
        • Description:

          We don't see that bright a future for this one either.
      • Harding
        • Origin:

          English
        • Meaning:

          "son of the courageous one"
        • Description:

          For fans of Warren G. All two of them.