6000+ Dog Names

Shiva is one of the principle deities of Hinduism. Shiva is the powerful god of both destruction and resurrection but is also associated as the patron god of yoga, meditation and arts. Shiva's wife is Parvati, the mother goddess of creation.

Reilly and Riley are hugely popular, but O'Reilly is still an up-and-comer.

Farrell is usually considered a boy's name, though the soft sound of this Irish surname makes it perfectly appropriate for a girl, reminiscent of Farrah.

While Angel is primarily used among Hispanic baby boys, Angeles is overwhelmingly feminine. This is because it's typically a reference to Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles, a title of the Virgin Mary.

A bit of a tongue-twister.

Cute Japanese name with a nickname to match. Rini was used in the Sailor Moon series.

Jaylene is one of those modern creations that could be seen as an attempt to be trendy yet retro at the same time. Part Jaylee, part Arlene, Jaylene could be an honor for a Jane or a James, a Helene, or a Darlene.

A name that's more familiar in its male form, Placido, but this can be a similar-feeling alternative to Serena.

Cute, or maybe qute, nickname for the upstanding Enrique.

Relief was a name used by the Puritans in reference to the relief of Christ. Leafy was the common nickname.

Associated with the poet and novelist Galway Kinnell, this name of an Irish city, county, and bay would make an evocative choice. For further literary cred, writers Liam O'Flaherty and Frank Harris both hail from Galway.

While this might look like a modern spelling of the classic Isabella, it is also the Hungarian and Polish form, pronounced with an EE sound at the beginning. A Top 50 name in Hungary and a Top 200 name in Poland, this form is also popular in Latvia.

Drop the C and arrive at an established biblical name.

Kantuta is the Quechua name for the national flower of both Bolivia and Peru, which is known for flowering around Christmas time. With its vivid green foliage and extremely bright red bell-shaped flowers, the plant encapsulates many traditional Christmas symbols, making Kantuta one of the great unique names for Christmas babies.

A strong-sounding name with ancient roots, Toki comes from an Old Norse diminutive for names starting with Þór (Thor), such as Þórketill ("Thor’s cauldron"). Tyge and Tycho, as in Danish astronomer Tyge/Tycho Brahe, are sometimes used as variant forms.

Lutza is largely unknown in the English-speaking world and might remain that way, due to its resemblance to klutz.

Cirrus is a type of cloud formation characterized by thin, wispy strands (from the Latin cirrus "tendril; ringlet"). British cloudspotter Gavin Pretor-Pinney gave his eldest daughter the middle name Cirrus.

Pronounced sham-me, this color and word name is soft and appealing.