6000+ Dog Names

Coined in the 1960s to define the smallest photographic element of a televised image. It's a portmanteau of "picture" + "cell" or "element".

Lauge is unheard of in most English-speaking countries, but is in the Top 50 in many Nordic countries. Despite is lovely meaning, Lauge's pronunciation and spelling issues are unlikely to make it popular outside of Scandinavia.

A jaunty English surname which may derive from "betony", the name of a pretty purple-flowering shrub. A famous bearer is British historian and broadcaster Bettany Hughes.

Baze is a nouveau nickname that originated on the TV show "Life Unexpected," as the short form consistently used for the character Nathaniel (Nate) Bazile. Its similarity to the name Blaise lends it a feeling of authenticity, as does the fact it could work as a nickname to Basil or even Sebastian.

A rare Finnish name which is used for both sexes, usually in the middle spot.

An obscure possibility...for a girl.

A jauntier, more accessible form of Siegfried.

Many parents these days are responding to names meaning peace, and this is one of the more unusual ones (more often heard as a surname). Pronounced PACH-ee-a, it relates to such other peaceful names as PAZ, PAX, and PAXICO

This attractive Scottish surname-name is found in Larry McMurtry's Lonesome Dove, as the surname of hero Augustus/Gus McCrae. Also spelled MacCrae or McRay among other variations, the meaning is variously given as son of grace or luck.

O-ending short forms are almost invariably appealing, though this might seem slight as the child grows up.

Kaimana is one of

Cool new Q-starting possibility which suggests a sense of curiosity and purpose.

A potential Harper alternative with connections to Greek mythology. Harpina was a water nymph and lover of Ares.

Sounds too much like buxom.

There are plenty of French guys named Fabrice, but here, it sounds more like a laundry product.

Loring lives as a first name thanks to the Kansas doctor Loring Miner who first sounded the alarm on what became known as the Spanish Flu.

See NECHAMA.

A light and simple Māori name with an appealing O ending and lovely meaning.