6000+ Dog Names

Hatty is an old school nickname for Harriet, itself an old-fashioned choice. The more usual spelling historically is Hattie, with was given to more than 750 baby girls last year in the US, three times as many as were named Harriet. Hatty, by contrast, was used for fewer than five babies -- quite a contrast!

Smart choice given to a handful of baby boys each year.

Ambrette is the name of a French dessert pear, and also a West Indian hibiscus seed.

Over-the-top glitzy. Sparkle debuted in 1976 and peaked in 1979 when it was given to 124 baby girls.

Aniko has the feel and rhythm of a Japanese name but in fact it's an Eastern European spin on Anna.

Rosebud, a charming flower name, was the childhood nickname used for author Nathaniel Hawthorne's daughter Rose, who made a name for herself by founding the modern hospice movement. Rose Hawthorne Lathrop converted to Catholicism and, after her husband's death, founded a religious order called the Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne. As a nun and head of that order, she became known as Mother Mary Alphonsa and is now in line for sainthood in the Catholic Church.

A quintessentially American name, Rowdy has a number of notable wearers, including Rowdy Yates, Clint Eastwood's character on the television show Rawhide, and Olympic swimmer Rowdy Gaines.

As a word, rowdy entered the lexicon in the early 1800s to describe backwoodsmen living on the fringes of society.

Short but substantial.

Diminutive of Welsh Maredudd, the original (masculine) form of Meredith.

Would undoubtedly be confused with the geographical Syria.

Trapped somewhere in the nether region between Haddie and Catie, with the added confusion of sounding like someone who works on a golf course. Caddie Woodlawn was a TV heroine of the Old West in the 1980s. Caddie had its moment, but we don't see it becoming one of the more popular girl names starting with C.

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

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.

The surname of humorist Ring is a new entry in the trendy occupational class -- but watch the lard.