6000+ Dog Names

A modern virtue name possibility.

Fur names. We don't think so.

In the US, Salima is the more usual variation of this name. Salem, which might be another variation or an alternative place-name for Jerusalem, is more popular for girls as well as boys.

Refers to a particular variety of Japanese plum, the Prunus salicina, although in a literal translation it would mean "sour peach."

Number names are on the rise — think Seven, Octavia, Billion — so it was only a matter of time before we started to borrow numerals from other languages. Cinco, the Spanish word for five, is a natural choice with its upbeat, bouncy rhythm and O ending. Cassie used it as the middle name for her daughter Sunny, born in 2021.

Unisex Japanese name used by the singer Thalia as her daughter Sabrina's middle.

The mixed-race heroine of one of Gertrude Stein's Three Lives searches for knowledge and power.

Variant of Marilla

The Faroese term for "ray of light", seen as a feminine name on the Faroe Islands.

Selima might be confused with Selina, but it's an appealing spin on that classic with a lovely meaning.

Typically a masculine name in Turkey and Arabic countries.

Unisex name in Israel, ideal for a Hanukkah baby.