500+ Spanish Dog Names

Quito is a place-name (it's the capital of Ecuador) with lots of lively energy--as long as it's pronounced correctly.

Lively and joyful. Jovie could be a cute short form.

Less familiar and appealing than the feminine Jacinta.

This name of a California desert town, used by Deborah Falconer and Robert Downey, Jr. for their son, makes a much livelier and more individual – not to mention more masculine – improvisation on the themes of India and Indiana.

The meaning makes this name interesting, but the sound is too related to nemesis.

The unique O-ending makes this name memorable, especially for someone with ties to Texas.

Sassy but slight nickname name.

As Nerea, in the Spanish Top 100, but this streamlined version is one of those golden choices that's both supremely simple and intriguingly rare.

If Bear and Fox can make it as baby names, why not Tiger. The Spanish Tigre has a more gender-neutral feel.

Inspired by the Mexican singer who uses it as her single name.

The forerunner of Cynthia is all but unknown these days, but deserving of import and revival.

This legendary Andalusian city, according to myth founded by Hercules, is an undiscovered baby name destination.

The feminine Quinta is virtually unused in the US, though male forms of the Roman family name Quintus, such as Quintin and Quentin, are quite popular. That may change with the emergence of comedian and actress Quinta Brunson, creator of the television show Abbott Elementary.

A worthy honoree that would place a too-heavy expectation on a child, probably subjecting him to ridicule. Try Pablo instead.

This evocative Spanish surname would make an unusual but lively choice for a girl.