Dogger Names

  1. Kermit
    • Origin:

      Irish, variant of Diarmaid/Dermot
    • Meaning:

      "free man"
    • Description:

      Kermit was a Top 500 name until the 1960s, not coincidentally the decade in which Kermit the Frog became well known, proving that it isn't easy being green, even for a name. But we think it's time for some of those appealing Sesame Street names--Kermit, Elmo, Grover--to be taken out of that context and be considered on their own.
  2. Laszlo
    • Origin:

      Hungarian
    • Meaning:

      "glorious ruler"
    • Description:

      The Hungarian classic Laszlo, with its zippy 'z' middle and energetic 'o' ending, has become something of a hipster option, beginning to be considered by cutting-edge parents.
  3. Lazlo
    • Mina
      • Origin:

        Hindu equivalent of Pisces or diminutive of Wilhelmina, German
      • Meaning:

        "resolute protection"
      • Description:

        Most famous as a Dracula victim (where Mina is short for Wilhelmina), Mina is a name that can stand on its own or be a diminutive of any name ending in -mina, most usually Wilhelmina.
    • Minnie
      • Origin:

        Diminutive of Wilhelmina
      • Meaning:

        "resolute protection"
      • Description:

        Minnie was wildly popular at the turn of the last century — it was the fifth or sixth most popular name throughout the 1880s — but is completely obscure today. Blame Mickey's girlfriend. Regardless, it's possible that the up and coming trend toward old-fashioned nickname-names — think Maisie, Mamie, Millie — may give Minnie (all on its own, not as a short form of anything) a new moment in the sun. Minnie Driver (born Amelia) has given it some modern celeb cred.
    • Nixie
      • Origin:

        German
      • Meaning:

        "water nymph"
      • Description:

        If you love Dixie, Trixie and Pixie, this name of a mermaid-like sprite in German folklore may be for you. It might also make an update for Nicki.
    • Rollo
      • Origin:

        Latin form of Rolf
      • Meaning:

        "wolf"
      • Description:

        Rollo is a livelier, roly-poly, o-ending version of Roland.
    • Rufus
      • Origin:

        Latin
      • Meaning:

        "red-head"
      • Description:

        Rufus is a rumpled, redheaded (it was the nickname for red-haired King William) ancient Roman name popular with saints and singers (e.g. Rufus Wainwright); now, Rufus is on the cutting edge of cool.
    • Walter
      • Origin:

        German
      • Meaning:

        "army ruler"
      • Description:

        Walter was seen as a noble name in the Sir Walter Raleigh and Sir Walter Scott era, but it then spent decades in baby name limbo. Now quite a few independent-minded parents are looking at it as a renewable, slightly quirky, classic, stronger and more distinctive than James or John, second only to William among the handsome classic boy baby names starting with W.