Funny Dog Names

Everyone has heard of Genghis Khan, 12th century warrior and founder of the Mongol empire. The name was brought into the modern world by soccer star Hope Solo and football player Jerramy Stevens, who chose it as the middle name for their son Vittorio, whose twin sister is named Lozen after a female Apache warrior.

Short for Waverly or a fresh twist on Navy, Wavy is a quirky and interesting new word name option.

Prudy does not improve on Prudence.

Hot name best used as a middle, as Paula Patton and Robin Thicke did for their son Julian in 2010.

Chosen by one musician, Todd Rundgren, for his son, but unlikely to be emulated by others.

The unusual name chosen by influencer Ty Haney and musician Mark Wystrach for their son, brother to Sundance.

Offred is not technically a name but the "slave name" of a woman given to a man — literally Of Fred — in Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel The Handmaid’s Tale. Offred, who was stripped of her own name, is the main protagonist of the book and now the hit TV series, starring Elisabeth Moss. The novel is set in a patriarchal society in which fertile women like Offred are kept by men for the purposes of reproduction. Offred is definitely not a name you'd want to give to your baby girl.

It's a gamble that your child will grow up to appreciate the name Gamble.

Ovid is the English form of the Roman family name Ovidius, which possibly comes from the word for sheep. It is the usual English name for the first-century poet Publius Ovidius Naso.

In this era of Royalty, Reign, and Sir, why not Heiress? It is the name given by Clifford "T.I." And Tameka "Tiny" Harris to their daughter in 2016.

Peppy is undeniably cute, but we bet that after a while the jokes aren't.