6000+ Dog Names

  1. Hali
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "the sea"
    • Description:

      Like others in this vein, problematic due to the feminine Hailey connection.
  2. Quigley
    • Origin:

      Irish
    • Meaning:

      "from the mother's side"
    • Description:

      The spoiled only son of the richest family in town in a fifties movie.
  3. Epona
    • Origin:

      Celtic
    • Meaning:

      "horse"
    • Description:

      In Celtic mythology (later borrowed into the Roman empire), Epona is the goddess of horses and fertility. Link's horse in The Legend of Zelda is fittingly named Epona.
  4. Freyr
    • Origin:

      Old Norse
    • Meaning:

      "lord"
    • Description:

      Freyr is the Norse god of fertility, sunlight, and peace. He features prominently in the Icelandic mythology collections the Poetic Edda and the Prose Edda, and is considered an ancestor of the Swedish royal family.
  5. Londyn
    • Origin:

      Spelling variation of London, place name
    • Description:

      Londyn is now a more popular name than the original London for girls. Some parents feel that varying the spelling nudges the name away from over-identification with the British capitol. Substituting a y for another vowel is also seen by some as more feminine. For boys, London is five times as popular as Londyn -- though both variations are far more popular for girls.
  6. Ludvig
    • Origin:

      Scandinavian variation of Ludwig, German
    • Meaning:

      "famous warrior"
    • Description:

      Unlikely to catch on in the Anglophone world, where parent name Ludwig still conjures up images of Beethoven. But Ludvig actually ranks among the top boy names in Norway and Sweden, while German form Ludwig ranks among the Top 100 boy names in Germany and Ludovico is cool in Italty.
  7. Fideline
    • Origin:

      French
    • Meaning:

      "loyal"
    • Description:

      A kind of French virtue name, an affectionate form of Fidele.
  8. Greenlee
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "green clearing"
    • Description:

      Attractive English surname that sounds right at home with the other androgynous surname names that are currently on-trend.

      Greenlee Smythe is a character on the soap opera All My Children

  9. Dezi
    • Origin:

      Short form of Desiderio, Spanish
    • Meaning:

      "desired one"
    • Description:

      A Desi variation that moves the name away from Lucy -- though it's just as dizzy. TV star Jaime Pressly used it for her son.
  10. Savanna
    • Origin:

      Variation of Savannah
    • Description:

      Savanna has lost ground in recent years. It remains eclipsed by its more traditionally spelled cousin Savannah.
  11. Nairobi
    • Origin:

      African place-name, Maasi
    • Meaning:

      "cold water"
    • Description:

      Kenya is fairly commonly heard as a girl's name, but its capital city makes a much more exceptional choice. The name comes from the Maasai phrase "Enkare Nairobi," which translates to "cold water." Nairobi is popularly known as the Green City.
  12. Raiden
    • Origin:

      Japanese
    • Meaning:

      "thunder and lightning"
    • Description:

      Raiden is a powerful choice for a baby girl. The Japanese god of thunder’s name is traditionally pronounced RYE-den, but most children named Raiden in the US pronounce it to rhyme with familiar choices Aiden, Jayden, and Hayden.
  13. Arrio
    • Origin:

      Spanish
    • Meaning:

      "warlike"
    • Description:

      Less substantial than many other Latin choices.
  14. Crusoe
    • Origin:

      Literary surname
    • Description:

      Crusoe, as in castaway hero Robinson, is a literary invention by author Daniel Defoe. The character says his name is an Anglicization of the German Kreutznaer, which may be a place name or mean a crossing of the river Nahe. Short form Cru was given to nearly 50 boys in a recent year.
  15. Harvest
    • Origin:

      English word name
    • Meaning:

      "the season for gathering in agricultural crops"
    • Description:

      Harvest has been occasionally used as a name since the eighteenth century, originally as evenly unisex, though it tips a bit in the girls' direction in the contemporary US. Given the rise of such popular baby names as Harper and August, plus new word names from Heaven to True, Harvest sounds more possible now than ever.
  16. Fedde
    • Origin:

      Frisian
    • Meaning:

      "peace"
    • Description:

      Fedde, a Top 100 boys' name in The Netherlands, is a Frisian short form for names beginning with Frid, which means "peace." As with many names popular in contemporary Holland, this short form stands on its own.
  17. Princeton
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "princely town"
    • Description:

      This uppity name has been a fast climber in recent years, but we still think it's a bit much. Even abroad, where the connection to the prestigious university will be weaker, any name beginning with "Prince" will sound pretentious.
  18. Windsor
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "riverbank with a winch"
    • Description:

      Windsor may have male references, such as Britain's royal House of Windsor and a tie's windsor knot, but this name also has a definite feminine feel, as in Windsor Rose. That seems appropriate, as Windsor is used equally these days for boys and girls. Nicknames might include Win, Wind, Windy, and Winnie.
  19. Lathan
    • Origin:

      English surname or place name
    • Description:

      Lathan is a surname recorded as relating to the towns of Layton or Latham and meaning, depending on its derivation, barn or leek farm or farm by the water. As a first name, it's reminiscent of the popular Nathan.
  20. Vasco
    • Origin:

      Spanish
    • Meaning:

      "someone from the Basque region"
    • Description:

      Schoolchildren will recognize this name via Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama.