6000+ Dog Names

If not for Motown founder Berry Gordy, this name would now be totally in the girl group.

Ethel is one of.those vintage names that will always will be out...or will it? A generation ago we might have said the same for now-fashionable names like Florence and Ida. Even if Ethel rises, Etheline might sound too much like a chemical compound.

The name of the Muse of dancing in Greek mythology. Arguably the least usable of the nine Muses' names, despite serious competition from Melpomene and Polyhymnia. Those two at least have obvious nicknames, Mel and Polly -- and don't have "sick" in the middle. However, if you use the Greek pronunciation, that syllable is not emphasized, and you've got nicknames Tess, Coco, and Terri.

After your first little Primo, you could always call the next Segundo -- though that's like naming them number one and number two.

Casey-with-a-K never quite reached the heights of the original, but it broke the Top 500 for boys in the late '80s and early '90s.

With Bear and Fox becoming hot baby names, why not Panda? Why not indeed. Both the name and its animal namesake are adorable. And Pan is a nickname right in line with the mythological name trend. The word panda comes from the Nepali word ponya, meaning "bamboo eater" for the panda's favorite food.

Another one of those word names, like Cachet, with a pretty sound and a silly meaning: chambray is a fabric.

This French version of Viridiana and Viridis lacks the charm of similar and more familiar French names like Vivienne and Adrienne.

This strong name and its variations are well used in Israel.

Yet another member of the Gwyn/Gwen/Finn family of names ultimately deriving from a Celtic element meaning "white", Guin gets rare use in England and Wales; a notable bearer is Olympic- medal winning (female) rower Guin Batten.

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

This classic Robert nickname is starting to sound sweet again, along with ultra-retro Bobby.

Hawa is the Arabic equivalent of Eve in that it is the name used for the wife of first man Adam.

Would certainly be misconstrued as SERAFINA, adding a lot of confusion to a little girl's life.

The kind of nickname name you wouldn't want your own child to get stuck with.

This name of a character in Faulkner's As I Lay Dying is short, sweet and Southern-sounding.