6000+ Dog Names

Charming Gallic possibility but with some obvious playground problems.

Plausible music hero choice with undertones of Joan Baez's social activist folkie persona.

Charming Gallic name uncommon in France, and unknown in this country, with literary credibility as the title of a Charlotte Brontë novel.

Liodor is the Leo and Theodore mash-up you didn't know you needed — with authentic Russian roots! It ultimately derives from the Greek name Heliodoros.

Xanthipe, also spelled Xanthippe, is the name of the wife of Socrates. Challenging for English speakers, it's also dramatic and alluring.

Hermosa, the name of a California beach town, means "beautiful".

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There are plenty of French guys named Fabrice, but here, it sounds more like a laundry product.

Sounds too much like buxom.

Loring lives as a first name thanks to the Kansas doctor Loring Miner who first sounded the alarm on what became known as the Spanish Flu.

A bit grown-up for a tiny baby.

This more elaborate version of the name is heard occasionally, but Samira or the related Samara is simpler and just as rhythmic.

Loyola is a Spanish surname occasionally used as a first name for girls. This is most likely in honor of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuits. Loyola O'Connor was an American silent film actress.

Modern French form of the saint's name Elouan. Loan is currently a Top 200 choice in France.

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