6000+ Dog Names

  1. Tzipporah
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "bird"
    • Description:

      Spelling variation of Tziporah.
  2. Nature
    • Origin:

      English word name
    • Description:

      Lots of parents choose nature names, but only a few choose Nature as a name each year. It is equally used for boys and girls in the USA.
  3. Nadim
    • Origin:

      Arabic
    • Meaning:

      "friend"
    • Description:

      Friendly option: has also been defined as "drinking companion".
  4. Luxor
    • Origin:

      Place name, Egyptian
    • Meaning:

      "palaces, castles"
    • Description:

      Luxor is just waiting to be discovered as a baby name. It has a lot going for it — an easy and fashionable nickname (hello, Lux!), unisex appeal, and a place name connection. Luxor is the modern-day name for the ancient Egyptian city of Thebes. It was derived from the Arabic term al-ʾuqṣur, referring to palaces or castles.
  5. Bachelor
    • Origin:

      French
    • Meaning:

      "unmarried man"
    • Description:

      Bachelor feels more like a prediction than a name.
  6. Ianu
    • Origin:

      Invented literary name
    • Description:

      Fanciful name created by L. Frank Baum for a character in his book Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz.
  7. Chavez
    • Origin:

      Spanish place-name
    • Description:

      The perfect Latin-accented hero name to honor labor activist César Chavez.
  8. Binh
    • Origin:

      Vietnamese
    • Meaning:

      "peaceful, even"
    • Description:

      Properly spelt Bình in Vietnamese, this is a very popular name for both sexes. The pronunciation is usually Anglicized as "BIN", but the middle vowel is more like the U in "burn".
  9. Franchot
    • Origin:

      French variation of Francis
    • Description:

      Old-time movie actor Franchot Tone (born Stanislas -- Franchot was his mother's maiden name) earned this name its own place in the book. An interesting, provocative choice.
  10. Oasis
    • Origin:

      Egyptian
    • Meaning:

      "fertile spot in a desert"
    • Description:

      Oasis is an ultra-rare word name that has only ever been used for a handful of babies born in the US. Its appeal is undeniable, though. An oasis can be a place of refuge, or a place of beauty, in an otherwise harsh environment. It also shares sounds with other popular and trendy names—think Owen, combined with Silas, with a touch of Ocean.
  11. Tenya
    • Origin:

      Japanese
    • Meaning:

      "sky and heavens"
    • Description:

      Class representative in the popular anime series My Hero Academia.
  12. Nat
    • Origin:

      English, diminutive of Nathan or Nathaniel
    • Description:

      Just the kind of old-fashioned nickname coming back into style.
  13. Ajaja
    • Origin:

      Yoruba
    • Meaning:

      "one who fights and breaks free"
    • Description:

      This Yoruba praise name is used throughout West Africa, and has an empowering meaning.
  14. Caron
    • Origin:

      Welsh
    • Meaning:

      "love"
    • Description:

      Derived from Welsh caru meaning "to love".
  15. Burt
    • Shaviv
      • Origin:

        Hebrew
      • Meaning:

        "spark, ray of light"
      • Description:

        The viv syllable adds vitality.
    • Thabo
      • Origin:

        Tswana
      • Meaning:

        "joy"
    • Averill
      • Origin:

        English
      • Meaning:

        "boar battle"
      • Description:

        One of the rare English surname names originally derived from a female given name: Eoforhild (Everild), meaning "boar battle". Also spelled Averill, it's an extremely rare choice today, but shares sounds with fashionable Ava and Avery.
    • Thames
      • Origin:

        Nature name
      • Description:

        This name of London's famous river (it's pronounced tehms) might be an evocative if confusing choice for a non-British child. But if you want an unmistakably British girl name, this would be a clear choice.
    • Gerel
      • Origin:

        Mongolian
      • Meaning:

        "light"