6000+ Dog Names

Variation of Cluny best only if you're a major George fan. And even then, better go with George, Georgia, or Georgiana.

Cool and casual, a la humorist Ring (born Ringgold. ) Lardner.

Like many Japanese names, Kazu can be used for either gender and has a range or meanings, depending on how the kanji are drawn and interpreted. It can also be short for names such as Kazuko or Kazuya.

The name Jordan comes from Yarden, which is also the name of the River Jordan in Hebrew. In Israel, Yarden is a Top 200 name for girls.

Atari debuted for girls in 1980, a year after it appeared on the charts for boys. It's not a Japanese given name, instead, the name was influenced by the video game company. Atari named themselves after a Japanese phrase, atari, used in the ancient Chinese game Go. It means, roughly, "I am about to win," and is said in a similar context to which one would say "checkmate" in chess.

Rare Russian name borne by an enemy of Rasputin.

Gives the message that you want your daughter to keep her eye on the prize.

Decebal was the name of an ancient ruler of Dacia who resisted but was eventually conquered by the Roman military leader Traianus. Both Decebal and Traian are names used in modern Romania.

Old Testament name that would make a nice alternative to Matteo.

A stylish and resonant Swahili name with great potential.

In the US it might be read as a creative spelling of '50s hit Luann, but in France Louane is pronounced the rhyme with "swan" — preferable for a modern baby.

The name of a river that flows through Texas into the Gulf of Mexico is given to a dozen or so baby boys and a handful of girls each year. The name derives from Spanish río de los Brazos de Dios ("river of the Arms of God").

Woody Allen used this name for his daughter to honor jazz hero Sidney Bechet -- and it could work for a boy as well.

Popular in Iceland but primed for "Frosty the Snowman" jokes in the US.

A word that's been used, very infrequently, as a name for hundreds of years. Interesting sound and meaning.

A great name for travel-lovers, with a fun alternative sound to Naomi.

Cool, musical modern choice, especially as a middle name.