6000+ Dog Names

Hot name best used as a middle, as Paula Patton and Robin Thicke did for their son Julian in 2010.

There are a number of towns and villages named Kula across the world, most of them in Eastern Europe and Pacific Islands. Kula is also a name of tribes in Thailand and Cambodia, Australia, and Nigeria. Although there are no Indian tribes by the name, the literal translation of the Sanskrit word kula is "tribe."

Disproportionately common among the American Amish.

Also spelled Kedric, this name has a double origin as either a variant of the surname name Kendrick, or a spelling spin on the literary Cedric, used by Sir Walter Scott for a character in his 1819 novel Ivanhoe. He likely based it on the legendary name Cerdic, which may be a contracted form of Caractacus.

This unisex Japanese name has dozens of possible meanings, depending on the kanji characters used.

Barely-used Irish surname that's more streamlined than popular Donovan.

Lacks the cachet of some newer place-names.

A name only a bully could love.

The variation of Horatio used in Aragon, Spain.

Painter is among the most creative choices in this very fashionable category of names, with a particularly pleasant sound. Whereas most occupational names conjure up physical labor, this one feels like a gateway to the arts. Actor Chad Lowe used it as the middle name of his daughter Mabel.

Conjures up a tweedy English country gentleman with a large paunch.

Kartier is on the rise for boys, along with a host of other luxury fashion related baby names.

Typically a male name in Japan, however, Toru was used for the female character Toru Hagakure in the anime series My Hero Academia.

Some names rise in tandem in their male and female forms, but Sebastia is very rare while the male Sebastian is quite popular. But it certainly might be an attractive choice.

The rise of Ayla seems to have revived this variation.

Navidad refers to Christmas Eve in Spanish. While the name is not commonly used in Spanish-speaking countries, it would certainly be an appropriate holiday choice.