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Human names for dogs

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Girl names (250)

Abigail
Hebrew name meaning my father is joy · Hebrew
Addie
Pet form of Adelaide or Addison, noble
Adeline
Norman form of Adelina, noble · French
Adrienne
French feminine of Adrian, from Hadria · French
Allie
Pet form of Alison or Alexandra
Althea
Greek, healing, the mother of Meleager in myth · Greek
Amelia
Germanic amal, work, after the pilot Amelia Earhart
Amy
From Old French amee, beloved · French
Angela
Greek angelos, messenger · Greek
Angie
Pet form of Angela, messenger or angel · Greek
Anita
Spanish pet form of Ana, grace · Spanish
Anna
Greek and Latin form of Hannah, grace · Hebrew
Annabel
Scottish name meaning loving or lovable · Scottish
Anne
French form of Hannah, grace · Hebrew
April
The spring month, from Latin aperire, to open · Latin
Arabella
Latin rooted name meaning yielding to prayer · Latin
Audrey
Old English name meaning noble strength · English
Ayla
Turkish for halo of moonlight, Hebrew for oak tree · Turkish
Babette
French pet form of Elisabeth · French
Barbara
Greek barbaros, foreign · Greek
Bea
Short form of Beatrice, she who brings happiness
Belinda
Italian name meaning beautiful · Italian
Bernadette
French feminine of Bernard, brave as a bear · French
Bernice
Greek Berenike, bringing victory · Greek
Beth
Short form of Elizabeth, the second March sister in Little Women
Beverly
English place name, beaver stream
Billie
Feminine pet form of William, will and helmet
Bree
Irish Brigh, strength or high one · Irish
Brenda
Perhaps Old Norse brandr, sword, a Shetland favourite · Old Norse
Bridget
Irish name meaning exalted one · Irish
Brooke
English surname, a small stream
Carla
Feminine of Carl, free woman · German
Carly
Pet form of Carla or Caroline, free woman
Carmela
Italian, from Mount Carmel, garden · Italian
Caroline
Feminine of Carolus, free woman · Latin
Carrie
Pet form of Caroline, free woman
Cassidy
Irish surname from Caiside, curly haired · Irish
Cecelia
A spelling of Cecilia, patron saint of music · Latin
Cecilia
Roman family name Caecilius, patron saint of music · Latin
Celine
French form of Caelina, heavenly · French
Claudia
Latin family name from an old Roman line · Latin
Dani
Short form of Danielle, God is my judge
Daphne
Greek name meaning laurel tree · Greek
Darla
From darling, someone dearly loved
Dasha
Russian pet form of Darya, possessing goodness · Russian
Delilah
Hebrew name meaning delicate · Hebrew
Donna
Italian for lady · Italian
Dorothy
Greek name meaning gift of God · Greek
Edie
Pet form of Edith, Old English for riches and war
Elaine
Old French form of Helen, a lady of the Arthurian legends · French
Eliza
Hebrew rooted name meaning God is my oath · Hebrew
Elizabeth
Hebrew Elisheba, my God is an oath · Hebrew
Ellen
Medieval form of Helen, torch
Eloise
French name meaning healthy and wide · French
Elvira
Spanish, of Visigothic origin, all true · Spanish
Emily
From the Roman family name Aemilius, rival · Latin
Emmy
Pet form of Emma or Emily, whole or rival
Esme
Old French name meaning esteemed or loved · French
Essie
Pet form of Esther, Persian for star · Persian
Etta
Short form of Henrietta, home ruler
Eva
Hebrew name meaning life · Hebrew
Evangeline
Greek, good news, from Longfellow's poem · Greek
Evie
Pet form of Eve or Evelyn, Hebrew for living · Hebrew
Fanny
Pet form of Frances, an old English favourite
Farrah
Arabic for joy · Arabic
Faye
Middle English for fairy, or Old French for faith
Felicity
Latin name meaning happiness and good fortune · Latin
Flo
Short form of Florence, flourishing
Frances
Latin name meaning free one · Latin
Francesca
Italian name meaning free one · Italian
Franny
Pet form of Frances, free woman
Frida
Germanic fridu, peace, after the painter Frida Kahlo · German
Genie
Pet form of Eugenie, well born, also a magic spirit
Georgette
French feminine of George, farmer · French
Georgina
Feminine of George, farmer
Gianna
Italian short form of Giovanna, God is gracious · Italian
Gina
Short form of Georgina or Regina · Italian
Ginny
Pet form of Virginia, maidenly
Giselle
German name meaning pledge · German
Gloria
Latin name meaning glory · Latin
Golda
Yiddish for gold · Yiddish
Grace
Latin gratia, grace, a Puritan virtue name · Latin
Haddie
Pet form of Hadley or Harriet
Hadley
English place name, heather field
Hailey
English place name, hay clearing
Halle
Old Norse for rock, or a form of Hallie · Old Norse
Hallie
Pet form of Harriet or Halle, hall
Harlow
English place name, army hill
Haven
A safe harbour or place of refuge
Hedy
Pet form of Hedwig, battle · German
Hildy
Pet form of Hilda or Hildegard, battle
India
After the country, named for the River Indus
Irma
Germanic irmin, whole or great
Isabel
Spanish form of Elizabeth, God is my oath · Spanish
Isadora
Greek, gift of Isis, after dancer Isadora Duncan · Greek
Janet
Medieval pet form of Jane, God is gracious · Scottish
Jemma
Form of Gemma, Italian for gemstone · Italian
Jenny
Pet form of Jane or Jennifer, God is gracious
Jessica
Coined by Shakespeare from Hebrew Iskah, to behold · Hebrew
Jill
Short form of Gillian, from Julian, youthful
Joan
Medieval feminine of John, God is gracious
Joie
French for joy · French
Jolene
A blend of Jo with the ending lene, made famous by the country song
Joni
Pet form of Joan, God is gracious
Julia
Feminine of the Roman family name Julius · Latin
Julie
French form of Julia, youthful or downy · French
June
The month of June, from the Roman goddess Juno · Latin
Junie
Pet form of June, the summer month
Justine
French feminine of Justin, just · French
Kaia
Scandinavian form of Katherine, pure · Norwegian
Kat
Short form of Katherine, pure
Kate
Short form of Katherine, pure
Katherine
Greek name meaning pure · Greek
Kathleen
Irish form of Katherine, meaning pure · Irish
Katie
Pet form of Katherine, Greek for pure · Greek
Kay
Short form of Katherine, and a knight of the Round Table
Kaya
Japanese for yew tree, or Hopi for my elder sister · Japanese
Kayla
Form of Kayley, Irish for slender · Irish
Keira
Form of Ciara, Irish for black haired · Irish
Kelsey
English surname, Ceol's island
Kimmy
Pet form of Kimberly, royal fortress meadow
Kyra
Greek for lady · Greek
Lacey
Norman surname from Lassy in France, now linked to delicate lace · French
Lana
Short form of Alana or Svetlana, light · Russian
Laura
Latin laurus, laurel tree · Latin
Leah
Hebrew for weary or wild cow, the wife of Jacob · Hebrew
Leila
Arabic for night · Arabic
Leona
Feminine of Leon, lioness · Latin
Letty
Pet form of Letitia, Latin for joy · Latin
Libby
Pet form of Elizabeth, God is my oath
Lila
Sanskrit for play, or a form of Leila, night · Sanskrit
Lilou
French pet form of Lilian or Louise · French
Lina
Short form of names ending in lina, also Arabic for palm tree · Arabic
Linda
Germanic for soft or tender, Spanish for pretty · Spanish
Lisa
Short form of Elizabeth, God is my oath
Liza
Short form of Elizabeth
Lizzy
Pet form of Elizabeth, God is my oath
Lois
Greek, perhaps more desirable, the grandmother of Timothy · Greek
Louise
French feminine of Louis, famous warrior · French
Luisa
Italian and Spanish form of Louise, famous warrior · Italian
Lula
Pet form of Louise or Lucy
Lyla
Form of Lila or Leila, night or play
Mackenzie
Scottish surname, son of the fair one · Scottish
Macy
English surname from a French place, Matthew's estate · French
Madeline
French form of Magdalene, woman of Magdala · French
Madison
English surname, son of Maud
Mae
Old form of May, the spring month
Maja
Scandinavian and Slavic form of Maria or Maia · Swedish
Mallie
Pet form of Mary or Mallory
Mallory
Norman surname, unlucky, a playful twist for a lucky dog · French
Mandy
Pet form of Amanda, Latin for lovable · Latin
Mara
Hebrew for bitter, a name Naomi took in the Book of Ruth · Hebrew
Margaret
Greek name meaning pearl · Greek
Margaux
French form of Margaret, pearl, after the Bordeaux wine region · French
Margie
Pet form of Margaret, pearl
Margo
French pet form of Marguerite, pearl or daisy · French
Marie
French form of Mary · French
Marilyn
A blend of Mary and Lynn
Marla
Form of Marlene, Mary Magdalene
Marnie
Scottish form of Marina, of the sea · Scottish
Marta
Form of Martha, Aramaic for lady · Aramaic
Martina
Feminine of Martin, from Mars · Latin
Mary
Hebrew Miriam, of uncertain meaning, perhaps beloved · Hebrew
Mattie
Pet form of Martha or Matilda
Maud
German name meaning mighty in battle · German
Maxine
Feminine of Max, the greatest · Latin
Mayzie
A playful spelling of Maisie, pearl
Mazie
Pet form of Margaret, pearl
Meena
Sanskrit for fish, and Arabic for harbour · Sanskrit
Melanie
From the Greek melaina, black or dark · Greek
Mercy
Compassion and kindness, a Puritan virtue name
Meryl
Form of Muriel, Irish for bright sea · Irish
Mina
Short form of Wilhelmina, and Persian for blue glass · German
Mindy
Pet form of Melinda, sweet and gentle
Minerva
The Roman goddess of wisdom and crafts · Latin
Minka
Polish pet form of Wilhelmina, resolute protector · Polish
Mira
Slavic for peace, Latin for wonderful · Slavic
Miriam
Hebrew name linked to wished for child · Hebrew
Mona
Irish Muadhnait, noble, and the subject of the Mona Lisa · Irish
Monica
Latin name meaning adviser · Latin
Myla
Feminine of Milo, perhaps soldier or merciful
Nadia
Russian name meaning hope · Russian
Nell
Pet form of Eleanor or Helen, light
Nella
Italian short form of names like Antonella · Italian
Nicole
French feminine of Nicholas, victory of the people · French
Nicolette
French diminutive of Nicole · French
Nina
Spanish name meaning little girl · Spanish · small dogs
Noelle
French for Christmas, for a December puppy · French
Nola
Short form of Fionnuala, white shoulder, also a nickname for New Orleans · Irish
Norma
Latin for rule or pattern, the heroine of Bellini's opera · Latin
Nyla
Perhaps Arabic for winner, or a form of Nila, blue · Arabic
Olivia
Latin rooted name meaning olive tree · Latin
Paige
Occupational surname for a young servant
Paisley
Scottish town that gave its name to the swirling teardrop pattern · Scottish
Pamela
Greek rooted name meaning all sweetness · Greek
Patty
Pet form of Patricia, noblewoman
Peri
Persian for fairy · Persian
Prima
Latin and Italian for first · Latin
Priscilla
Latin name meaning ancient or venerable · Latin
Rachel
Hebrew name meaning ewe · Hebrew
Rae
Short form of Rachel, ewe · Hebrew
Raya
Hebrew for friend, or Arabic for flag · Hebrew
Reba
Short form of Rebecca, to tie or bind · Hebrew
Rebecca
Hebrew name meaning to bind or join · Hebrew
Regina
Latin for queen · Latin
Reina
Spanish for queen · Spanish
Rita
Short form of Margarita, pearl · Spanish
Roberta
Feminine of Robert, bright fame
Rochelle
French for little rock · French
Romy
German pet form of Rosemarie · German
Rosalie
French form of Rosalia, the rose · French
Roz
Short form of Rosalind or Rosalyn
Ruthie
Pet form of Ruth, Hebrew for friend · Hebrew
Sabrina
Latin name for the River Severn, a nymph of legend · Latin
Samantha
Perhaps Samuel with the ending of Anthea, God has heard
Sarah
Hebrew name meaning princess · Hebrew
Senna
Arabic sana, brilliance, also a flowering plant · Arabic
Sheena
Scottish form of Jane, God is gracious · Scottish
Shelby
English place name, willow farm
Sookie
Southern American pet form of Susannah, lily
Stacey
Pet form of Anastasia, resurrection
Susie
Pet form of Susan, Hebrew for lily · Hebrew
Talia
Hebrew for dew of God · Hebrew
Tally
Pet form of Natalie or Talia, also a running count
Tanya
Russian pet form of Tatiana, from the Roman name Tatius · Russian
Tessa
Greek short form of Theresa, meaning harvester · Greek
Tessie
Pet form of Teresa
Thea
Greek for goddess, also short for Dorothea · Greek
Tiffany
Medieval form of Theophania, Greek for appearance of God · Greek
Tilda
Short form of Matilda, mighty in battle
Tina
Short form of Christina or Martina
Tori
Short form of Victoria, and Japanese for bird · Japanese
Trudy
Pet form of Gertrude, spear strength
Tula
Short form of Gertrud or Tallulah, and Sanskrit for balance · Sanskrit
Twyla
An American name, perhaps from twilight
Una
Irish Una, perhaps lamb, also Latin for one · Irish
Valerie
French form of Valeria, to be strong · French
Vesper
Latin for evening, the evening star · Latin
Vicky
Pet form of Victoria, victory
Virginia
Roman family name Verginius, maidenly · Latin
Vita
Latin for life · Latin
Wendy
Popularised by Peter Pan, from a child's word for friend
Whitney
English place name, white island
Winona
Dakota for firstborn daughter · Dakota
Zadie
Form of Sadie, princess
Zazie
French pet form of Isabelle, from the novel Zazie in the Metro · French
Zelda
Short form of Griselda, grey battle · German
Zita
Italian, perhaps from Tuscan for little girl, a patron saint of servants · Italian
Ziva
Hebrew for radiance, also the Slavic goddess of life · Hebrew
Zula
Short form of Zuleika, and a Zulu name for a traveller · Zulu

Boy names (379)

Abe
Short form of Abraham, father of many · Hebrew
Abel
Hebrew name meaning breath · Hebrew
Aiden
Irish Aodhan, little fire · Irish
Aldo
Germanic for old, an Italian favourite · Italian
Alexander
Greek Alexandros, defender of the people · Greek
Alfredo
Italian and Spanish form of Alfred, elf counsel · Italian
Alistair
Scottish Gaelic form of Alexander, defender of the people · Scottish
Alphonse
French form of Alfonso, noble and ready · French
Amir
Arabic for prince or commander · Arabic
Amos
Hebrew for carried, an Old Testament prophet · Hebrew
Andre
French form of Andrew, manly and brave · French
Anthony
Roman family name Antonius, after Saint Anthony · Latin
Archibald
Germanic for genuine and bold, a Scottish favourite · Scottish
Arlo
English place name meaning fortified hill · English
Artie
Pet form of Arthur, possibly Celtic for bear · Welsh
Ashton
English place name, ash tree town
Astor
Occitan for hawk · French
August
Latin name meaning great or venerable · Latin
Axel
Scandinavian name meaning father of peace · Scandinavian
Barclay
Scottish surname from Berkeley, birch wood · Scottish
Bartholomew
Aramaic, son of Talmai, one of the twelve apostles · Aramaic
Beasley
English surname, meadow with bent grass
Beckett
English surname, bee cottage or little beak
Benedict
Latin Benedictus, blessed · Latin
Bennett
Medieval form of Benedict, Latin for blessed
Bixby
English place name, Bekki's farm
Blaise
French form of the Roman name Blasius, perhaps from Latin for lisping · French
Bode
Germanic for messenger, or a short form of Boden
Bodie
Pet form of names like Boden, also a messenger in Old English
Booker
English occupational surname for a scribe or bookbinder
Bradley
English surname, broad clearing
Brady
Irish surname, from Gaelic Bradach meaning spirited · Irish
Brando
Italian form of Brand, Germanic for sword · Italian
Brandon
English place name, hill covered with broom
Brewster
English occupational surname for a brewer
Briggs
English surname for someone who lived by a bridge
Brixton
English place name, Brihtsige's stone
Brooks
English surname for one who lives by the streams
Bryce
Scottish form of Brice, a saint of Tours, perhaps Gaulish for speckled · Scottish
Bryson
English surname, son of Brice
Buckley
Irish and English surname, Gaelic for boy · Irish
Bud
Short for buddy or brother, an old American nickname
Cal
Short form of Calvin or Callum
Caleb
Hebrew name meaning whole hearted · Hebrew
Calvin
French surname from Latin calvus, bald · French
Cameron
Scottish Gaelic cam shron, crooked nose · Scottish
Camilo
Spanish form of Camillus, a young attendant at Roman rites · Spanish
Carlito
Spanish diminutive of Carlos, little Charles · Spanish
Carlton
English place name, settlement of free peasants
Carmelo
Italian and Spanish, from Mount Carmel, garden · Italian
Carson
Scottish surname of uncertain origin · Scottish
Casper
Persian name meaning treasurer · Persian
Cassius
Roman family name, perhaps from Latin cassus, empty · Latin
Cato
Roman name from Latin catus, wise, after the Roman statesman · Latin
Cedric
Welsh rooted name meaning bounty or kindly · Welsh
Chaplin
English occupational surname for a chaplain, after the silent film comic
Charles
Germanic Karl, meaning free man
Chauncey
Norman surname from the town of Chancey · French
Chris
Short form of Christopher, bearer of Christ
Christopher
Greek, bearer of Christ, patron saint of travellers · Greek
Claude
French form of Claudius, a Roman family name · French
Clayton
English place name, clay settlement
Clifford
English surname, ford by a cliff
Coby
Pet form of Jacob, Hebrew for supplanter · Hebrew
Cole
English surname from Old English col, charcoal
Colin
Scottish Gaelic name meaning young pup · Scottish
Conan
Irish Gaelic Conan, little hound or little wolf · Irish
Corbin
From a French surname derived from corbeau, raven, a nickname for dark hair · French
Corey
Irish surname, perhaps from Gaelic for cauldron or hollow · Irish
Cornelius
Roman family name, possibly from Latin cornu, horn · Latin
Crispin
Latin Crispinus, curly haired, patron saint of shoemakers · Latin
Cruz
Spanish for cross · Spanish
Curtis
Old French corteis, courteous · French
Dalton
English place name, valley town
Damian
Greek Damianos, from damazo, to tame · Greek
Damien
French form of Damian, from Greek for to tame · French
Damon
Greek, to tame, from the legend of Damon and Pythias, true friends · Greek
Danny
Pet form of Daniel, Hebrew for God is my judge · Hebrew
Daryl
Norman surname from Airelle in France · French
Dashiell
French surname De Chiel, after crime writer Dashiell Hammett · French
Davey
Pet form of David, Hebrew for beloved · Welsh
Dawson
English surname, son of Daw, a pet form of David
Dax
French place name, from a town in Gascony · French
Dean
English surname, valley
Dempsey
Irish surname, Gaelic for proud · Irish
Denny
Pet form of Dennis, from Dionysius
Derek
Dutch form of Theodoric, ruler of the people · Dutch
Desmond
Irish surname, man from South Munster · Irish
Dewey
Welsh form of David, beloved, also a surname · Welsh
Dex
Short form of Dexter, dyer
Dexter
Latin name meaning right handed or skilful · Latin
Dillon
Irish surname, perhaps from Gaelic dile, faithful · Irish
Django
Romani for I awake, after jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt · Romani
Dominic
Latin name meaning of the Lord · Latin
Don
Short form of Donald, Gaelic for world ruler · Scottish
Donnie
Pet form of Donald, Gaelic for world ruler · Scottish
Donovan
Irish surname, dark chieftain · Irish
Duncan
Scottish Gaelic name meaning brown warrior · Scottish
Dustin
English surname from the Norse Thorsteinn, Thor's stone · Old Norse
Easton
English place name, east town
Edison
English surname, son of Edward, after the inventor
Edmund
Old English name meaning prosperous protector · English
Edward
Old English Eadweard, rich guardian
Eli
Hebrew for ascension, the priest who raised Samuel · Hebrew
Elias
Hebrew name meaning the Lord is my God · Hebrew
Elio
Italian form of Helios, the sun · Italian
Elliot
Medieval diminutive of Elias, Hebrew for my God is Yahweh · Hebrew
Elwood
English place name, elder tree wood
Emerson
English surname, son of Emery
Emmett
German rooted name meaning universal or whole · German
Ernesto
Spanish and Italian form of Ernest, serious · Spanish
Ethan
Hebrew for solid, enduring · Hebrew
Everett
English surname from Everard, brave as a boar
Fabian
Latin family name meaning bean grower · Latin
Farley
English place name, fern clearing
Felipe
Spanish form of Philip, friend of horses · Spanish
Fenway
English for a path through the fens, and Boston's ballpark
Ferdinand
German name meaning bold voyager · German
Finnigan
Irish surname from Fionnagan, little fair one · Irish
Fisher
English occupational surname for a fisherman
Fitzgerald
Norman Irish surname, son of Gerald · Irish
Flynn
Irish surname from Flann, Irish for blood red · Irish
Forrest
English surname for someone who lived by a forest
Foster
English surname for a forester or a foster parent
Francis
Latin Franciscus, Frenchman, after Saint Francis, friend of animals · Latin
Franklin
Middle English for a free landowner
Frasier
Scottish surname of Norman origin, perhaps linked to strawberry · Scottish
Frisco
A nickname for San Francisco, or a pet form of Francisco · Spanish
Gabriel
Hebrew name meaning God is my strength · Hebrew
Garth
Old Norse gardr, enclosure or garden · Old Norse
Gavin
Welsh name meaning white hawk · Welsh
Gibbs
English surname, son of Gilbert
Gibson
English surname meaning son of Gilbert
Giles
Greek name meaning young goat · Greek
Gio
Short form of Giovanni or Giorgio · Italian
Giorgio
Italian form of George, farmer · Italian
Giovanni
Italian form of John, God is gracious · Italian
Giuseppe
Italian form of Joseph, he will add · Italian
Godfrey
Germanic for God's peace
Grady
Irish surname, Gaelic grada meaning noble · Irish
Graham
Scottish surname meaning gravelly homestead · Scottish
Grant
Norman nickname from grand, large · French · big dogs
Grayson
English surname, son of the steward
Griff
Short form of Griffith, Welsh for strong lord · Welsh
Guido
Italian form of Guy, wood or wide · Italian
Gustavo
Spanish and Italian form of Gustav, staff of the Goths · Spanish
Hamilton
Scottish surname from an English place, flat topped hill · Scottish
Harpo
A stage nickname from the harp, after the silent Marx brother
Harrison
English surname meaning son of Harry
Henley
English place name, high wood
Henrik
Scandinavian form of Henry, home ruler · Norwegian
Henry
German name meaning home ruler · German
Herbie
Pet form of Herbert, Germanic for bright army
Hobbs
English surname, son of Hob, a pet form of Robert
Hogan
Irish surname, from Gaelic og, young · Irish
Holden
English place name, deep valley
Howie
Pet form of Howard, an English surname of uncertain origin
Huey
Pet form of Hugh, Germanic for heart and mind
Hugh
German name meaning mind or spirit · German
Hutch
Short form of Hutchinson, son of Hugh
Huxley
English place name, Hucc's meadow
Ian
Scottish form of John, God is gracious · Scottish
Ike
Short form of Isaac, Hebrew for he will laugh · Hebrew
Ira
Hebrew for watchful, one of King David's men · Hebrew
Irving
Scottish surname from a place name, green river · Scottish
Isaac
Hebrew name meaning he will laugh · Hebrew
Ivan
Russian form of John, God is gracious · Russian
Jacob
Hebrew name meaning one who follows after · Hebrew
James
English form of Iacomus, from Hebrew Yaakov · Hebrew
Jameson
English surname meaning son of James
Jefferson
English surname, son of Geoffrey
Jeffrey
Medieval form of Geoffrey, Germanic for peaceful pledge
Jimmy
Pet form of James, from Hebrew Yaakov · Hebrew
Joe
Short form of Joseph, Hebrew for he will add · Hebrew
Joel
Hebrew for Yahweh is God, an Old Testament prophet · Hebrew
Johnny
Pet form of John, Hebrew for God is gracious · Hebrew
Jonah
Hebrew name meaning dove · Hebrew
Jonas
Greek form of Jonah, Hebrew for dove · Hebrew
Josh
Short form of Joshua, Hebrew for God is salvation
Judah
Hebrew for praised, one of the sons of Jacob · Hebrew
Jude
Hebrew name meaning praised · Hebrew
Julian
Latin name meaning youthful · Latin
Julius
Roman family name of Julius Caesar, perhaps meaning downy bearded · Latin
Justin
Latin Iustinus, just and fair · Latin
Kane
Irish Gaelic Cathan, warrior · Irish
Kato
Japanese surname meaning to add wisteria, or Latin Cato · Japanese
Keaton
English place name, place of hawks
Kelso
Scottish border town, chalk hill · Scottish
Kenai
After the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska, a Dena'ina name · Native American
Kenny
Pet form of Kenneth, Gaelic for handsome or born of fire · Scottish
Kenzo
Japanese, healthy and wise, or strong third son · Japanese
Kingsley
English surname, king's wood
Knox
Scottish surname, round hill · Scottish
Koji
Japanese, often written with characters for light and second son · Japanese
Kyle
Scottish Gaelic caol, narrow strait · Scottish
Lachlan
Scottish Gaelic name meaning from the land of lochs · Scottish
Lance
Germanic Lanzo, land, later linked to the knight's lance
Lando
Short form of Orlando or Rolando, famous land · Italian
Landry
French, from Germanic land and ruler · French
Langston
English place name, long stone, after poet Langston Hughes
Larry
Pet form of Lawrence, man from Laurentum, a town of laurels
Laszlo
Hungarian form of Ladislav, rules with glory · Hungarian
Lawrence
Latin Laurentius, man from Laurentum, laurelled · Latin
Lenox
Scottish place name Lennox, place of elm trees · Scottish
Leonardo
Italian form of Leonard, brave lion, after the Renaissance artist · Italian
Lester
English surname from the city of Leicester
Levi
Hebrew name meaning joined or attached · Hebrew
Levon
Armenian form of Leon, lion · Armenian
Lewis
English form of Louis, famous warrior
Lincoln
English place name meaning lake colony · English
Linus
Greek Linos, a musician of myth, the flax coloured one · Greek
Lucas
Latin name linked to light · Latin
Lucian
Latin Lucianus, from lux, light · Latin
Lucius
Roman praenomen from Latin lux, light · Latin
Ludo
Short form of Ludovic, famous warrior, also Latin for I play · Latin
Luke
Greek Loukas, meaning man from Lucania · Greek
Maddox
Welsh surname, from Madog, fortunate · Welsh
Malakai
Form of Malachi, Hebrew for my messenger · Hebrew
Manny
Pet form of Manuel or Emmanuel, Hebrew for God is with us · Spanish
Manolo
Spanish pet form of Manuel, God is with us · Spanish
Marcello
Italian form of Marcellus, little warrior · Italian
Marcus
Latin name meaning of Mars · Latin
Mark
English form of Marcus, from Mars, the Roman god of war · Latin
Marlon
Of uncertain origin, perhaps from French Marc or Merlin · French
Martin
Latin Martinus, from Mars, the Roman god of war · Latin
Marvin
Welsh Merfyn, from an old word for marrow or sea hill · Welsh
Maurice
Latin name meaning dark skinned · Latin
Maximilian
Latin Maximus with Aemilianus, the greatest · Latin
Maximo
Spanish form of Maximus, the greatest · Spanish
Maxwell
Scottish surname, Mack's stream · Scottish
Melvin
Scottish surname, perhaps from Malvin, smooth brow · Scottish
Memo
Spanish pet form of Guillermo, William · Spanish
Micah
Hebrew for who is like God, an Old Testament prophet · Hebrew
Michael
Hebrew for who is like God, the archangel · Hebrew
Midas
The king of Greek myth whose touch turned things to gold · Greek
Miguel
Spanish form of Michael, who is like God · Spanish
Mike
Short form of Michael, Hebrew for who is like God
Miles
Latin name meaning soldier · Latin
Milton
English place name, mill town, after the poet John Milton
Mingus
Scottish surname, after jazz bassist Charles Mingus · Scottish
Mitchell
English surname, a medieval form of Michael
Montague
Norman surname, pointed hill, Romeo's family in Shakespeare · French
Montgomery
Norman surname from a French place, Gumarich's mountain · French · big dogs
Morris
Medieval form of Maurice, Latin for dark skinned
Munson
English surname, son of the monk
Murray
Scottish surname from Moray, Gaelic for seaboard settlement · Scottish
Myles
Germanic Milo, or Latin miles meaning soldier
Nash
English surname, at the ash tree
Nate
Short form of Nathan or Nathaniel, he gave
Nathan
Hebrew for he gave, a prophet in the Old Testament · Hebrew
Neil
Irish Niall, champion or cloud · Irish
Neville
Norman surname from Neuville, new town · French
Newton
English place name, new town, after Isaac Newton
Niles
English surname from Neil, champion
Noah
Hebrew name meaning rest or comfort · Hebrew
Norton
English place name, north town
Oliver
Latin rooted name meaning olive tree · Latin
Omar
Arabic Umar, flourishing, long lived · Arabic
Orson
Norman French, little bear · French
Owen
Welsh form of Eugene, well born, or Owain, young warrior · Welsh
Patrick
Latin patricius, nobleman, Ireland's patron saint · Irish
Paul
Latin Paulus, small or humble · Latin
Paulie
Pet form of Paul, Latin for small · Italian · small dogs
Paxton
English place name, Pacc's town
Percival
A knight of the Round Table who sought the Holy Grail · French
Phillip
Greek Philippos, friend of horses · Greek
Phineas
Hebrew Pinchas, from Egyptian for the Nubian · Hebrew
Preston
English place name, priest's town
Princeton
English place name meaning prince's town
Quincy
French place name from Latin Quintus, meaning fifth · French
Rafa
Spanish short form of Rafael, God has healed · Spanish
Rafi
Short form of Rafael, or Arabic Rafi, exalted · Arabic
Ralph
Old Norse name meaning wolf counsel · Norse
Ramon
Spanish form of Raymond, wise protector · Spanish
Ramsey
English place name, wild garlic island
Randall
Medieval form of Randolph, shield wolf
Randy
Pet form of Randall or Randolph, shield wolf
Raphael
Hebrew name meaning God has healed · Hebrew
Ray
Short form of Raymond, Germanic for wise protector, or a beam of light
Raymond
Germanic Raginmund, wise protector
Redford
English place name, red ford
Reginald
Germanic Raginald, counsel and rule
Reid
Scottish surname, red haired · Scottish
Remus
One of the twins who founded Rome, raised by a she wolf · Latin
Reuben
Hebrew name meaning behold, a son · Hebrew
Ricardo
Spanish and Portuguese form of Richard, brave ruler · Spanish
Richard
Germanic for brave ruler
Richie
Pet form of Richard, Germanic for brave ruler
Rick
Short form of Richard or Frederick, ruler
Riggins
English and Irish surname, a form of Regan, little king
Ritchie
Pet form of Richard, brave ruler · Scottish
Robbie
Pet form of Robert, Germanic for bright fame · Scottish
Robert
Germanic for bright fame
Roger
Germanic for famous spear
Roland
German name meaning famous land · German
Rollie
Pet form of Roland, famous land
Rollo
Latinised form of Hrolfr, the Viking founder of Normandy · Old Norse
Roman
Latin name meaning of Rome · Latin
Romulus
Legendary founder of Rome, raised with his twin by a she wolf · Latin
Ronin
Japanese for a samurai without a master · Japanese
Roosevelt
Dutch surname, rose field · Dutch
Royce
English surname from Rose, or meaning son of Roy
Rudolph
Germanic Hrodulf, famous wolf
Russell
Old French name meaning little red one · French
Ryan
Irish surname from Rian, little king · Irish
Ryder
English occupational surname for a mounted warrior
Sal
Short form of Salvatore, saviour · Italian
Salvador
Spanish for saviour, after the painter Dali · Spanish
Salvatore
Italian for saviour · Italian
Sampson
Form of Samson, Hebrew for sun, the biblical strong man · Hebrew · big dogs
Samuel
Hebrew for God has heard, the prophet who anointed kings · Hebrew
Santino
Italian diminutive of Santo, saint · Italian
Santo
Italian and Spanish for saint · Italian
Satchmo
Nickname of jazz trumpeter Louis Armstrong, from satchel mouth
Scott
English surname for a Gael or Scot · Scottish
Sean
Irish form of John, God is gracious · Irish
Sebastian
Latin, man from Sebaste, from Greek for venerable · Latin
Seymour
Norman surname from Saint Maur in France · French
Shamus
Anglicised Seamus, the Irish form of James · Irish
Shane
Anglicised form of Sean, Irish for God is gracious · Irish
Sheldon
English place name, valley with steep sides
Sherman
English occupational surname for a cloth shearer
Simon
Hebrew name meaning he has heard · Hebrew
Solomon
Hebrew name meaning peace · Hebrew
Sterling
Of high quality, from the old English silver penny
Steven
Form of Stephen, Greek for crown · Greek
Stewart
Scottish occupational surname for a steward · Scottish
Stuart
Scottish royal surname, from the word steward · Scottish
Teo
Short form of Teodoro or Mateo · Spanish
Thaddeus
Aramaic, perhaps heart, one of the twelve apostles · Aramaic
Theodore
Greek Theodoros, gift of God · Greek
Tiberius
Roman name from the River Tiber, the second Roman emperor · Latin
Timmy
Pet form of Timothy, Greek for honouring God
Timothy
Greek Timotheos, honouring God · Greek
Titus
Roman praenomen, a Roman emperor who completed the Colosseum · Latin
Tobias
Greek form of Tobiah, Hebrew for God is good · Hebrew
Todd
English surname from a dialect word for fox
Toshi
Japanese short form of names like Toshiro, often meaning wise or year · Japanese
Travis
English surname from Old French traverser, a toll collector · French
Trey
Old French trei, three, a nickname for the third of a name
Tripp
Nickname for the third of a name, or a traveller
Tristan
Old French form of Drustan, the knight of Tristan and Isolde · Cornish
Troy
The ancient city of the Trojan War, also an Irish surname · Greek
Truman
English surname, trusty man
Turner
English occupational surname for a lathe worker
Ty
Short form of Tyler or Tyrone
Tyler
English occupational surname for a tile maker
Tyrone
Irish county, Gaelic Tir Eoghain, land of Owen · Irish
Ulysses
Latin form of Odysseus, the wandering hero of Homer · Latin
Victor
Latin for conqueror · Latin
Viggo
Old Norse vig, war · Old Norse
Vince
Short form of Vincent, conquering
Vincent
Latin Vincentius, conquering · Latin
Vincenzo
Italian form of Vincent, conquering · Italian
Virgil
Roman family name Vergilius, the poet who wrote the Aeneid · Latin
Wade
English surname for one who lived by a ford
Waldo
Germanic for to rule, a short form of Oswald
Walt
Short form of Walter, Germanic for ruler of the army
Wayne
English occupational surname for a wagon maker
Wendell
Germanic, a Wend, one of the Slavic Wends
Wes
Short form of Wesley, western meadow
Wesley
English surname, western meadow
Westley
Variant of Wesley, western meadow
Weston
English place name, west town
William
Germanic Willahelm, will and helmet
Willie
Pet form of William, Germanic for will and helmet
Willis
English surname, son of Will
Winchester
English city name, from Latin Venta, market town
Winslow
English place name, Wine's burial mound
Woodrow
English surname, row of houses by a wood
Wylie
Scottish surname, a form of William, also means crafty · Scottish
Xander
Short form of Alexander, defender of the people · Greek
Xavier
Basque etxeberri, the new house · Basque
Zachary
Hebrew Zechariah, God remembers · Hebrew
Zack
Short form of Zachary, Hebrew for God remembers · Hebrew
Zander
Short form of Alexander, defender of the people · Greek
Zane
English surname of uncertain origin, popular since the novelist Zane Grey
Zeb
Short form of Zebedee or Zebulon, Hebrew for gift or exalted · Hebrew
Zeno
Greek, from Zeus, after the philosopher Zeno of Citium · Greek

Names for either (28)

Alex
Greek name meaning defender of the people · Greek
Avery
Old English name meaning ruler of elves · English
Blair
Scottish Gaelic name meaning plain or field · Scottish
Casey
Irish name meaning vigilant or watchful · Irish
Devon
English place name for the county of Devon · English
Drew
Greek rooted name meaning manly and brave · Greek
Eden
Hebrew name meaning delight or paradise · Hebrew
Ellis
Welsh name meaning benevolent · Welsh
Emery
German name meaning brave and powerful · German
Finley
Scottish Gaelic Fionnlagh, fair haired warrior · Scottish
Hayden
Old English place name meaning hay valley · English
Jamie
Hebrew rooted pet form of James · Hebrew
Jem
Medieval pet form of James, and a gem · Hebrew
Jordan
Hebrew river name meaning to flow down · Hebrew
Jules
Latin rooted French name meaning youthful · Latin
Kelly
Irish name meaning bright headed · Irish
Kendall
Old English name meaning valley of the river Kent · English
Lane
Old English name meaning narrow road · English
Leslie
Scottish Gaelic name meaning holly garden · Scottish
Logan
Scottish Gaelic name meaning little hollow · Scottish
Marlo
Form of Marlowe, English for remnants of a lake
Marlow
Old English place name meaning land by a lake · English
Monroe
Scottish surname, mouth of the River Roe · Scottish
Peyton
Old English place name meaning fighting man's estate · English
Reese
Anglicised Rhys, Welsh for enthusiasm · Welsh
Reilly
Irish surname from Raghallach, an old Gaelic name · Irish
Skylar
Dutch surname Schuyler, scholar, now linked to the sky · Dutch
Sloane
Irish name meaning raider or warrior · Irish

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