Whimsical Dog Names with Playful, Fanciful Charm, Page 3

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#	Name	Meaning	Gender	Origin
101	Heidi	Noble one	Female	Germanic
102	Henry	Germanic name meaning 'home ruler'	Male	Germanic
103	Holly	Holly	Female	English
104	Honey	English word name for honey or a term of affection	Female	English
105	Hugo	Mind, heart or spirit	Male	Germanic
106	Ivy	The evergreen climbing plant	Female	English botanical name
107	Jack	English name from a medieval diminutive of John, ultimately 'Yahweh is gracious'	Male	English
108	Jake	Supplanted	Male	Hebrew
109	Jasper	Personal name possibly meaning 'treasurer'; also the English gemstone word	Male	English; via Latin and Persian
110	Kai	Northern European name of uncertain origin; also Hawaiian for 'sea'	Male	Northern European and Hawaiian
111	Kane	A spear	Female	Hebrew
112	Kato	[Pure]	Male	Greek
113	Kaya	Pure	Female	Greek
114	Kira	Dark	Female	Gaelic
115	Kishi	Beach, seashore	Unisex	Japanese
116	Lacey	Lacy	Female	English
117	Lady	A woman of rank or a polite title for a woman	Female	English title word
118	Lana	Rock	Female	Gaelic
119	Leo	Latin for 'lion'	Male	Latin
120	Lilly	Spelling variant of Lily, the flower name	Female	English botanical name
121	Lily	English flower name from Latin lilium, meaning lily	Female	English
122	Lola	Spanish diminutive of Dolores, a name meaning “sorrows”	Female	Spanish diminutive
123	Louie	English diminutive of Louis, from Germanic elements meaning 'famous' and 'war'	Male	English from French and Germanic
124	Lucky	Having good luck; seeming to bring good luck	Unisex	English adjective from luck
125	Lucy	English form of Lucia, traditionally associated with Latin lux, 'light'	Female	English / Latin
126	Luna	Latin for “moon”; also the Roman moon goddess	Female	Latin and Romance-language word name
127	Maddie	Pet form of Mad- names	Unisex	English
128	Maggie	English diminutive of Margaret, from Greek 'pearl'	Female	English / Greek root
129	Marley	English place-name surname with several possible woodland meanings	Unisex	English place-name surname
130	Max	Short form of Maximilian or Maxim; in English also Maxwell	Male	European short form; also English for Maxwell
131	Maya	Uncertain, perhaps mother or great one	Female	Greek
132	Mercy	Compassion	Female	English
133	Merry	Compassion	Female	English
134	Mika	Beautiful smell	Female	Japanese
135	Millie	English diminutive of Mildred, Millicent and similar names	Female	English
136	Mimi	Uncertain, maybe bitter	Female	Hebrew
137	Misty	Misty	Female	English
138	Molly	Medieval English diminutive of Mary; Mary's deeper meaning is uncertain	Female	English
139	Moose	English animal name for the largest living member of the deer family	Unisex	English / Algonquian
140	Morgan	Uncertain, perhaps bright sea	Female	Welsh
141	Moxie	Ability to face difficulty with courage.	Unisex	English
142	Munchkin	A very small elflike person.	Unisex	English
143	Murphy	From Irish Ó Murchadha, 'descendant of Murchadh'; Murchadh means 'sea battle'	Unisex	Irish
144	Nero	Stern	Male	Latin
145	Noodle	A narrow ribbon-like strip of dough	Unisex	English
146	Nova	Modern given name from Latin novus, 'new'; also the astronomical word nova	Female	Latin / English
147	Nyx	Night	Female	Greek
148	Oakley	English surname from place names meaning 'oak clearing'	Unisex	English
149	Olive	English and French word name for the olive tree	Female	English and French
150	Oreo	The OREO chocolate sandwich cookie brand; the brand-name origin is uncertain	Unisex	American brand name

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Frequently Asked Questions

What are good whimsical dog names?

Pixie, Puck, Pippin, Tinker, Pebbles, Noodle, Pickle, Bubbles, Cricket, Sprout, Clover, Ziggy, Fizz and Trixie all fit different whimsical lanes.

Which whimsical names are easiest to call?

Puck, Fizz and Sprout are crisp and short, while Pixie, Ziggy, Tinker, Pickle and Trixie have clear two-beat rhythms.

Does a whimsical name have to come from fantasy?

No. It can come from playful sound, a garden detail, a cheerful everyday object, a food nickname or a light storybook association.