Calm Dog Names

Eden

From the biblical place name, possibly Hebrew for "pleasure, delight" or Sumerian for "plain"

Edmund

From Old English elements ead "wealth, fortune" and mund "protection"

Edward

From Old English ead "wealth, fortune" and weard "guard"

Eirene

Ancient Greek form of Irene, from Εἰρήνη, literally "peace"

Elinor

Variant of Eleanor, a female given name

Elmer

From the Old English Æþelmǣr, æþel "noble" + mǣre "famous"

Emunah

Faith or belief in Hebrew

Enid

Welsh, probably from enaid, meaning "soul, spirit, life"

Ethel

Short form of Old English names beginning with the element ele, "noble"

Feng

Chinese surname, the pinyin romanization of Mandarin 馮 / 冯 and 灃 / 沣

Forest

An English word for a large area covered chiefly with trees and undergrowth

Fredrick

Variant of Frederick

Frieda

Variant of Frida; short form of Germanic names containing fried, "peace"

Galina

Russian feminine form of Galenos; from Greek γαλήνη, 'serenity, calm'.

Gardenia

From the gardenia flower, named for naturalist Alexander Garden (1730–1791)

Gita

A form of Hindu religious song or a sacred text

Glacia

Recorded as a rare modern English feminine given name

Glen

Variant of Glenn

Grace

From the English word grace, ultimately from Latin gratia

Gray

From an English surname meaning "grey", for a person with grey hair or clothing

Greene

An English given name, recorded as masculine

Grey

Variant of Gray; the English word for the colour between black and white

Gwenda

From Welsh gwen "white, fair, blessed" and da "good"

Harmonia

Means "harmony, agreement" in Greek

Harmony

English word harmony, ultimately from Greek ἁρμονία (harmonia)

Harold

From the Old English Hereweald, "army" and "powerful, mighty"

Haruna

Japanese: 晴 "clear weather", 遥 "distant" or 春 "spring" + 菜 "greens"; also a Hausa and Fula form of Harun.

Haven

From the English word for a safe place, from Old English hæfen

Heather

From the English word for the small shrubs with pink or white flowers

Helene

Ancient Greek form of Helen; also modern Scandinavian and German

Helgi

Old Norse, Icelandic and Faroese form of Helge; from Proto-Norse Hailaga, dedicated to the gods

Hesper

Recorded as a rare feminine given name in English

Hilja

Means "silent, quiet" in Finnish and Estonian

Horace

English and French form of Horatius, a Latin family name

Idur

Ilse

German and dutch diminutive of elisabeth, used independently

Imani

Means "faith" in Swahili, ultimately from Arabic ʾīmān

Inari

The name of a Japanese deity associated with rice, fertility, and agriculture.

Indira

Means "beauty" in Sanskrit; another name of Lakshmi, wife of the Hindu god Vishnu

Irana

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Irena

Form of Irene in several languages

Irina

Form of Irene, from Greek Eirene, personification of peace

Irini

Modern Greek form of Irene

Isaura

A name of Greek origin meaning 'light breeze' or 'a gentle breeze'.

Islay

English name from the Scottish island of Islay, called Ìle in Scottish Gaelic

Itsuki

Means 'pure' or 'clean' in Japanese

Ivy

The English word for the climbing plant, from Old English ifig

Jeane

Variant of Jean 2

Jens

A variant of the name 'John', meaning 'God is gracious'

Kaikala

A Telugu-speaking community, also called Kaikalas or Karikala Bhaktulu

Karl

German and Scandinavian form of Charles

Karuna

From Sanskrit करुणा (karuṇā), meaning "compassion, mercy".

Katsumi

Japanese given name: katsu (overcome or victory) + mi (beautiful or self)

Kealoha

Hawaiian, "the loved one", from ke, a definite article, and aloha "love"

Kelda

Possibly derived from Old Norse kildr, meaning "a spring"

Kokoro

From Japanese 心 (kokoro), meaning "heart, mind, soul"

Laurel

From the laurel tree, ultimately from Latin laurus

Laurie

Diminutive of Laura or Laurence, from Latin laurus, "laurel".

Lavendar

Lavender

From the English word for the aromatic flower or the pale purple colour

Leaf

Lesley

Variant of Leslie, from a Scottish Gaelic placename meaning "garden of hollies"

Leticia

Spanish form of Letitia, from Latin laetitia, meaning joy

Lokelani

Hawaiian, from lokelani, "the rose flower", literally "heavenly rose"

Lorena

Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and Romanian form of Lorraine

Lotus

From the name of the lotus flower or the mythological lotus tree, from Greek λωτός (lotos)

Lull

Not documented as a word with a meaning; recorded as a given name in Luxembourgish and Tigrinya

Lumen

Latin for light; also the SI unit of luminous flux

Lunar

English word meaning "of or relating to the Moon"

Luz

Spanish for "light"; from a title of the Virgin Mary

Madina

From Arabic al-Madīna, "the city"

Madrona

Recorded as a rare feminine given name in Catalan

Malak

Means "angel" in Arabic

Malana

A combination of elements meaning 'calm' and 'bright'

Mandara

Recorded as a feminine given name in Indian usage

Manna

An edible substance God gave the Israelites in the desert

Maple

From the English word for the tree, from Old English mapul

Marama

Means "moon, month" in Māori

Marea

Catalan and Spanish word for the tide, from Latin.

Marian

Variant of Marion, a medieval form of Mary, or a combination of Mary and Ann

Marina

Feminine form of Marinus, from Latin marinus, "of the sea"

Maryam

Arabic form of Miryam (Mary), used in the Quran and in several other languages.

Maryn

No meaning is documented in the sources checked

Meadow

From the English word meadow, from Old English mǣdwe, meaning a grassy field

Melanie

From Greek melaina, "black, dark"

Mellow

Melodie

French word for melody; recorded as a feminine given name in English.

Mercy

From the English word mercy, from Latin merces "wages, reward"

Micah

Shortened form of the Hebrew name meaning "who is like Yahweh?"

Mist

Recorded as a given name in Norse Mythology, used as a feminine name

Misty

From the English word misty, ultimately derived from Old English

Moani

A Hawaiian term meaning 'a gentle breeze' or 'to sing softly'.

Moira

Anglicized form of Máire; also Greek Moira, "fate, destiny"

Moon

From the English word for Earth's natural satellite; also Korean 문 (Mun)

Moonlight

English, light from the surface of the Moon

Morgen

German and Dutch word for "morning", and a historical German unit of land area

Moriah

Hebrew place name, possibly "seen by Yahweh"

Moss

Medieval form of Moses

Muir

Scots for "moorland"; Irish and Scottish Gaelic for "sea"

Nadine

French diminutive of Nadia