Cute Dog Names
4,758 names in this category, each with its meaning and background. See all temperament categories.
Ninon
A name of French origin.
Ninya
Niola
Nipper
English agent noun from the verb nip, one who or that which nips
Nisa
From Arabic نساء (nisāʾ), meaning "women"
Nissa
A name that means 'helper' or 'friend' in Hebrew.
Nissi
A variation of 'Nikki,' meaning victory or the people's victory
Nita
Short form of Anita and other names ending in nita; means "bear" in Choctaw
Nitta
Recorded as a feminine given name in Finnish, where it is modern and rare
Nitty
Nitzana
A Hebrew name meaning 'a blooming flower' or 'miracle'.
Nitzi
Nivera
Nixa
A name derived from the word 'nixie', which refers to a water spirit in German folklore.
Nixi
Nixie
A water spirit in Germanic mythology and folk tales
Niya
English word from Uyghur نىيە (niye); recorded as a given name in English and Sanskrit
Noa
Modern Hebrew form of Noah; also a Japanese name from no, a possessive particle, and a, "love"
Noalie
A given name recorded in Dutch, modern and rare, used for girls.
Nobby
Diminutive form of Norbert
Nocciolina
Italian diminutive of nocciola, 'hazelnut'
Noelia
Spanish feminine form of Noël.
Noella
A feminine given name recorded in Hungarian
Noelle
English feminine form of Noël, from Old French Noël, "Christmas".
Noely
Recorded as a given name in Latin American Spanish, feminine
Noemi
Form of Naomi in several languages
Noisette
The French word for hazelnut
Noka
Recorded as a feminine given name in Japanese
Noki
Finnish noki, from Proto-Finnic *noki
Noko
Recorded as a given name in Georgian and South African use; also a Lingala word
Nola
Possibly a feminine form of Noll, influenced by Lola; meaning uncertain
Noleen
Recorded as a given name in English (rare), feminine
Nolina
A genus of plants named after the French arboriculturist Abbé C. P. Nolin
Nolli
An Italian-language surname
Nolly
A nickname, notably for the English actress Noele Gordon.
Nolwenn
The name Nolwenn is of Breton origin and is often interpreted to mean 'holy' or 'sacred'.
Nona
Latin nonus, "ninth", for the nine months of pregnancy; Georgian form of Nonna
Nonny
A given name
Norah
Variant of Nora; also an alternate transcription of the Arabic Nura
Noras
Norbie
Norie
A variation of the name 'Norina'.
Norina
Italian diminutive of Nora
Norka
Recorded as a feminine given name in Spanish (Latin American) and Polish
Norman
From a Germanic byname meaning "northman", referring to a Scandinavian
Norra
Nory
Recorded as a feminine given name in literature; no meaning is documented
Noska
A Czech and Slovak surname, from Noška, a derivative of Nosek
Nossie
Notti
A type of tteok in Korean cuisine; also a surname
Nougat
Nuala
A name of Irish origin meaning 'fair shoulder' or 'radiance'.
Nubby
Shortened form derived from 'nob' meaning a small, rounded part or an affectionate term.
Nubo
Nucki
Nudel
Nuffles
Nugget
Nui
Māori and Tahitian, 'nui' — big or great.
Nukka
Numa
A variant of the name 'Numa,' which can refer to a peaceful or calm nature.
Nuna
Recorded as a feminine given name in Judeo-Arabic (Archaic)
Nunita
Nuno
Medieval Portuguese and Spanish name, possibly from Latin nonus "ninth"
Nunu
Recorded as a given name in Georgian and Sundanese
Nura
Strictly feminine form of Nur
Nuray
Turkish and Azerbaijani, from Arabic nūr "light" and Turkic ay "moon"
Nurit
Means "buttercup (flower)" in Hebrew (genus Ranunculus)
Nurmie
Nuschka
Nutella
Italian brand name for a sweetened hazelnut cocoa spread; a rare English given name
Nuti
Nutka
A variant of Nootka, a former name for the Nuu-chah-nulth people
Nutmeg
English word for the seed of the nutmeg tree and the spice made from it
Nutt
A playful term used for a nut, suggesting smallness or cuteness
Nuzzle
Nuzzles
Nydia
Name used by Edward Bulwer-Lytton for a blind flower-seller in his 1834 novel
Nye
An African name meaning 'to be' or 'exist'.
Nyla
Probably a feminine form of Niles
Nyusha
A term of endearment in Russian, often used for a little girl or a cute creature.
Nyxie
Oaklynn
Variant of Oaklyn
Obi
Means "heart" in Igbo
Obie
English given name; also from the initials of "Off-Broadway" (Obie Awards).
Oby
A variant of the name 'Obi', meaning heart in some African languages.
Oddy
An English surname from Middle English Ode, a short form of Germanic names in *aud, 'riches'
Odelia
Form of Odilia; also a modern Hebrew name meaning "I will thank Yahweh"
Odessa
From the Ukrainian city of Odesa, itself named after the ancient Greek city of Odessos
Odett
Hungarian form of odette
Odette
French diminutive of Oda or Odilia, and a female form of Odo or Odet
Oeli
Ofelia
Spanish and Italian form of Ophelia, from Greek ὠφέλεια, "help" or "benefit".
Oggie
A given name recorded in English, used as a masculine name
Ogie
Recorded as a given name in the southern United States
Ohana
Hawaiian term meaning "family", in an extended sense
Ohanna
A variant of the name 'Hannah', meaning grace or favor.
Okie
English shortening of Oklahoma with -ie, a person identified with Oklahoma