Cute Dog Names

Aria

Italian for "song, melody", literally "air"; from Latin, from Greek ἀήρ (aer).

Ariana

Portuguese form of Ariadne

Arianell

A Welsh feminine given name, recorded as rare.

Aribelle

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Arie

Dutch short form of Adrianus; Hebrew transliteration of a word meaning lion.

Ariel

From Hebrew אֲרִיאֵל, a compound of "lion" and "God", literally "lion of God".

Ariella

Feminine form of Ariel, a Hebrew name meaning "lion of God"

Arielle

French feminine form of Ariel, also used as an English variant.

Arietta

A diminutive of aria, from Italian

Arik

Diminutive of Ariel or Arieh

Arika

Recorded as a feminine given name in Japanese, English, Indigenous Australian and Hungarian

Arin

Variant of Erin or Aaron

Arinka

Recorded as a feminine given name in Hungarian

Arisa

Stage name of the Italian singer Rosalba Pippa; a given name in Japanese and Albanian

Arisha

Diminutive of Arina

Arissa

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Ariva

Ariya

Variant of Aria 1 or Arya 2

Arja

Variant of Irja, apparently coined for early 20th century poems

Arla

Arlene

Variant of Arline

Arlette

French form of Herleva, a Germanic name from *harjaz, "army".

Armina

The name is often associated with 'brave' or 'warrior' in some cultures.

Arna

Icelandic and Norwegian feminine form of Arne

Arola

From Finnish aro, meaning steppe or wet meadow, plus the suffix -la

Arria

Derived from Latin, meaning 'to flow' or 'to lead'.

Arusha

Recorded as a feminine given name in Indian usage

Arya

From an old Indo-Iranian root meaning "Aryan, noble"

Asa

Possibly means "healer" in Hebrew

Asami

From Japanese 麻 (asa) "hemp" and 美 (mi) "beautiful"

Asbella

Ascha

Derived from the Hebrew word 'Ash', meaning 'life' or 'living one'.

Aschy

Asera

Asha

From Sanskrit āśā, "wish, desire, hope"; also from Swahili ishi, "live, exist"

Ashei

Ashi

Avestan word for the Zoroastrian concept of Asha, "that which is attained."

Ashlee

Variant of Ashley, from Old English æsċ (ash) and lēah (clearing, meadow)

Ashley

From Old English words meaning "ash tree clearing" or "ash tree meadow"

Ashlyn

Combination of ashley and the name suffix lyn

Assia

A name of Hebrew origin meaning 'to heal' or 'to help'.

Assie

A diminutive form of 'Aster' which means 'star' in Greek

Asta

Short form of Astrid

Asther

Asther is a surname.

Asti

Astie

Astraea

Ancient Greek Ἀστραῖα, literally "star maiden"

Asya

Diminutive of Anastasiya or Aleksandra; Turkish for "Asia (continent)"

Atalia

Modern Hebrew transcription of Athaliah

Atara

Hebrew form of Atarah, a Hebrew name meaning "crown".

Atina

A feminine given name recorded in Greek (Cypriot) and linked to the goddess Athena.

Atta

Recorded as a given name in Arabic, Akan and popular culture

Atto

Medieval German and Italian given name, perhaps from Gothic atta

Aubie

English clipping of Auburn with the -ie suffix

Aubra

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Aubrey

From Auberi, an Old French form of Alberich, brought to England by the Normans

Aubrie

Means 'elf ruler' or 'magical being'

Audie

A given name and surname of uncertain meaning; as a feminine name a diminutive of Audrey

Audree

English feminine given name, recorded as a variant of Audrey

Audrey

Anglo-Norman form of the Anglo-Saxon name Æðelþryð, from æðel "noble" and þryð "strength"

Audy

A given name and a surname

Auggie

A nickname for variations of the name Augustus, which is derived from Latin

Augie Doggie

Auke

Possibly a Frisian diminutive of Augustinus or Aurelius

Aurelia

Feminine form of the Latin family name Aurelius, from aureus, "golden"

Aurelie

Golden or gilded in Latin

Auryne

Ausha

Ava

Variant of Eve; also Persian for "voice, sound"

Avani

From Sanskrit अवनी (avanī), meaning "earth"

Aveline

From the Norman French form of the Germanic Avelina, a diminutive of Avila

Avery

From an English surname derived from the Norman French form of Alberich or Alfred

Aviaja

Avila

Spanish and Galician place name, from Ávila, a city in Spain

Avo

An Estonian and Germanic masculine given name

Avril

French form of April, also used in Catalan and Spanish

Avrora

Dawn or Aurora in Italian

Awi

Axie

Recorded as a rare English given name, feminine

Ayala

Hebrew word meaning "doe" or "gazelle"; also an English transcription of Kazakh Аяла.

Ayame

Japanese for iris flower

Ayami

Feminine Japanese given name, written 文美, 綾美, 綾実, 礼美, 彩未 or あやみ

Ayana

A given name; Behind the Name lists it as a feminine form of Ayan 2 and a variant of Ayanna

Ayda

Means "returning, visitor" in Arabic; in Turkey also associated with ay, "moon"

Ayita

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Ayka

Ayke

A name of Dutch origin, often used as a diminutive for names like Aymeric or Aiken.

Ayla

Means "moonlight, halo" in Turkish; also an alternate transcription of Hebrew אֵלָה

Ayleen

Aylen

Variant of Ayelen

Aylika

Aylin

Elaborated form of Turkish, Azerbaijani or Kazakh ay, "moon"

Aylo

Recorded as a given name in English, for boys and girls

Aymee

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Ayse

Recorded as a feminine given name in Turkish (Anglicized)

Aysel

Means "pure moon", from Turkic ay "moon" and silig "clean, pure, beautiful"

Aysha

Alternate transcription of Arabic عائشة, Urdu عائشہ or Kazakh Айша

Ayvi

Azalea

From the name of the flower, ultimately from Greek azaleos, meaning "dry"

Azalia

Recorded as a rare feminine given name in American English