Have you been wondering what to name your new puppy?  Here are a number of name suggestions from N to S (with their meanings) for fun and loveable names for pets of any size, shape or color:

Napoleon    - as in Napoleon Bonaparte

Nehru    - an Indian nationalist leader

Nemesis    - avenger, an unbeatable rival

Neo    - a new or recent development, formation, modification or type

Neutron    - electronically neutral subatomic particle

Nettles    - a plant covered with stinging or spiky hairs

Newton    - English philosopher and scientist

Nick-Nack    - a trinket

Nippy    - sharp or biting
(or also Nipper)

Nightmare    - a frightening dream, a horrifying event

Nimbus    - a surrounding radiance or circle of light

Nimrod    - a hunter, or a dumb person

Noble    - of high hereditary rink, showing greatness

Noggin    - a small mug or cup, head

Noodles    - Middle English for ‘nodle’ or a ninny or simpleton, a pasta made with flour and eggs

Nook    - a corner, or a quiet secluded spot

Nonillion    - a number represented by the figure one followed by 30 zeroes

Nosey    - inquisitive, prying

Nugget    - like a gold nugget or piece
(for a precious or golden-haired pet)

Oatmeal    - porridge
(good for a pet with a light beige color)

Ocher    - mineral oxides of iron, sand and clay with a moderate orange yellow color

Odin    - a Norse god

Oodles    - lots

Oopsie    - used when making a mistake

Opal    - from Sanskrit ‘upala’ meaning a jewel or hydrous silica

Opus    - a musical composition or creative work

Opie    - a male name; also from an old Andy Griffith T.V. show

Oracle    - a prophecy made at a shrine

Orion    - a constellation on the celestial equator

Oscar    - green, furry grouch who lives in a garbage can on the children’s show, Sesame Street

Pace    - a step in walking progress made in one such movement

Paisley    - resembling a certain pattern made in a distinctive design or paisley, a suburb of Glasgow, Scotland

Patches    - pieces of color or cloth
(name often given to a spotted pet or one of varying colors)

Penny    - one cent, money

Pepper    - a pungent aromatic condiment, spice; usually a grayish-black color

Peso    - monetary unit of Cuba, Phillipines, Mexico and certain other Latin countries

Petite    - (Mon-Petite) meaning little in French

Pickles    - as in ‘in a pickle’ or predicament; a condiment made from vegetables and vinegar
(good for a mischievious pet who often gets into trouble)

Pogo    - a stick that hops, a stilt-like toy that propels one to hop

Polo    - game played on horseback

Pom Pom    - a small tufted ball used as a cheerleader’s accessory or attached to hats, shoes or other articles of clothing

Pot Luck    - whatever may chance to be in the pot
(a good name for a mutt)

Pouf    - a hair arrangement in high rolled puffs

Puddles    - a small pool

Puff    - a puffball, from Middle English ‘puffe’ meaning ‘puff-like one’
(good for a furry pet)

Pumpkin    - a vegetable of an orange color typically used at Thanksgiving or Halloween

Queen    - or Queenie, wife of a King

Quirky    - one with a peculiar mannerism, eccentric

Quiz    - the act of questioning

Quentin    - masculine name

Rascal    - a trickster, someone who behaves mischievously

Rags    - tattered remnants

Ragamuffin    - a vagabond or a neglected child

Ramble    - to walk about freely

Red    - of a bright color

Rembrandt    - a famous Dutch painter

Ritzy    - smart, elegant, classy

Rocky    - a Sylvestor Stallone character as in the ‘Rocky’ movies, a fighter

Rogue    - one who is innocently mischevious or playful

Rollick    - frolicsome manner

Romeo    - a Shakespearian character in love with Juliet

Ruffian    - one who exhibits rough behavior

Ruffles    - means ‘vexing one’
(for a rambunctious pet)

Rumba    - a frenzied dance

Rummage    - stirring up, to search through

Rumples    - meaning to wrinkle

Rumpus    - wrangle, a disturbance or outcry

Rusty    - reddish or yellow coating on metal

Sandy    - color of sand, yellowish to red

Scamp    - a rascal

Scrabble    - to scratch at something, to climb over something, or struggle to get something, in a scrambling effort

Scrappy    - given to picking fights

Smudges    - a dirty mark, an indistinct area, smoke or fire
(a popular name for a pet covered with splotches of color or a pet who enjoys getting dirty)

Socks    - a soft foot covering
(popular for a pet with white paws resembling socks)

Snuggles    - cuddle up or get close to someone
(for a pet who likes to cuddle)

Sweetie    - also Sweetums, as with sugar, sweet
(for a lovable pet)

Sunshine    - light from the Sun, any cheering influence