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