by Jade Skyye

Created on: October 06, 2009   Last Updated: February 07, 2011

Not-So-Common Dog Names

Choosing a suitable and unique name for your newly acquired dog may not be as easy as you think. That is, unless you are planning to give them an average or mundane title. One way to discover a truly great name is to take several minutes (if not longer) and think out loud with pen and paper in hand.  The easiest way to create a list of unique names for your canine companion is by using the alphabet. Start your list with A and as a name of interest comes to mind, write it down. As your list becomes longer and you get to know your dog's personality better, one of these distinctive names will just seem to fit.

The letter A is fairly simple. With names like Abby, Alvin, Angle, Animal, Arabella, Arden, Aria, Asia, Asterisk, Ava, and Axle, your four-legged friend will definitely have an uncommon yet suitable name. Some exceptional B names that might fit your new pet are Baltic, Barley, Bauer, Bella, Berry, Biscuit, Bistro, Bonanza, Bowtie, Bundy, and Button. Bonanza may match a ranch dog while Button could be for that 'cute as a button' Chihuahua-mix that stole your heart from the first day you met her.

The letter C opens up many new options which may make your choice a lot harder than you first thought. Considerations include Casper, Charcoal, Checker, Cheerio, Chester, Cinnamon, Cola, Colby, Combo, Comet, Cooper, Coupon, Cricket, or Cuba. Is your dog all or mostly white? Casper might just suit him or her perfectly but if your new dog is energetic and likes to race from room to room, Comet might be more appropriate.

D will yield many fun and clever considerations to be added to your expanding list. Daisy, Daphne, Davis, Dawson, Demon, Digit, Dimple, Dino, Disney, Dollar, Domino, Donut/Doughnut, Doodle, Dooley, Dufus, and Duncan are just some of the more popular yet prominent names that can match almost any breed of dog. However, Domino may be more fitting to a breed like the Dalmatian.

E names are a little more difficult to come up with, but still productive with names such as Eager, Eeyore, Elvis, Emma, Emmett, Engine, Erie, and Euro. Eager is fitting for Jack Russell Terrier types. Keep in mind that there are multiple ways of spelling some names, so you will end up with a lot more possibilities than originally expected.

The letter F may require a bit more thought, but a few options are Famous, Feldspar, Figment, Fisher, Foster, Freckle, Frolic, and Fusion. Freckle is a unique name for a dog with spots, either on their fur, or on the

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