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Literary Dog Names

Dog names drawn from book characters and authors.

Scout The name Scout is of different origins. It h...
Origin:Word name
388
Hana

Meaning: grace, work, glow, flower

Origin:Hebrew, Hawaiian, Maori, Japanese
783
Eloise

Meaning: healthy; wide

Origin:French and English variation of Heloise
5
Isadora

Meaning: gift of Isis

Origin:Greek
192
Maisie

Meaning: pearl or bitter

Origin:Scottish diminutive of Margaret or Mary
32
Kiki

Meaning: double happiness

Origin:French nickname and Japanese
240
Lyra

Meaning: lyre

Origin:Greek
28
Calliope

Meaning: beautiful voice

Origin:Greek mythology name
87
Ariadne

Meaning: most holy

Origin:Greek
147
Guinevere

Meaning: white shadow, white wave

Origin:Welsh
174
Evangeline

Meaning: bearer of good news

Origin:Greek
10
Isolde

Meaning: ice ruler

Origin:Welsh, German
128
Marigold

Meaning: golden flower

Origin:Flower name, from English
173
Lavinia The name Lavinia is of Latin origin. The mea...
Origin:Latin, from ancient place name Lavinium
185
Cressida

Meaning: gold

Origin:Greek
227
Arabella

Meaning: yielding to prayer

Origin:Latin
38
Cordelia

Meaning: heart; daughter of the sea

Origin:Latin; Celtic
33
Hazel

Meaning: the hazelnut tree

Origin:English
61
Desdemona

Meaning: ill-starred

Origin:Greek
736
Aphra

Meaning: dust

Origin:Hebrew, variation of Aphrah
1301