We just found out that we’re expecting a baby girl. We already have twin boys named [name_m]Connor[/name_m] [name_m]Nicholas[/name_m] and [name_m]Caleb[/name_m] [name_u]Alexis[/name_u] ([name_m]Nicholas[/name_m] and [name_u]Alexis[/name_u] are both family names) and we like that they both mean “dog” and wanted to do the same for our daughter. The only problem is that the only name we can find with that meaning is [name_f]Adara[/name_f] and we don’t like the nickname [name_f]Addie[/name_f]. [name_f]Do[/name_f] you guys have any suggestions?
If she was a boy we were thinking [name_m]Callum[/name_m] because even though it means dove it is a variant of [name_m]Cailean[/name_m] which means dog.
[name_u]Madigan[/name_u] means little dog, [name_f]Maddy[/name_f]/[name_f]Maddie[/name_f] for short
[name_u]Cheyenne[/name_u]: dog
[name_u]Collins[/name_u]: [name_m]Collin[/name_m] means dog, [name_u]Collins[/name_u] or [name_f]Collina[/name_f] is the female version
[name_f]Fauna[/name_f]: [name_m]Roman[/name_m] goddess of animals
[name_f]Tala[/name_f]: [name_m]Wolf[/name_m]
[name_u]Channing[/name_u]/[name_m]Channon[/name_m]: young wolf
Ulva: she wolf
[name_u]Fiadh[/name_u]: wild (pronounced [name_u]Fee[/name_u]-uh)
[name_f]Do[/name_f] you like the nickname [name_u]Ari[/name_u]? You could also use [name_f]Cerelia[/name_f], nickname [name_f]Ciri[/name_f]? [name_m]Sirius[/name_m] is a dog constellation and [name_f]Siria[/name_f] is the feminine form.
I like [name_u]Ari[/name_u] and [name_u]Madigan[/name_u], and I like the idea of a name that means friend (it feels subtler like [name_m]Callum[/name_m]). I really don’t like [name_f]Ciri[/name_f] or [name_f]Siria[/name_f], sorry!
I like [name_f]Mai[/name_f], maybe [name_f]Maia[/name_f] or [name_f]Maya[/name_f] because we aren’t Chinese (and I felt weird enough using the Irish names!)? I also like [name_m]Madden[/name_m] and maybe [name_f]Rosa[/name_f] instead of Nesrine (for the same reason as [name_f]Mai[/name_f])?
