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Popular names for dogs, cats, and other companions, and where each one comes from.

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• A
• Angel
  messenger
• Apollo
  uncertain
• Archie
  genuinely bold
• Athena
  uncertain
• B
• Bailey
  bailiff, or one who guards the outer wall
• Bandit
  outlaw, thief
• Bear
  bear
• Bella
  beautiful
• Benny
  son of the right hand
• Biscuit
  twice-cooked (bread)
• Blue
  blue
• Buddy
  friend
• C
• Charlie
  free man
• Chloe
  young green shoot, blooming
• Cleo
  glory of the father
• Coco
  uncertain, often linked to cocoa or a nickname origin
• Cookie
  little cake
• D
• Daisy
  day's eye (the flower that opens at dawn)
• Dexter
  right-handed, skillful
• Diesel
  named for Rudolf Diesel, inventor of the diesel engine
• Duke
  leader, nobleman
• E
• Ellie
  light (via its longer root names)
• F
• Finn
  fair, white
• Frankie
  free one
• G
• Ginger
  ginger (the spice, used descriptively for color)
• Gus
  great, venerable
• H
• Hank
  home ruler
• Harley
  hare's meadow
• I
• Izzy
  God is my oath (via its longer root name)
• J
• Jack
  God is gracious
• Jasper
  the jasper gemstone
• Jet
  jet (the black gemstone)
• K
• Kiwi
  kiwi (the bird, and by extension the fruit)
• Koda
  uncertain; often informally glossed as 'friend' without solid sourcing
• L
• Leo
  lion
• Lily
  lily (the flower, a symbol of purity)
• Loki
  uncertain, traditionally linked to Norse myth rather than a literal translation
• Lucy
  light
• Luna
  moon
• M
• Maggie
  pearl
• Marley
  uncertain; possibly 'pleasant wood or clearing'
• Max
  greatest
• Milo
  soldier, or gracious one (disputed)
• Molly
  wished-for child (disputed, traditional meaning)
• N
• Nala
  gift, beloved
• O
• Olive
  olive
• Oliver
  olive tree
• Oreo
  named for the cookie brand
• Oscar
  deer friend, or divine spear (two distinct roots, disputed)
• P
• Peanut
  peanut
• Penny
  weaver (disputed, traditional reading)
• Pepper
  pepper (the spice, used descriptively for color or spirit)
• Q
• Queenie
  queen
• R
• Rex
  king
• Rocky
  sturdy, tough
• Rosie
  rose
• Ruby
  red gemstone
• S
• Sadie
  princess
• Sammy
  name of God, or heard by God (two traditional readings)
• Shadow
  shadow
• Simba
  lion
• Stella
  star
• T
• Teddy
  gift of God
• Toby
  God is good
• V
• Venus
  named in honor of Venus
• W
• Willow
  willow tree
• Winston
  joy stone, or settlement of a man named Wynnstan (disputed)
• Y
• Yoshi
  good, righteous (as a common name element)
• Z
• Zeus
  sky, the ruling god of Olympus
• Zoe
  life