Now that 2020 is here, we should be aware of some hipster dog name trends. Trends in canine names come and go, but there are some names that remain ever popular. There is also no standard or accurate way to predict trends of 2020 dog names. Many factors can play a role in making certain names more popular. Netflix shows, recent events, media coverage about celebrities, book characters, royal baby names, can all bring a name back and even make it popular. But today, our focus is on the great outdoors. These dog names are inspired by nature, travel, cities, and places. Some of these names have been around for ages and many of them are gender-neutral as well.
Dog names inspired by travel or city/place names
Female dog names with meaning inspired by travel
- Anatola – Greek-inspired name. The male form of this name is Anatole. It can be varied as Anatalya, Anatolya, Anatalia (Italian), etc. The meaning is ‘rising sun, or from the East)
- Asia – Varied as Ashia, Aysha.
- Bobbie – this is a gender-neutral name. It means foreign or strange or traveler from a foreign land.
- Brie – This is a popular name in 2020 thanks to Brie Larson, the famous actress. The name Brie means ‘marshland’.
- Bristol – the name means the place at the bridge.
- Carmel – means fresh or vineyard.
- Charlotte – Popular French name meaning free or petite. A place in North Carolina.
- Chelsea – place in England meaning ‘chalk wharf’.
- Cheyenne – It is a tribe but also a region between Missouri and Arkansas rivers.
- Chyna – Qin’s Kingdom
- Dakota – State in USA.
- Dacey – this name means southerner
- Doris – varied as Doria, Dori, Dory and so on. It means from the ocean
- Florence – a place in Italy; it means to flower or bloom.
- Frances – from France
- Galena – The Greek word means calm. Galena is also a place in Illinois.
- Georgia – a State in the US and the name also means farmer or worker of the earth.
- India – President Bush had a cat named India
- Isla – The name means Island. It is one of the top 100 girl names in 2019-20.
- Jordan – A country. It means flowing down.
- Jorja – A variation of Georgia.
- Kyoto – This Japanese inspired name means ‘mirror’.
- Lacey – Lacey is a place in Washington. It means belonging to Lacy or Lassy
- Louis – Derived from Louise, St. Louis is a city in Missouri.
- Laurel – Nearly three cities with the name in the USA.
- Lindsay – Two cities by this name in the US. The word means a lake or a place of linden trees.
- Mali – Mali is a country. As far as names go, Mali is a good name for a female dog. It has Welsh as well as Thai origins. In Thai, Mali means jasmine flower.
- Paloma – Paloma is a community in Calaveras County in California. The word is Spanish for dove.
- River
- Rochelle – New Rochelle is a place in New York.
- Savannah – flat tropical grassland
- Siena – a place in Northern Italy. It means to be old.
- Tiana – a town in Barcelona in Spain. The word means princess.
- Tunisia – from Tunis, the capital of Tunisia, the word means central urban hub.
- Victoria
- Virginia – a state in the US.
Most popular male dog names inspired by travel or places
- Armand – a bayou in the U.S state of Texas. The word is German for soldier.
- Ashton – Ashton-under-Lyne is a place in Greater Manchester, England.
- Austin – a city in Texas, meaning ‘great’, ‘magnificent’.
- Bay
- Brooklyn – a famous part of New York City. Its Dutch meaning is ‘broken land’.
- Caspian – The Sea.
- Colorado
- Cyril – a town in Oklahoma.
- Egypt
- Eifel
- Hamilton – Hamilton means ‘from the beautiful mountain’.
- Lincoln – There are nearly 42 places in the world with the name Lincoln.
- Paris – Apart from being the French capital, Paris is also an important character from Greek mythology.
- Phoenix – City in Arizona and the mythical bird that rises from the ashes
- Rio
Male and female dog names inspired by nature
- Robin – a bird, also the character from Batman ad Robin
- Flint
- Finch – a songbird
- Forrest – inspired also by the movie Forrest Gump
- Fox
- Sky – a wonderful name for blue-eyed dogs like Huskies, malamutes, etc.
- Tiger – badass dog name for a large dog.
- Wolfie – the ideal name for a wolf-like dog. Check out these dog breeds that look very much like the wolf.
- Willow
- Lynx – medium-sized wild-cat.
- Flora
- Hazel – a nice name for a female dog with bluish-green eyes.
- Anise
- Saffron
- Posie
- Ivy
- Gaia
Mountain related dog names
There are many mountain dog breeds that are large and majestic as the mountains they originated in. Some of the popular mountain dog breeds are:
- Great Pyrenees
- Bernese Mountain Dog
- Estrela Mountain dog
- Bavarian Mountain Hound
- Tibetan Mastiff
- Entlebucher Mountain dog
- Leonberger
- St. Bernard
- Caucasian Mountain Dog or the Ovcharka
- Kuvasz
Cool names for mountain dog breeds inspired by some famous mountains of the world:
- Acacus – meaning mountain
- Ararat – inspired by Mt. Ararat
- Elbrus – after Mt. Elbrus
- Elias – after Mt. St. Elias
- Everest – after Mt. Everest
- Denali – Mount Denali
- Fuji – inspired by Mt. Fujiyama
- Kailash – after Kailash Parvat
- Kea – after Mauna Kea, a dormant volcano
- Kenya – after Mt. Kenya
- Logan – after Mt. Logan
- Olympus – after Mt. Olympus
- Nevada – snow-covered mountains in the US. This makes a great gender-neutral name.
- Rainier – an active volcano
- Rocky – after Rocky mountains
- Sinai – after Mt. Sinai in Egypt; also after the Biblical Mount Sinai where Moses received the Ten Commandments.
- Smoky – the beautiful Smoky Mountains in the United States.
- Tacoma – a mountain in the US. It also means to ‘surpass’ or ‘go beyond’.
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- Arcadia – an idyllic community
- Brasil – paradisiacal island off the coast of Ireland
- Reynes –the name of the kingdom in 13th-century work King Horn
- Zion – legendary hill in Jerusalem.
- Findias – one of the four Northern Irish cities of supernatural beings.
Male and female dog names for outdoor enthusiasts – based on popularity
These are popular and unique dog names inspired by nature.
- Oliver
- Alan – meaning rock
- Arbor – meaning the great outdoors. This is a gender-neutral name.
- Leo
- Olivia
- Poppy
- Lily
- Daisy
- Sienna
- Ivy
- Willow
- Rosie
- Summer
- Terran – means a ‘person of the earth’.
- Timber
- Thistle
- Elm
We hope you like these trendy, unique and hipster dog names inspired by mountains, volcanoes, cities, places, rivers, and, in general, by nature.
