Historical female dog names

Thursday March 31st, 2011

Sometimes the best way to get an original dog name that fits your pooch's personality is to look back in history, to the names we're still talking about today. Got a dog who's the queen of the dog park? Try 'Cleopatra.' Think your pup's gorgeous mug could launch a thousand ships? Go with 'Helen.'

Alexandra

Anastasia

Brunhilda

Carmen

Clementine

Cleo

Cleopatra

Delilah

Dolly

Duchess

Eleanor

Eve

Fergie

Giselle

Golda

Guinevere

Helen

Hester

Hillary

Imelda

Inca

Indira

Isis

Jezebel

Magdalena

Maya

Minerva

Octavia

Oprah

Penelope

Persephone

Portia

Rococo

Rosie

Shiba

Shiloh

Ursa

Ursula

Venus

Verona

Wilhelmina

Yuma

Zelda

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