Puppy Name Ideas
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Names of cities, states and countries have always been used for naming things.
People use them (think Dakota Fanning or Paris Hilton), they work for fictional characters (Indiana Jones, Mr. Cairo), they even work for rock bands (Boston, Chicago, Kansas).
Do they work as puppy names?
Here's a few names to get you started:
ANGOLA: African country
DALLAS: City in the state of Texas, USA
KANDY: City in Sri Lanka
OSLO: Capital of Norway
We definitely think they do, but you be the judge - starting with the list below.
| ADELAIDE |
Australian city |
| ALASKA |
Largest US state |
| AMAZON |
World's largest river |
| ANGOLA |
African country |
| ARIZONA |
The Grand Canyon state |
| ASPEN |
Ski resort in Colorado |
| AUSTIN |
City in the state of Texas, USA |
| BAJA |
Mexican State (Pronounced: "BAA-HA") |
| BAMA |
Short form of Alabama |
| BEL-AIR |
City in Southern California |
| BERKELEY |
City in Northern California |
| BERLIN |
Capital city of Germany |
| BILOXI |
Town in Mississippi |
| BONN |
City in Germany |
| BOISE |
Capital city of Idaho |
| BORDEAUX |
City in France |
| BOSTON |
Capital city of Massachusetts |
| BRADFORD |
City in Northern England |
| BRAZIL |
Largest country in South America |
| BRIGHTON |
City on England's south coast |
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| BROADWAY |
Center of New York's theater district |
| BRONX |
New York Borough |
| BROOKLYN |
New York Borough |
| BUFFALO |
City in New York state |
| BURBANK |
Located in California |
| CAIRO |
Capital city of Egypt |
| CARDIFF |
Capital city of Wales |
| CAROLINA |
South and North Carolina |
| CASABLANCA |
City in Morocco |
| CASPIAN |
Caspian Sea |
| CHELSEA |
Wealthy area of London |
| CHEYENNE |
Capital of Montana |
| CHINA |
Country in Asia |
| CLEVELAND |
City in Ohio |
| CLYDE |
Firth of Clyde, Scotland |
| CONGO |
African Country |
| CUBA |
Caribbean island nation |
| CYPRUS |
Island country in the Mediterranean |
| DAKOTA |
US states North Dakota and South Dakota |
| DALLAS |
City in the state of Texas, USA |
| DARWIN |
Australian city |
| DAX |
Town in France |
| DC |
Washington DC |
| DENVER |
Capital city of Colorado |
| DETROIT |
City in Michigan |
| DEVON |
County in south west England |
| DRESDEN |
German city |
| DUBLIN |
Capital of Ireland |
| DUNDEE |
City in Scotland |
| EGYPT |
Country in north Africa |
| ESSEX |
County in England |
| EVEREST |
World's highest mountain |
| FAROE |
Faroe Islands |
| FIJI |
Fiji Islands |
| FLORENCE |
City in Italy |
| FRISCO |
Colloquial term for San Francisco |
| FUJI |
Mount Fuji, Japan |
| GENEVA |
City in Switzerland |
| GEORGE |
South African coastal town |
| GEORGIA |
US state |
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| GIBRALTAR |
British territory in Spain |
| HARLEM |
Area of New York City |
| HAWAII |
US Pacific Island State |
| HEATHROW |
London's main international airport |
| HOLLAND |
Country in Europe |
| HOLLYWOOD |
Movie capital of the world |
| HOUSTON |
Largest city in Texas |
| IMOLA |
Home of Italy's famous motor racing
circuit |
| IDAHO |
US state |
| INDIA |
Country in Asia |
| INDIANA |
US state |
| IOWA |
US state |
| IRELAND |
Country in Europe |
| JAMAICA |
Caribbean island |
| JAVA |
Island of Indonesia |
| JENA |
City in Germany |
| JORDAN |
Country in the Middle East |
| KANDY |
City in Sri Lanka |
| KANSAS |
US state |
| KAROO |
Semi-desert region of South Africa |
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| KENT |
County in south east England |
| KENTUCKY |
US state |
| KENYA |
African Country |
| KINGSTON |
Capital of Jamaica |
| KNOXVILLE |
City in Kentucky |
| KOBE |
City in Japan |
| KOKOMO |
Privately owed island, Jamaica |
| LIMA |
Capital of Peru |
| LISBON |
Capital city of Portugal |
| LODI |
City in California (Pronounced:
"LOW-DIE") |
| LONDON |
Capital of the UK |
| MALI |
African Country |
| MALIBU |
Beach community in Los Angeles |
| MANHATTAN |
Smallest borough of New York City |
| MAUI |
Island of the Hawaiian Islands |
| MEMPHIS |
City in Tennessee |
| MIAMI |
City in Florida |
| MOJAVE |
Mojave Desert (Pronounced: MO-HA-VEE) |
| MONTANA |
US state |
| MONTEGO |
Montego Bay, Jamaica |
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| MONZA |
Italian city |
| MOROCCO |
Country in North Africa |
| MOSCOW |
Capital city of Russia |
| MUNICH |
City in Germany |
| NANCY |
City in France |
| NASHVILLE |
Capital city in Tennessee |
| NEVADA |
US state |
| NEWPORT |
City in Maine |
| NORWAY |
Country in Europe |
| OHIO |
US state |
| OKLAHOMA |
US state |
| OMAHA |
Largest city in Nebraska |
| OREGON |
US state |
| ORLANDO |
Home of Disney World in the state of
Florida |
| ORLEANS |
City in France |
| OSLO |
Capital of Norway |
| OXFORD |
University town in England |
| OZARK |
Ozark Mountains, central US |
| PANAMA |
Central American country |
| PARIS |
Capital of France |
| PHILLY |
Nickname of Philidelphia |
| PHOENIX |
Capital of Arizona |
| POMPEII |
Ancient Roman city (Pronounced:
"POM-PAY") |
| PORTO |
City in Portugal |
| QUEBEC |
City in Canada |
| QUITO |
Capital city of Ecuador |
| RENO |
"Biggest little city in the world"
Reno, Nevada |
| RIO |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| RHODES |
Greek Island in the Aegean Sea |
| SAHARA |
Largest desert in the world |
| SALVADOR |
El Salvador, Central America |
| SANTIAGO |
Capital of Chile |
| SAVANNAH |
City in Georgia |
| SHANGHAI |
City in China |
| SITKA |
Alaskan river |
| SYDNEY |
City in Australia |
| SKYE |
Island in northern Scotland |
| SOHO |
Area of New York (or London) |
| SPOKANE |
City in Washington state |
| STIRLING |
City in Scotland |
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| TAHITI |
Tropical island in the Pacific |
| TAIPEI |
Capital of Taiwan |
| TALLAHASEE |
City in Florida |
| TAMPA |
City in Florida |
| TENNESSEE |
US state |
| TOBAGO |
Caribbean island |
| TULSA |
City in Oklahoma |
| TOKYO |
Capital of Japan |
| UTAH |
US state |
| VEGAS |
Las Vegas, Nevada |
| VERMONT |
US state |
| VERONA |
City in Northern Italy |
| VICTORIA |
Australian state |
| VIENNA |
Capital of Austria |
| VIRGINIA |
US state |
| WACO |
City in Texas |
| WELLINGTON |
City in New Zealand |
| WINDSOR |
Town in the English county of Berkshire |
| YORK |
City in Northern England |
| YUKON |
Province of Canada |
| ZANZIBAR |
Tanzania |
| ZURICH |
City in Switzerland |
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